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The Limón Dance Company is presenting its 78th season this year, and on this episode of The Adult Ballet Studio, we have two incredible guests to celebrate: Limón Dance Company Artistic Director Dante Puleio and Choreographer Kayla Farrish!
After a career performing with The Limón Dance Company, touring national and international musical theatre productions, television and film, Dante received his MFA from the University of California, Irvine. His research focuses on contextualizing mid-20th century dance for the contemporary artist and audience. Dante shares his vision for honoring the company’s rich history while evolving its storytelling to resonate with modern audiences.
Kayla is a New York-based dancer, choreographer, director, and photographer who has been commissioned to create a new piece for the company’s upcoming season that examines two of Limón’s previous works, “Redes” and El Grito.” Her multi-disciplinary work has been recognized by Sundance, the New York Times, and the Harkness Promise Award. She was also awarded a Bessie Performance Award for her solo “People Above the Moon.”
In this conversation, Dante and Kayla discuss the intersection of ballet and modern dance, the responsibility of preserving history while pushing creative boundaries, and the ways dance can inspire social change. Check it out!
Buy tickets to see The Limón Dance Company at The Joyce Theater Nov. 5-10: https://www.joyce.org/performances/132//limon-dance-company. Follow The Limón Dance Company on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/limondance/?hl=en Learn more about The Limón Dance Company: www.limon.nyc Follow Kayla Farrish on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fulloutfarrish/ Learn more about Kayla's work: https://www.kaylafarrish.com/Purchase tickets to Leigh Purtill Ballet Company's upcoming performance, Sweet Sorrow: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sweet-sorrow-a-zombie-ballet-tickets-952037418547
Use this access code for a 10% discount on tickets: ADLTBALL10
Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Chelsea Weidmann joined The Adult Ballet Studio for this episode! She is a ballet instructor and the founder of Geeky Ballerina, a platform offering resources and curriculums for ballet instructors and students alike.
Chelsea has been teaching ballet for more than 25 years, She taught for Ballet West Academy for four years and has an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts. She’s fully ABT certified, fully certified in mUvmethod and certified in level 1 of PBT.
She says teaching is a big passion for her and has dedicated her time to developing in-depth teaching resources, curriculums for various levels of ballet, and a framework for what she views as the nine elements of artistry, all available on her website.
She also has a monthly newsletter and moderates the New Ballet Teachers Group on Facebook. In this episode, Chelsea shares her journey to finding her own space in the ballet world and offers her advice for other dancers to do the same. She also shares insights on developing a classroom for adult ballet dancers versus for kids and teens and ways adults can take care of their mental and emotional well-being while engaging in an art form that is physically demanding. Check it out!
Check out Geeky Ballerina: www.geekyballerina.com Follow Chelsea on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@geekyballerina And Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/geekyballerina/ And Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@geekyballerina5836 Read more about Chelsea’s nine elements of artistry: https://www.geekyballerina.com/elements-of-artistryVote for The Adult Ballet Studio in the arts & design category for the Women in Podcasting Awards! Voting ends October 1st: https://www.womenpodcasters.com/vote
Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Joining the studio for this episode is Helen Banks, owner and CEO of the sustainable dancewear brand, Imperfect Pointes!
Helen founded Imperfect Pointes in 2020 out of frustration at the lack of dancewear brands focusing on sustainability. After working in fast fashion and seeing the darker side of the fashion industry, she was upset by the amount of waste going to landfills and the poor working conditions in some factories where dancewear is made. To support her journey in launching a more sustainable method of producing and selling dancewear, she studied sustainable business leadership at the University of Cambridge and is now on a mission to bring about what she calls “a dancewear revolution.”
While not a dancer herself, Helen became interested in the dancewear space in part by watching her daughter develop a love for ballet. Imperfect Pointes’ main objectives are to create a community where everyone who loves ballet can feel included through representation, diversity, and body positivity, and to make sure that the company isn’t adding to landfills and is helping to keep plastic waste out of oceans. The company is committed to repairing, reusing and recycling while aiming for zero waste. All of Imperfect Pointes’ products are made from recycled materials, such as nylon.
