Yasmine Naghdi x Dance by Lina | Instagram Live Q&A Interview

Watch our Instagram Live with Yasmine Naghdi, a principal dancer of The Royal Ballet (@Royal Opera House!) In this interview, she takes us through how she got into the Royal Ballet, how she prepares for new roles (and pointe shoes!), and her advice to other dancers out there! She touches on social media, measuring success, and what she’s doing during the pandemic. We hope you enjoy this interview as much as we did! 🎉 Follow our Instagram page to know when we’ll have our next interview! Catch it live to be able to ask your own questions that these dancers can answer! 📖 We've also turned on closed captions (CC) for this video! Take a look! Yasmine and Ballet | 1:07 How did you get into ballet? | 1:12 What's it like dancing with the Royal Ballet? How did you get into it? How did you start? | 4:42 What was the turning point of your career? | 12:08 What was the most difficult challenge in your career and how did you overcome it? | 15:33 What was the first soloist role in your career? | 19:56 Who are your favorite choreographers to work or collaborate with? | 21:41 How do you prepare your pointe shoes? | 23:47 Any other goals as a ballerina? | 28:34 Yasmine and Quarantine | 29:47 Are you in Italy right now? | 29:52 How have you been doing during this pandemic? Any new hobbies? + How can young dancers deal with the lockdown? | 31:41 Yasmine's Tips and Advice | 38:23 How do you prepare for a role in terms of technique and expression? | 38:28 How do you go about measuring your success as a dancer? | 42:24 What advice would you give to your younger self? | 48:53 Any other advice for the dancers watching? | 50:25 OUTRO - 51:16 🛍️ Shop Dance by Lina dancewear: https://www.dancebylina.com/ 🛒 Catch our 30-40% off sale (with an additional 10% off if you have an ambassador’s code) until June 30, 2020! 👩‍🏫 Enroll at Studio Dance by Lina online classes over Zoom: https://www.dancebylina.com/enroll 🩰 Aside from your typical online ballet class, enrolling gets you extra how-to and choreography videos, discussion sessions, and a free Slowdown Saturday Mental Health session every Saturday! 🆓 Your first class is free! FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE TO DANCE BY LINA: YouTube:    / dancebylinadancewear   Lina’s Instagram:   / dancebylina_   Lina’s blog: https://thebackpackingballerina.com/ The studio's Instagram:   / studio_dancebylina   The dance wear's Instagram:   / dancebylina_   The studio's Facebook:   / studiodancebylina   The dance wear's Facebook:   / dancebylina   ✉️ Business inquiries? Email us at [email protected] FOLLOW YASMINE NAGHDI: Instagram:   / yasmine_naghdi   Official Email: [email protected] FOLLOW AND SUBSCRIBE TO THE ROYAL OPERA HOUSE: YouTube:    / royaloperahouse   Facebook:   / royaloperahouse   Instagram:   / royaloperahouse   Tags: #DancebyLina #YasmineNaghdi #StayHome CREDITS 🎵 Music: "E.R.F.” from https://www.bensound.com 📸 Photos (credited in order of appearance): Andrej Uspenski Royal Opera House Foteini Christofilopoulou, courtesy the Royal Opera House. 🎥 Edited by Vernice Mendoza