Monika Węgrzyn

Why did you  choose ballet? Ballet is a form of expression of my personality. When I dance ballet I feel like myself and on top it’s my job that I love so it makes me happy to entertain my audience…

Why did you choose ballet? Both my parents were dancers and my mother still teaches ballet so I grew up somewhat accustomed to dance. I never thought of dancing myself though until I was twelve and felt I had to…

I think dance is an beautiful opportunity for human connection, and when I’m onstage I try to be vulnerable and share a part of myself with the audience and hope that that resonates with somebody. The opportunity to perform with…

Ballet has always been a part of me since when I was a small kid dancing at home to any kind of music, simply growing up I couldn’t imagine a life without it so through the years it became more…

Why did you  choose ballet? I chose ballet because I felt free. I loved it since the first day, it’s my way to „talk” to people, it’s my prayer. I’ve never thought of anything else I just can’t picture my…

Ballet has always been present in my life. As a small child, I attended ballet classes in Warsaw and Poznań. Then I became a student at a ballet school in Warsaw, just like the girls I admired as a small…

Why do I choose ballet? I ask myself this question quite often since my passion for ballet has put me in numerous difficult and heartbreaking situations in the past and in the present. However the joy I get when working…

What is your favourite ballet and why? The ballet closest to my heart is Giselle. It is filled with powerful emotions. There is a lot of drama in it – love and despair. Although the story ends tragically, it is…