Helen also wants to encourage the broader ballet community to make changes by educating other dancewear brands on switching to more sustainable production practices. In this episode, she shares tips about what everyone, from individual dancers to studios to brands and companies, can do to practice sustainability. Check it out!
Follow Imperfect Pointes on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/imperfectpointes and TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@imperfectpointes?lang=en Check out Imperfect Pointes’ dancewear and blog: https://imperfectpointes.com/ Find Imperfect Pointes products on Tutulist: https://www.tutulist.com/s?keywords=imperfect%20pointes Read The Guardian article, US and UK citizens are world’s biggest sources of plastic waste - study: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/30/us-and-uk-citizens-are-worlds-biggest-sources-of-plastic-waste-studyVote for The Adult Ballet Studio in the arts & design category for the Women in Podcasting Awards! Voting ends October 1st: https://www.womenpodcasters.com/vote
Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Pirkko Markula, contemporary dancer and professor of socio-cultural studies of physical activity at the University of Alberta in Canada, is in the studio!
She has a Ph.D in kinesiology and major sport sociology from the University of Illinois. Beyond academia, she’s a dancer herself, previously training in the Dance Department at the University of Illinois with an emphasis on Merce Cunningham, Paul Taylor, and José Limón techniques. She is currently a choreographer and dancer for Initial 6, a contemporary dance company for dancers above the age of 40 at the University of Alberta.
Combining her love for movement and academia, one of her areas of research is dance and exercise in contemporary culture, with an emphasis on dance and the aging process. Through her Psychology Today blog, Fit Femininity, she examines how adult ballet dancers discover a new sense of self in a ballet class. A collection of essays Pirkko edited alongside colleagues and students in January 2018, titled “The Evolving Feminine Ballet Body,” explores a range of topics regarding the ways ballet has influenced contemporary culture throughout its evolution.
In this episode, we discuss how the ideal ballet body - both celebrated and criticized at times - has evolved alongside ballet as an art form, how ballet has contributed to broader cultural narratives, and especially, how body ideals in ballet have influenced societal views of femininity, beauty, and womanhood. Check it out!
**This episode discusses body image and touches on disordered eating, which can be a sensitive topic. That discussion begins around 14:00 and continues until 29:00, for any listeners who want to skip ahead.
Follow Pirkko’s Psychology Today blog, Fit Femininity: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fit-femininity Check out The Evolving Feminine Ballet Body essay collection: https://a.co/d/3IZotEW Read Pirkko’s article, What We Can Learn From Women Who Take Adult Ballet Classes: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fit-femininity/202302/what-we-can-learn-from-women-who-take-adult-ballet-classesVote for The Adult Ballet Studio in the arts & design category for the Women in Podcasting Awards! Voting ends October 1st: https://www.womenpodcasters.com/vote
Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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The Adult Ballet Studio has another special guest for this episode! Cecelia Beam, faculty member for adult ballet and dance classes for people with Parkinson’s at San Francisco Ballet, is in the studio.
Cecelia is a former dancer, training at School of American Ballet in New York City and graduating from the high school ballet program at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts. After dancing in Oakland, California, North Carolina, Indiana and New York, Cecelia found teaching. She earned a master’s degree in ballet at Indiana University and has taught ballet at universities and private ballet schools, including Mills College, Indiana University, and San Francisco Ballet School.
She has a passion for teaching ballet for adults, and in addition to that, she manages and is the lead teacher for San Francisco Ballet School’s Dance Class for People with Parkinson’s and has coordinated San Francisco Ballet Adult Education Programs for more than 15 years.
She shared some of the ways she structures her classes to make them as inclusive as possible while remaining committed to ballet technique and challenging her students. She also talked about the ways she’s seen ballet change throughout her time studying it, and where she hopes things are headed in the future. Check it out!
