Ballet & Beyond Podcast

Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 7Hosted by Pete CommanderGuests: Noelle Heritage & Diana Portes✱See Noelle's & Diana's full bios at www.charmcityballet.com/ballet-and-beyond-podcast•••Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet an

Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 1Hosted by Pete CommanderGuests: Amanda Greene, D.P.T. & Andrea Lasner, D.P.T.✱See Amanda's & Andrea's full bios at www.charmcityballet.com/ballet-and-beyond-podcast•••Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the wo

Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 4Hosted by Pete CommanderGuest: Virginia Lensi✱See Virginia's full bio at www.abt.org/people/virginia-lensi/•••Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their exp

Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 4Hosted by Pete CommanderGuest: Iris Andersen Grizzell✱See Iris's full bio at www.bsfa.org/arts/dance•••Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their experience

Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 3Hosted by Pete CommanderGuest: Elizabeth Ahearn✱See Elizabeth's full bio at www.goucher.edu/faculty/elizabeth-ahearn•••Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about

Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 2Hosted by Pete CommanderGuest: Luciana Paris✱See Luciana's full bio at www.abt.org/people/luciana-paris•••Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their experie

Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 1Hosted by Pete CommanderGuest: Deborah Engerman ✱See Deborah's full bio at www.charmcityballet.com/faculty•••Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their expe

Today we hear from dancer and director Charlie Abel. We talk about how he got started in dance, as well as some of his strategies and focuses as a director.A former high-school wrestler and semi-pro baseball player, Charlie fell in love with ballet in his home state of Louisiana where he performed with the Louisiana Ballet. Since then he has performed principal roles with the Yugos

Today we're joined by Goucher College professor, Rick Southerland. We talk about his career path in dance education and some of his experiences as both a teacher and performer.Rick is Associate Professor of Dance at Goucher College and past president of the National Dance Education Organization. Rick spent more than 20 years teaching in PK12 dance education in North Carolina,

Today we're joined by Washington Ballet principal Tamako Miyazaki. We discuss her transition from Japan to the U.S., what it was like for her to compete, and her experience in Washington Ballet.Tamako began her ballet training in Japan, before moving to the US, where she has won many awards and scholarships on the competition circuit, including first place in the Youth America