Welcome to Ballet Help Desk Podcast! Join us for interviews with experts from all areas of the ballet world to learn how you can best support your dancer’s training. Listen from our site or wherever you get your podcasts, and be sure to review the episodes when you’re done!
Podcast library
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Peter Stark on the State of the Ballet Job Market: A Rerelease
We’re rereleasing one of Ballet Help Desk’s most popular episodes! Peter Stark from The Rock School discusses the ballet job market, choosing post-graduate ballet programs, and audition strategies for pre-professional dancers. Learn how to approach… click here to listen
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Jenny’s Favorite Episode – Abbey’s 1st Contract
A rerelease: In our first episode of Dancer Stories, Jenny and her daughter Abbey share how Abbey got her first ballet contract. Tune in to hear how a meeting about dorm policy violations at a summer intensive turned into an apprenticeship offer with… click here to listen
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Raymond Rodriguez on Pittsburgh Ballet’s Company Experience
Raymond Rodriguez, Dean of Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre School, breaks down their Company Experience program and why they created it. Unlike traditional summer intensives, the Company Experience simulates professional dancer life through repertoire-heavy… click here to listen
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How Philadelphia Ballet Does Summer: Three Unique Programs
Davit Karapetyan and Laura Bowman Goldstein from Philadelphia Ballet break down three focused summer programs designed for dancers considering specialized training: the Pas de Deux Intensive, Variations Intensive, and Company Experience. They start… click here to listen
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Durante Verzola on Miami City Ballet’s Choreo Workshop
Durante Verzola, resident choreographer for Miami City Ballet School, breaks down their Summer Choreographic Workshop, a specialized program that simulates professional dancer life for students as young as 14. Unlike traditional summer intensives,… click here to listen
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Kansas City Ballet’s Summer ChoreoLab for Makers & Movers
Oliver Till, Artistic Director of Kansas City Ballet School, walks us through ChoreoLab, their unique summer program that pairs aspiring dancers with emerging choreographers. The program runs two tracks: Movers (dancers 17+) and Makers (choreographers… click here to listen
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