Learn more about Cecelia and her classes at SF Ballet: https://www.sfballet.org/artist/cecelia-beam/ Learn about Cecelia’s work with the Parkinson’s Foundation: https://www.parkinson.org/living-with-parkinsons/stories/cecelia-beam Donate to the Parkinson’s Foundation: Donate here! Learn about SF Ballet’s adult program and Dance Class for People with Parkinson’s: https://www.sfballet.org/school-community/adult-programs/parkinsons/ Email Cecelia: [email protected]Vote for The Adult Ballet Studio in the arts category for The People's Choice Podcast Awards! Voting ends July 31. https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup
Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Daniel Watt is in the studio for this episode! Dan is producer and director of the award-winning documentary “Everybody Dance” — currently available on iTunes, Apple TV, and Amazon Prime, which is offering it for free in recognition of the month of July as Disability Pride Month.
The film follows five kids with different disabilities and their families as well as their dance teacher, Bonnie Schlachte, as they prepare for their end of year recital. Bonnie is founder and director of Ballet For All Kids, a non-profit program that teaches classical ballet and other dance styles using The Schlachte Method - a certified curriculum developed by Bonnie to accommodate all abilities, body types, and learning styles in ballet. The film explores how dance has changed the lives of these kids and many others studying through Bonnie’s organization.
“Everybody Dance” won in the category of best direction of a documentary at the 2023 Chita Rivera Awards. It was a 2022 Cleveland International Film Festival nominee, premiered at the 2024 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and most recently, was nominated for an Emmy in the independent programming category in Los Angeles.
Dan began his dance career in Cleveland, Ohio, and continued studying in New York City and Los Angeles. He performed with the Joffrey Ballet in Los Angeles before transitioning into a career in film, in which he spent five years in film development at Columbia Pictures and five years working at Syco Entertainment, a London-headquartered music, television, and film production company founded by Simon Cowell with Sony Music Entertainment. Dan has previously worked on the 2013 documentary “One Direction: This Is Us” and was a producer on the award-winning documentary “The Center: Gibbons and Guardians.”
He joined the podcast to talk about the process of creating “Everybody Dance,” his dance and film career, the importance of taking risks and following your passion, and what projects he’s working on next. Check it out!
Watch Everybody Dance for free on Amazon Prime for Disability Pride Month: https://www.amazon.com/Everybody-Dance-Bonnie-Schlachte/dp/B0B5KLD2JD Follow Everybody Dance documentary on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/everybodydancedoc Follow Daniel Watt on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dancindanw Learn more about Bonnie Schlachte and Ballet for All Kids: https://www.balletforallkids.com/Vote for The Adult Ballet Studio in the arts category for The People's Choice Podcast Awards! Voting ends July 31. https://www.podcastawards.com/app/signup
Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Julie Dupas, founder of Amsterdam Amateur Ballet and Morlaix Ballet Camp, is in the studio for this episode!
After beginning ballet in her 20s and noticing a lack of performance opportunities for adult ballet dancers, Julie founded Amsterdam Amateur Ballet, an inclusive and affordable amateur adult performance group based in Amsterdam. She also founded international summer camp Morlaix Ballet Camp, in which adult dancers take class, learn and perform a complete ballet alongside professional dancers in the course of eight days.
Julie studied jazz as a form of dance for most of her childhood and eventually went on to become a scientist with a PhD in biology. She taught biology for five years before deciding to switch careers, founding two ballet non-profits and working as a pilates instructor.
She joined the studio to discuss how her science background has served her in ballet, how dancers can build strength and flexibility with pilates, and what she hopes adults take away from her classes. She also discussed the anxieties, and ultimately, the benefits of making a mid-career shift and her advice for other adults beginning ballet later in life. Check it out!
