# @bostonballet on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DU_Kd9bFo_1
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57054755-bostonballet-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-20T16:46:12.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Boston Ballet (@bostonballet) — https://gondola.cc/bostonballet

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FEATURE FRIDAY // It’s #FeatureFriday with Artist Layla Porter! 

Originally from Algonquin, IL, she began dancing at age 8. She started her training at a local competitive dance studio. 

♥️ Favorite piece to perform: Rubies 
🦢 Favorite ballet & score: Swan Lake 
🎼 Favorite composer: Tchaikovsky 
💭 Dream role: Juliet 
🪐 Favorite midday snack: Cosmic brownies 
🩹 Essential item in your dance bag: Toe tape 
️🍭 Can't live without: Something sweet 
✈️ Best place ever traveled to: Tokyo, Japan 
🌀 Superpower wish: Teleportation 
👣Least favorite ballet exercise: Petite allegro 
📱Guilty pleasure: TikTok 
🩰 Essential pre-show ritual: I always run the heel of my pointe shoes in the rosin box so they are nice and snug. 
🫂 Advice for aspiring dancers: Take it day by day. 

📷 layla_porter by durrett_imagery 

#BBFeatureFriday #DancerLife #DancersofInstagram #DancerOffDuty

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