Ashley Ellis started her professional career with The American Ballet Theatre before joining the Corella Ballet as a Soloist in Spain. As you’ll hear in our conversation this is where Ashley spent many beautiful European days filled with dance and work whilst meeting her husband George.
Together they moved to Boston where Ashley is a Principal with Boston Ballet, mother of one-year-old Grey and the Founder of (in my opinion) the ballet worlds favourite leg warmers – RubiaWear which are worn by professional and amateur ballet dancers all around the world!
As a proud wholesaler of RubiaWear, I’ve been in contact with Ashley off and on for the past few years. But we’d never sat down to have a conversation. So this was a real treat for me as I’ve admired Ashley as a business woman and of course ballerina for a very long time.
We chat about her beautiful career as a professional ballerina, how she became an accidental entrepreneur, what training from home is like with a toddler and the transition to online teaching. We also discuss the importance of setting boundaries and keeping perspective during this difficult time as a professional dancer and generally speaking, human.
As always, I hope this episode brings a little balance to your day…
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