Follow Julie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/julie.pilates.ballet/ Learn more about Amsterdam Amateur Ballet: https://amsterdamamateurballet.com/ Check out Morlaix Ballet Camp: https://morlaixballetcamp.com/ Learn why The Australian Ballet dancers quit stretching before class: https://dancemagazine.com.au/2019/09/why-the-australian-ballet-dancers-quit-stretching/#:~:text=The%20Australian%20Ballet%20dancers%20now,a%20great%20risk%20reduction%20strategy.Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Adriana Pierce is a dancer, choreographer, and director based in New York City, and she joined the studio to talk about her work elevating queer artists in ballet, creating community, and her career in classical ballet as well as musical theater!
Adriana is the founder of Queer the Ballet, an initiative with the mission to widen the scope of classical ballet by producing queer work by queer dance artists. Queer the Ballet says on its website that it seeks to “queer” our ballet spaces and explore choreography often absent from ballet stages.
After training at School of American Ballet, Adriana began her dancing career with New York City Ballet and Miami City Ballet before realizing another dream of hers - working in Broadway, film and tv! She appeared in the 2018 Broadway revival of Carousel, in Steven Spielberg’s 2021 West Side Story film, and in the 2019 limited series on FX, Fosse/Verdon.
She’s currently the associate director and associate choreographer for Justin Peck’s “Illinoise" on Broadway. Adriana’s other choreographic work features movement and partnering that allows dancers of all genders equal agency, dismantling the traditional gender dynamics of dance. Her choreography has been performed by American Ballet Theatre, Carolina Ballet, Columbia Ballet Collaborative, Ashley Bouder Project, and more. She’s also completed residencies with Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU and Bridge Street Theatre, and she was recognized by Dance Magazine as one of 25 to watch in 2022.
Follow Adriana on Instagram: @adriprc Follow Queer the Ballet on Instagram: @queertheballet Check out Adriana’s work: www.adrianapierce.com Support Queer the Ballet: www.queertheballet.com/donate Get tickets to Queer the Ballet’s upcoming performance, Dream of a Common Language: https://ci.ovationtix.com/36678/production/1194112?performanceId=11435956 Get tickets for Illinoise: https://illinoiseonstage.com/tickets/Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Sander Blommaert is in the studio for this episode! He’s the founder and director of Blommaert Ballet School in Birmingham, England, and a former first artist at The Royal Ballet company. Since the school’s official founding in 2021, BBS has become known as an audition preparation school, working with young students pursuing professional ballet careers as well as offering classes for all ages. Over the last two years, students studying with BBS have secured over 100 places at vocational schools.
Sander spoke about his time dancing professionally at The Royal Ballet company, his work as an instructor and ballet school owner, as well as his work with the adult ballet community. Founding BBS in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns made him realize that offering online one-on-one teaching services as well as online classes is an important part of his school’s mission to expand access to ballet. Sander also shared that he taught 100 ballet classes in 100 days over Instagram live during the pandemic shutdowns, raising seven thousand pounds for the UK’s National Health Service. Check out the episode to hear more!
