Meet the Coryphées: Montana Rubin

I began dancing at the age of three. Back then class was mostly about being a fairy. It certainly was a precursor to all the fairy roles I’ve since performed as a professional on stage!

I officially joined the company in 2016. However, immediately after graduating in 2015, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to tour and perform with the company's first ever Storytime Ballet: The Sleeping Beauty.

Essentially, I never questioned the path I was on. It was a natural progression and love for the art form that became a passion. It's a drive to experience a career fuelled by what is central to my happiness, personal fulfilment and professional ambition.

I’d always admired and identified with dancers who were strong and powerful with a great ballon (the ability to appear effortlessly suspended in the air while performing a jump) and magnetism onstage. Tamara Rojo, Natalia Osipova, Maria Kotchekova and Ashley Boulder come to mind. But there are many more, Sylvie Guillem, Dorothee Gilbert, Darcey Bussell, Sara Mearns, Marianela Nunez. I can’t narrow it down!

I’ll never forget the look of fascination when I told my housemate that ballets can be taught and preserved through notation (we typically use Benesh Notation). Despite the prevalence and rise of technology, it’s pretty cool we can still reference this older method.

I’m a bit of a restaurant and cafe encyclopaedia. I have an interest in food, its origins and cultural history, which translates into following the restaurant scene. I’m the go-to-girl for recommendations and often have company members asking for dining suggestions.