Providing Guidance and Advice to Parents of Serious Ballet Dancers

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Welcome to Ballet Help Desk Podcasts! 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!

Susan Stowe, Chair of the Dept. of Dance at Point Park University Ballet Help Desk

We're joined by Susan Stowe, Chair of the Department of Dance at Point Park University in Pittsburgh, PA. Ms. Stowe discusses the various tracks students can follow in the dance department, including degrees in ballet, jazz or modern dance and gives us a sneak peek at their latest initiative. Beginning Fall 2024, Point Park University's dance program in partnership with the School of Education will offer a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Education Certification Pre-K through 12 program. She also discusses where the school recruits students as well as what careers the school's graduates pursue. For more information visit: Point Park University School of Dance Links: Ballet Help Desk Support Ballet Help Desk Instagram: @BalletHelpDesk
  1. Susan Stowe, Chair of the Dept. of Dance at Point Park University
  2. Larry Attaway Chats With Us About Butler University's Dance Program
  3. Phil Chan, Co-Founder Final Bow For Yellowface
  4. Tim O'Keefe, Artistic Director, Texas Ballet Theater
  5. Mavis Staines & Keith Morino Discuss The Company Life Experience at Canada's National Ballet School
  6. Christopher Hird Takes Us Inside Sarasota Ballet's Studio Company
  7. Chatting With Christopher Ruud, Second Company Manager & Rehearsal Director, Kansas City Ballet
  8. Inside Indiana University's Ballet Program with Sarah Wroth
  9. European Bridge Programs: Talking With Jean-Yves Esquerre, European School of Ballet
  10. Racheal Nye, Oklahoma City Ballet, Talks High Achievement And High Empathy