Follow Sander on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanderblommaert/ Follow Blommaert Ballet School on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blommaertballetschool/?hl=en Check out Blommaert Ballet School: https://www.blommaertballetschool.com/ Get involved with Ballet On Demand: www.balletondemand.com Continue Sander’s work supporting the NHS: https://nhscharitiestogether.co.uk/donate/Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Ballet instructor, classroom teacher, mom and former pro dancer Leigh Brockman Horowitz is in the studio for this episode! She’s talking about mental health, physical health, brain science, neurodiversity in ballet and the arts, and more. Leigh is a certified ballet and character dance teacher who has been teaching dance for more than twenty years. She is currently based in St. Louis, where she teaches adult ballet. She’s served as a faculty member at the Center of Creative Arts in St. Louis and in the ballet department at Loyola University in her native city of New Orleans. Leigh has made it her mission to spread the knowledge of ballet and make it as accessible as possible, especially through her Instagram content as Sassy Southern Ballet Mama! As someone with ADHD and multiple sclerosis, much of her work focuses on how the ballet world can become more accommodating for neurodivergent dancers or those with mental and physical health challenges. She discusses how teachers can create classrooms that accommodate all types of learners and what her journey with her mental and physical health has taught her about working with adult ballet students. Check it out! Follow Leigh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sassysouthernballetmama/ Stay tuned for updates about Leigh’s work: www.sassysouthernballetmama.com Music in this episode:Waltz of the Flowers - TchaikovskyBarroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeodBarroom Ballet - Silent Film Light by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100310Artist: http://incompetech.com/@eblosfield | [email protected] this podcast on Patreon! https://patreon.com/TheAdultBalletStudio?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator&utm_content=join_link--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/elizabeth-blosfield/support
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Aubrey Lynch II, dean of students and director of ABT Wellness and RISE with American Ballet Theatre in New York City, joined the studio to talk about his work to further mental health and DEI initiatives at ABT and beyond! He focuses on mentoring students at ABT and providing resources for them, as well as expanding access to mental health resources that support the whole dancer in and out of the studio. He also works to build upon ABT’s diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives to make ballet a more welcoming place on stage, in the audience and behind the scenes. Prior to joining American Ballet Theatre, Aubrey was the dance director and chief education and creative programs officer at The Harlem School of the Arts. Before transitioning to arts administration, he was one of the final dancers hand-selected by Alvin Ailey to join Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Aubrey was an original company member of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, and he was an original cast member of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, Disney's The Lion King. Aubrey also acted as the production's associate choreographer, and later, the associate producer. We talked about the importance of self-reflection in ballet, providing visibility for BIPOC and female dancers and choreographers, and why access to mental health is so important for dancers.
Follow Aubrey on Instagram: @aubreylynch Learn more about Aubrey's work: www.aubreylynch.com Learn about ABT's RISE program: https://www.abt.org/community/abt-rise/ Support American Ballet Theatre: https://www.abt.org/support/individual-giving/membership/ Follow Aubrey Lynch In Reflection: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuScqUc3gX4&list=PL4kr2tqzHCEb52fNAgZ50pGyPw1MAk2NmMusic in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Rachel Toburen is a multidisciplinary artist working with paint, photography, perfume, and dance, and she’s in the studio this month talking all about her exploration of memory, mental health, and adult ballet! Rachel uses her artwork to explore memory and the experience of memory, and she shared how those concepts show up in her dancing and choreography. We talked about how sights, sounds, and smells can trigger certain memories and how artwork can change as the mind takes in new experiences and memories evolve. Rachel returned to ballet in 2018 after a nearly 20-year absence from dance and has been training rigorously, even through the pandemic. In 2022, she began exploring the choreographic side of her interests, and this year, she’s working on developing a full short ballet as a retelling of the story of Medusa in five movements. She spoke with me about the experience of returning to ballet and performing as an adult, how she connects her painting and perfume work to dance, and how mental health is a big part of the work she does as she sees dance as a full body and mind experience. Check it out!
Follow Rachel on Instagram: @metasynchronic Learn more about Rachel's work: www.metasynchronic.com Find info about Rachel's upcoming show: https://ppld.librarymarket.com/event/mental-health-art-show-opening-399794Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Jessica Wallis, founder and executive director of the non-profit organization, Ballet in the City, joined the studio for the March 19th episode! Ballet in the City presents programming and events to promote and enhance the culture of ballet in cities all over the world. It works to connect ballet enthusiasts with professional dancers, scholarships, and educational opportunities. Jessica is a dancer and a two-time honors graduate of The University of Akron. She has been honored for her work with an official proclamation from the City of Cleveland in her home state of Ohio and was presented with a Distinguished Alumni award by the Cuyahoga Falls Schools Foundation in 2018. On this episode, she discusses how she’s working to expand inclusivity and access to ballet all over the world with programs like the Ballet in the City Scholarship, which began in 2015 in collaboration with Misty Copeland to promote equality in the arts for Black dancers. Ballet in the City also has a Guys Dance Too program to make dance more accessible for men of all ages and abilities and an adult ballet program, including a pointe program for adults who want to return to pointe or begin it for the first time.
