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

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon:  The corrections never stop. The casting is always uncertain. And somewhere along the way, many dancers learn to keep all of it behind a smile, because showing weakness feels like handing someone a… click here to listen

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon: Every ballet company’s tax return is public record. Most dancers have never seen one. Liza Yntema, founder of the Dance Data Project, and Griff Braun, National Organizing Director at the American Guild… click here to listen

What does ballet training look like when it’s housed inside a 100-year-old university, with the Semperoper Ballet as your next-door neighbor? We sat down with Rector and Vice-Rector of in Dresden, Germany, for a close look at one of Europe’s most… click here to listen