Get early access to ad-free episodes and exclusive panel discussions by joining our In part one of this two-part episode, we’re joined by former New York City Ballet and Miami City Ballet soloist Kathryn Morgan for an honest conversation about what… click here to listen

Get early access to ad-free episodes and exclusive panel discussions by joining our We’re back for part 2 of our parent panel. Stephanie Lombardo, Jen Petersen-Hull, and Lisa Lecamu get specific about what it’s like sending your American kid abroad… click here to listen

Get early access to ad-free episodes and exclusive panel discussions by joining our Did you ever wonder what it’s like to send your dancer off to full-time training? Now, ask yourself what it’s like to send them to another continent. In part one of… click here to listen

Get early access to ad-free episodes and exclusive panel discussions by joining our As we all know, the ballet job market is incredibly competitive. But, not all ballet careers involve signing a year-long contract with a company. Some dancers choose… click here to listen

Get early access to ad-free episodes and exclusive panel discussions by joining our Fran is back for a conversation about respect in the ballet studio. We get into the mechanics of a real ballet class. A teacher giving thirty corrections in ninety… click here to listen

  Ever wonder what it actually takes to move up through the ranks at a major ballet company’s school, and what happens once your dancer gets there? We sat down with Adam Sklute, artistic director of Ballet West, and Evelyn Cisneros-Legate, who… click here to listen

We sit down with Carter Alexander, Chair of the Division of Dance at Southern Methodist University, to find out what sets the program apart from the more ballet-specific schools. Carter walks us through the conservatory-within-a-liberal-arts… click here to listen

Shane Jewell, executive director of Oregon Ballet Theatre, was kind enough to sit down with us to explain how ballet companies actually run as businesses. He takes us through the nonprofit structure, including what makes up the primary revenue… click here to listen

Peter Stark, president and director of The Rock School for Dance Education, has spent 26 years running ballet schools and knows the recruiting process from both sides of the table. We talk with him about how he evaluates students for recruitment. We… click here to listen

Our parent panel is back for part two, picking up right where we left off. In this half of the conversation, Erin, Sarah, and Sue cover the topics that come up most for families navigating full-time residential training: how a highly competitive… click here to listen

 We are so excited to be publishing part 1 of this 2 part interview. It’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time. Three parents of dancers who attended some of the largest full-time training programs in North America joined us for an… click here to listen

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon:  Riley Weber is back on the podcast. Since leaving a corporate dance brand job,  has been speaking more openly about how the influencer side of the dance industry actually works. In this… click here to listen

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon:  Jenny and I are taking a much needed vacation with our families so we’re rereleasing one of our most popular episodes. We sat down with Francis Veyette, former principal dancer with Pennsylvania… click here to listen

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon:  If you’ve been paying attention, you’ve noticed: Japanese dancers are everywhere. Winning competitions, yes, but also filling the upper ranks of major ballet companies around the world. We’ve been… click here to listen

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon:  Your dancer has decided to pursue the college path. But which program is the right fit? What’s the real difference between a BFA and a BA? What does a video pre-screen actually need to accomplish?… click here to listen

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon:  Does your dancer need elite training to have a shot at a top college? But what does elite actually mean? Is it competition wins? A company-affiliated school? The right summer intensives? And does… click here to listen

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon:  In this host-only episode, we draw on our combined years of navigating ballet summer intensives to break down how to make the most of every program — for your dancer and for you. We talk through… click here to listen

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon:  Artistic Director Samantha Dunster and Executive Director Julie Diana Hench join us for a conversation that gets refreshingly honest about the post-graduate pipeline, the job market, and what it… click here to listen