Follow Ballet in the City on Instagram: @balletincity Learn more about Ballet in the City: www.balletinthecity.org Donate to help Ballet in the City expand access to ballet: https://www.balletinthecity.org/donateMusic in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Award-winning dancer, choreographer and creative director, Dani Vitale, is in the studio for our March 5th episode! She is a Los Angeles-based artist and has not only toured the world as a backup dancer for other top artists, but choreographed and creative directed world tours, awards shows, and music videos. She has also been a voice for the dance community, advocating on the boards of SAG-AFTRA and Dancers Alliance for fair industry wages and for dancers to be respected as athletes. As an Under Armor athlete in 2017, she returned to her hometown dance studio in Cleveland, Ohio, to give it a complete renovation so that it could continue to be a safe, inspiring, and creative place for its students. She spoke on this episode about her best advice for dancers to handle the industry’s challenges, how dancers can find a place where they fit within the dance world, and how instructors can build an inclusive environment in their studios. She shared audition advice, fun backstage memories from tours, and some recent, exciting projects she’s been working on!
Follow Dani on Instagram: @danivitale See Dani perform with Halsey at the 2019 American Music Awards: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=halsey+graveyard+ama Learn about Dani’s renovation of The Dance Stop in Cleveland, Ohio: https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2017/09/dani_vitale_and_under_armour_t.htmlMusic in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Vanessa Woods, the founder of Vitality in Motion and Vitality Ballet and a former professional dancer, joined the Adult Ballet Studio for its mid-February episode! Vanessa trained at the Conservatory of Dance at SUNY Purchase, Princeton Ballet, Miami City Ballet School and STEPS on Broadway in New York City. She has performed with ballet companies around the country, including Suzanne Farrell Ballet in Washington DC, Pennsylvania Ballet and Colorado Ballet. She danced with the Saint Louis Ballet, performing soloist and principal roles for eight seasons. She was also on faculty with the Saint Louis Ballet School and has taught at other ballet schools across the country. She’s now teaching and bringing ballet classes to adults of all ages, with a specific focus on seniors in retirement communities and nursing homes. In this episode, she discusses her two companies and the work they’re doing to bring ballet to everyone, her ballet career, and what it was like transitioning from the stage to entrepreneurship.
Follow Vanessa on Instagram: @Vanessamw2, @vitality_ballet, @vitality_in_motion Learn more about Vitality in Motion: https://vitalityinmotion.com/ Learn more about Vitality Ballet: https://vitalityballet.com/Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Author, librarian, archivist, and adult ballet dancer Joanna Marsh joined The Adult Ballet Studio this month to talk all about books, history, ballet and more! She’s the author of two novels — Cantique and La Follia — that focus on the adult ballet community, and her work as a librarian and archivist has led her down some fun rabbit holes into the history of ballet. She’s also a visual artist and a ballet dancer herself, rediscovering ballet in her 20s after a brief experience with it in her teens. We talked about how dance has evolved throughout its history and why Joanna sees it as a countercultural art form, why it’s important to continuously surprise yourself and your audience as an artist, and she gives her best advice for adult ballet dancers to advocate for themselves in their training. She also offers some great writing tips!
Follow Joanna on Instagram: @balletlibrarian @jemvisualart Check out her books, Cantique and La Follia: https://www.joannamarshbooks.com Check out her art work: www.joannamarsh.com Visit her February show at The David Strawn Gallery: http://www.strawnartgallery.org/2023-2024-gallery-season/Music in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Happy new year! Natalie Orr, body-based intelligence coach and former professional dancer and instructor, is in the studio this month to talk about dance, embodiment, chronic illness, and more! She has more than 16 years of teaching experience both as a dance teacher and an English as a foreign language teacher. She taught in Madrid for many years and created an online dance movement for adults called Natalie Danza, where she ran classes, workshops and retreats in London, Madrid, and Málaga. For the past four years, she’s taken a step back from dancing to run a success coaching business where she helps clients become more in tune with their bodies. We spoke about her decision to take a break from dance, as well as her experience being diagnosed with endometriosis and the challenges of being a person who menstruates or has a woman’s body in ballet. She shared her advice for adult dancers to focus on nurturing their bodies as well as growth and why both are important. We also discussed why dancers need to be more careful about balancing their hard work and perfectionism with periods of rest and kindness to their bodies.
