Helping Filipina Ballerinas Pirouette

The Toe Shoe Circle was founded to help fund Filipino ballerinas’ needs for toe shoes to dance in season after season

- Sara Siguion-Reyna

The first ballet Lauren Liechtenstein saw at the age of three was Giselle. “I remember being mesmerized by the ballerinas leaping through the stage and couldn’t believe it when they came down the lobby stairs after the performance,” she says  “Ever since then, waiting for a Company to come down after a show to meet and greet the audience is one of my favorite parts of a night at the ballet.”

A treasured experience was being invited to sing a Puccini aria, while Ballet Philippines took the stage. “I was so deeply honoured to share the stage with such wonderful talents that I promised myself that part of my first paycheck would go to BP...and here we are!”