Mar 26, 2026
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Timothee Chalamet said no one cares about ballet anymore. Fran Veyette disagrees.
He's back on #NoThirds, and this episode goes deep into one of the most debated questions in the ballet world right now: are the classical, full-length...
Mar 25, 2026
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How long can your dancer stay home before it starts to matter? It's one of the most common questions ballet parents face, and one of the most consequential. Jen Sommers, Director of Houston Ballet Academy, joins us to talk through...
Mar 18, 2026
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Author, teacher, and former principal dancer Gavin Larsen has spent her post-performance life doing something she loves just as much as dancing: drawing stories out of other people. Her new book, Infinite Steps: 33 Dancers and Their...
Mar 11, 2026
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What does it really take to go from pre-professional student to professional ballet dancer? Charlotte Junge, a company member with Madison Ballet, shares the unfiltered version of her journey from competition dance roots in Houston to...
Mar 4, 2026
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Madison Ballet's Ja'Malik didn't arrive to tinker around the edges. He came to change things, and four years in, it's working.
He shares a journey that started with Michael Jackson's Thriller in his front yard and led him through...