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"The expectation is that you’re your best self": Ballerina Isabella Walsh is on pointe for 'Giselle' in Copenhagen

By Josefin Forsberg

Chiffon dress, €490. By Malene Birger. Knee-high stockings, €30. Fogal. Leather pumps, €680. Hagelstam. Photo: Petra Kleis

Isabella Walsh approaches ballet with the sort of intensity required to flourish, but it wasn’t until she moved to Copenhagen to join the Royal Danish Ballet that things really clicked into place. Now, with a starring role in the punishing Giselle on the horizon, the Spanish-American ballerina is discovering the power of self-care and the beauty of letting go – just a bit