# @bostonballet on Instagram - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C_lpMBWpAXv - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/22969603-bostonballet-instagram - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/legacy-do/120518449b1986e3ef8aa8b1f70c661522d2f211b1095f0a97e10ef571ae8227.jpg - **Posted:** 2024-09-06T19:55:06.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** Boston Ballet (@bostonballet) β€” https://gondola.cc/bostonballet ## Caption FEATURE FRIDAY // It's #FeatureFriday with new Artist Sam Stampleman. Originally from San Francisco, he started his classical training at age 5 at Heartbeat Dance Academy in Belmont, CA and joined the Company this season. πŸ•Ί Favorite role to perform: The trio from Stanton Welch's Clear, and the lead couple in Allegro Brillante! 🍿 Favorite dance movie: West Side Story and Black Swan 🎼 Favorite ballet & score: Favorite ballet would be Onegin, and favorite score is Romeo and Juliet πŸ’ƒ Favorite choreographers: George Balanchine, JiΕ™Γ­ KyliΓ‘n, Kenneth Macmillan, and Crystal Pite πŸ‘£ Favorite dance step: Coda turns and grand allegro! πŸ§‡ Favorite midday snack: Eggos with peanut butter, or a Slim Jim 🀳πŸͺ πŸ«‚ Can't live without: FaceTime, chocolate chip cookies, and my sister ✈️ Best place ever traveled to: The Galapagos Islands when I was 13! πŸ’« Superpower wish: Probably water bending, but only if it means I can also talk to the animals. Otherwise, teleportation! 😎 Guilty pleasure: I don't believe in the concept of GUILTY pleasures (I like to live in delusion--Too Hot to Handle, hands down.) 🍽️ Dream dinner guests: Mary Shelly, Tree Paine, Florence, Caitlin Clark, Baryshnikov, and Ilona Maher ✨ Who inspires you to dance: I've always known I wanted to be a performer in some capacity, but seeing Newsies on Broadway was what really made me want to pursue dance. πŸ‘― Dream dance partner: Yuan Yuan Tan! πŸ’Ώ Current soundtrack to your life: Dog Days Are Over by Florence and the Machine β™₯️ Advice for aspiring dancers: It's never worth your sanity or mental health--if you don't enjoy what you're doing, what's it all for? πŸ“· samstampleman by Lawrence Elizabeth Knox (2023), Courtesy of Houston Ballet. Sam Stampleman and students of Houston Ballet Academy in Paquita during the Academy Spring Showcase. Photo by Alana Campbell (2024), All Courtesy of Houston Ballet. #BBFeatureFriday #DancerLife #DancersofInstagram #DancerOffDuty #MeettheDancers ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 1,313 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 14 ## Tags meetthedancers, danceroffduty, featurefriday, dancerlife, dancersofinstagram, bbfeaturefriday --- Copyright (c) Gondola