Nov 26, 2025
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Audition season is here again, and we’re revisiting one of our most requested conversations. In this episode, Jess Spinner, founder of The Whole Dancer, breaks down how dancers can create an audition approach that actually works for...
Nov 20, 2025
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In Part 2 of our #NoThirds series on bullying in ballet, we dig deeper into accountability, emotional health, and what it actually looks like to navigate harmful dynamics inside dance environments. Our guests explore how parents,...
Nov 19, 2025
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In Part 1 of our #NoThirds series on bullying in ballet, we sit down with two experts to unpack what bullying looks like in...
Nov 13, 2025
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In Part 2 of our conversation with Troy Schumacher, Sara Mearns and Annie Sundberg, we pick up as opening night of The Nutcracker at Wethersfield draws near. From a massive snowstorm that nearly shut everything down to the emotions...
Nov 12, 2025
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What would you do if, for the first time in forever, Nutcracker got canceled? This is what hundreds of thousands of ballet fans and thousands of dancers were faced with in the Winter of 2020. Covid had shut down the world and it was...