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@balletdesmoines company dancers @megan_boyette and @lateanderson at @thevarsitydsm 🍿

Join BDM at the Varsity tomorrow night for a special showing of The Princess Diaries to celebrate the upcoming production of Cinderella. 👑

Margaux Willa | Spring 2026

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

I had the absolute honor of shooting the @balletdesmoines Glass Slipper Ball this spring. It was a whirl of an evening, inspired by the ability to be swept away by fairy tales, the best of friends, and the chance to make a difference in the arts.

Sometimes it helps to just sit for a minute and remember the snowflakes. The skyscrapers. The marvel of the Chicago Dog, Millennium Park and the moon jellies.

I have nothing figured out except for the meaning of it all.

Sometimes it helps to just sit for a minute and remember the snowflakes. The skyscrapers. The marvel of the Chicago Dog, Millennium Park and the moon jellies.

I have nothing figured out except for the meaning of it all.

Sometimes it helps to just sit for a minute and remember the snowflakes. The skyscrapers. The marvel of the Chicago Dog, Millennium Park and the moon jellies.

I have nothing figured out except for the meaning of it all.

Sometimes it helps to just sit for a minute and remember the snowflakes. The skyscrapers. The marvel of the Chicago Dog, Millennium Park and the moon jellies.

I have nothing figured out except for the meaning of it all.

Sometimes it helps to just sit for a minute and remember the snowflakes. The skyscrapers. The marvel of the Chicago Dog, Millennium Park and the moon jellies.

I have nothing figured out except for the meaning of it all.

Sometimes it helps to just sit for a minute and remember the snowflakes. The skyscrapers. The marvel of the Chicago Dog, Millennium Park and the moon jellies.

I have nothing figured out except for the meaning of it all.

Sometimes it helps to just sit for a minute and remember the snowflakes. The skyscrapers. The marvel of the Chicago Dog, Millennium Park and the moon jellies.

I have nothing figured out except for the meaning of it all.

Sometimes it helps to just sit for a minute and remember the snowflakes. The skyscrapers. The marvel of the Chicago Dog, Millennium Park and the moon jellies.

I have nothing figured out except for the meaning of it all.

A hedgehog is a spiny mammal of the subfamily Erinaceinae, in the eulipotyphlan family Erinaceidae. And for nearly three years, Dixie May was included as one within the Milne family.

Any series of google searches about hedgehogs would have taught us that cancer is a leading cause of death in hedgehogs. A simple search would show that any number of studies suggest approximately 2/3 of all pet hedgehogs develop tumors, particularly as they near age three.

But our then eight year old wasn’t researching causes of death when she was working on her research memo in support of hedgehog ownership nearly three years ago. She was searching google for the obvious: 𝘥𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘰𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘵𝘴 and 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘵 and 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘮𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘨𝘴 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘵𝘶𝘣𝘴.

It’s a tricky thing to be at a vet appointment holding your 10 year old little girl, holding their nearly three year old little hedgehog, when you hear the word 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘳. When you hear the word 𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘰𝘳. When you hear the word 𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘥. When you hear the words 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘰 𝘴𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘺 and 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦’𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 and 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘢?

Any parent knows the capacity for their child to hold so much love…

𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘸 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘴?

…and have so much maturity…

𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘢𝘭?

…while having the largest teardrops you’ve ever seen falling down their cheeks.

𝘞𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢 𝘸𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘹 𝘰𝘳 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘳𝘯?



Dixie May Milne
April 13, 2023 – March 21, 2026

(The Patagonia Ultralight Mini Hip in Nouveau Green (thanks @joanyjurgens) can hold approximately one iPhone, a set of Subaru keys, mint chapstick, matte red lipstick, a purple Matchbox car, half the arch of a candy cane leftover from Christmas, and 21 used Kleenexes from the veterinary waiting room.)

Nothing Holds Still
@balletdesmoines
@hoytshermanplace

In the @balletdesmoines studio with the one and only @dayoungjung87 🤍

BDM company dancers @mia_grubb and @a.logan_hillman

Nothing Holds Still
February 27 & 28
@hoytshermanplace

ALYSSA + AUSTIN |WEDDING
@alyssajamey @austin.reed 🌾

ALYSSA + AUSTIN |WEDDING
@alyssajamey @austin.reed 🌾

ALYSSA + AUSTIN |WEDDING
@alyssajamey @austin.reed 🌾

ALYSSA + AUSTIN |WEDDING
@alyssajamey @austin.reed 🌾

ALYSSA + AUSTIN |WEDDING
@alyssajamey @austin.reed 🌾

ALYSSA + AUSTIN |WEDDING
@alyssajamey @austin.reed 🌾

ALYSSA + AUSTIN |WEDDING
@alyssajamey @austin.reed 🌾

ALYSSA + AUSTIN |WEDDING
@alyssajamey @austin.reed 🌾

ALYSSA + AUSTIN |WEDDING
@alyssajamey @austin.reed 🌾

Backstage with @balletdesmoines for The Nutcracker 2025 🎄❄️🩰

Backstage with @balletdesmoines for The Nutcracker 2025 🎄❄️🩰

Nutcracker School Show | 2025
@balletdesmoines

when life gets blurry, adjust your focus.

b. Robert Moore for @overstandard

Catch his new exhibit In Living Color at @moberggallery opening today.

b. Robert Moore for @overstandard

Catch his new exhibit In Living Color at @moberggallery opening today.

b. Robert Moore for @overstandard

Catch his new exhibit In Living Color at @moberggallery opening today.

b. Robert Moore for @overstandard

Catch his new exhibit In Living Color at @moberggallery opening today.

b. Robert Moore for @overstandard

Catch his new exhibit In Living Color at @moberggallery opening today.