Follow Natalie on Instagram: @bodybasedintelligence Learn more about Natalie and her coaching business: https://www.natalieorr.com Check out Natalie's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BodybasedIntelligenceMusic in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Phil Chan, co-founder of the non-profit Final Bow for Yellowface, joined the studio this month to talk about his work with the organization to improve representation of Asians in ballet and eliminate offensive stereotypes on stage. Phil co-founded the organization alongside Georgina Pazcoguin, former New York City Ballet soloist, and they are both doing great work to advocate for Asian artists within ballet and beyond. Phil is also the author of two books - Final Bow for Yellowface: Dancing between Intention and Impact and Banishing Orientalism: Dancing between Exotic and Familiar - as well as a choreographer and a stage director. He directed his first opera this summer, a reimagining of Puccini's 1904 classic Madama Butterfly, and is currently in the process of reworking the famous ballet La Bayadere to appeal to 21st century audiences. We talked about how his own experiences as a Chinese American during the COVID-19 pandemic shaped his approach to his work as a dancer and activist. We also talked about how dancers of any age can push through fear and get into the ballet studio. And, as if he’s not busy enough, Phil is also president of the Gold Standard Arts Foundation, an organization that works to elevate Asian voices in the arts. Phil does so much great work for dance and the live arts, and it was an honor to talk to him!
Follow Final Bow on Instagram: @finalbowforyellowface Learn more about Final Bow for Yellowface: https://www.yellowface.org/ Support Asian voices in the arts: https://www.goldstandardarts.org/ Stop hate against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: https://stopaapihate.org/donate/ Donate to Maui's wildfire recovery efforts: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/strengthening/maui-strong-fundMusic in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Julie Leung, founder of Broche Ballet, joined the studio this month to talk about her journey from being "a clumsy and inflexible teen" to taking her first ballet class at 17 and eventually opening her own studio for adult ballet dancers in 2017! Broche Ballet is now thriving as a fully online ballet studio offering classes and resources to help adult dancers follow their ballet dreams. She spoke about spending her early 20s in New York, where she connected with the teachers and studios that taught her hustle and perseverance, why facing fears is important to her and led her to try ballet in the first place, and her best advice for adult dancers to improve and achieve their goals at any age.
Follow Julie on Instagram: @julietheballerina | @brocheballet | @iabf_adultballetfestival Visit Broche Ballet: www.brocheballetonline.com Check out the International Adult Ballet Festival: https://www.internationaladultballetfestival.com/ Be the first to know about Broche Magazine: https://brochemagazine.com/passwordMusic in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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Leigh Purtill Ballet Company is an LA-based non-profit adult ballet company, and artistic director Leigh Purtill joined the studio this month to talk about its mission of bringing ballet to everyone! We chatted about the need for more women in leadership roles in ballet, breaking boundaries with storytelling and reaching those who don't fit the mold of the perfect dancer, zombies and a spooky-themed ballet (it is October, after all!), and how Leigh went from feeling frustrated with ballet in college to rediscovering its joys through teaching adults. Check out her interview!
Follow Leigh Purtill Ballet Company on Instagram: @leighpurtillballetcompany Support LPBC's mission of ballet for everyone: https://www.leighpurtillballetcompany.org/donate Buy tickets for Cracked: Nutcracker with a Twist: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cracked-nutcracker-with-a-twist-tickets-693801006487?aff=oddtdtcreatorMusic in this episode:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Barroom Ballet - Silent Film Light - Kevin MacLeod
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