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Ukrainian ballerina Anna Muromtseva on fleeing Kyiv for her new life with the Hungarian National Ballet

In this inspiring podcast, we share the remarkable story of strength and resilience of Ukrainian principal dancer Anna Muromtseva, who faced the most devastating and unimaginable experience of fleeing her home following…

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Podcast: Isaac Hernández, Principal Dancer, San Francisco Ballet

In this podcast, Principal Dancer Isaac Hernández shares his unique story of growing up in Mexico as one of 11 kids, being taught to dance by his father and dancing with ABT…

Podcast: Cathy Marston, internationally renowned, award winning British Choreographer and Artistic Director on world premiere with Houston Ballet

Cathy Marston, internationally renowned, award winning British Choreographer and Artistic Director has created critically acclaimed works for The Royal Ballet, San Francisco Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Northern Ballet, English National Ballet, Cuban…

Podcast: Rafael Bonachela, Choreographer & Sydney Dance Company Artistic Director on Ascent

The Wonderful World of Dance has arrived in the vibrant city of Sydney, Australia to explore the dynamic dance scene of this beautiful country. And, of course, we couldn’t miss the chance…

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Russell Maliphant, Choreographer & Artistic Director looks back over his career and towards 25 years of Russell Maliphant Dance Company

In this podcast Russell Maliphant, the critically acclaimed, award winning choreographer, dancer and artistic director of Russell Maliphant Dance Company, discusses his career and work that firmly places this artist as one…

Wayne Eagling, acclaimed choreographer, former Artistic Director of English National Ballet, Dutch National Ballet & Royal Ballet Principal looks back on his career

English National Ballet and Dutch National Ballet former Artistic Director, former Royal Ballet Senior Principal Dancer and world renowned choreographer Wayne Eagling, talks to The Wonderful World of Dance about his dance career, training…

Viviana Durante, new Artistic Director of English National Ballet School on challenges facing students during covid and her vision for the future

Viviana Durante is an international ballet star and former principal dancer with The Royal Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, La Scala and K-Ballet.  Hailed as one of the most dramatic dancers of her time,…

Tiler Peck, New York City Ballet, Principal Dancer on her lockdown dance life, #Turnoutwithtiler & creating A New Stage

Tiler Peck, New York City Ballet Principal is not only a famous ballerina in the US, she has become a global household name following her uber successful live ballet classes #turnoutwithtiler, launched…

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Hofesh Shechter – Acclaimed Choreographer, Composer, Artistic Director on his movement language, inspirations & choreographic process

Hofesh Shechter is an award winning, critically acclaimed choreographer, composer and artistic director of the ground-breaking and mind-blowing Hofesh Shechter Company. The renowned contemporary dance company presents work that is deeply visceral…

American Ballet Theatre, Soloist, Gabe Stone Shayer on dancing with Misty Copeland & launching Creative Genesis to give dancers work during lockdown

American Ballet Theatre Soloist, Gabe Stone Shayer talks in this podcast about his journey from Philadelphia to becoming the first African-American male graduate of the Bolshoi Ballet Academy, the first in the…

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Akram Khan, critically acclaimed choreographer celebrates 20 Year Anniversary of Akram Khan Company

Akram Khan MBE is without doubt one of the most innovative and important choreographers of our time. He has created some of the most profound and moving works over the last 20…

Principal dancer Carlo di Lanno on joining Semperoper Ballett during the pandemic and preparing to perform to a socially distanced audience

Principal dancer Carlo di Lanno moved from San Francisco Ballet to Semperoper Ballett in Germany just as the coronavirus pandemic started to hit Europe. After arriving in the company’s home in the city…

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English National Ballet’s Isabelle Brouwers on her lockdown dance life, going back to the studio & dancing in a mask

In this podcast, English National Ballet‘s Isabelle Brouwers gives us an insight into her lockdown experience that coincided with recovering from an injury; she also talks about how she prepared to return to the…

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Guillaume Côté – National Ballet of Canada Principal, Choreographer & Artistic Director of Festival des Arts de Saint-Sauveur

In this podcast, National Ballet of Canada acclaimed Principal dancer and award winning Associate Choreographer Guillaume Côté talks about his 22 year career with the company that has fostered his drive to create…

Royal Ballet First Soloist Mayara Magri & Choreographer Ruth Mair Howard-Jones on creating lockdown dance film ‘SONO CON TE’

In this podcast, Royal Ballet First Soloist Mayara Magri and Choreographer Ruth Mair Howard-Jones talk about creating the lockdown dance film ‘Sono Con Te’, which translates in English to ‘I Am With…

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Royal Ballet’s Leticia Dias shares her journey from Rio to London, lockdown dance life and new film ‘SONO CON TE’

In this podcast, Royal Ballet Artist Leticia Dias joins us from Rio where she has been staying with her family during lockdown. Listen to Leticia talk about growing up and studying ballet…

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BalletBoyz Artistic Directors Michael Nunn & William Trevitt celebrate 20 years with ‘Deluxe’

Good news feels a little hard to come by these days. So it’s exciting to see the critically acclaimed, award winning BalletBoyz 20th anniversary celebrations continuing with an online presentation of Deluxe…

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Christine Shevchenko, American Ballet Theatre Principal on her favourite roles, injury prevention, inspirations & advice 

Christine Shevchenko, Principal, American Ballet Theatre shares her journey from Ukraine to the States, becoming the youngest recipient of the Princess Grace Award, rising through the ranks of ABT from corps de…

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Sir Richard Alston says farewell to Richard Alston Dance Company as he looks back over his 50 year career and to the future

In this podcast, Sir Richard Alston looks back over his 50-year career that included training with Merce Cunningham, leading Rambert as artistic director and establishing his own company Richard Alston Dance Company…

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Freddie Opoku-Addaie, Choreographer & Artistic Director on creating SystemsLAB

In this podcast, British-born choreographer, performer and educator, Freddie Opoku-Addaie shares his journey from East London to studying at London’s top contemporary dance school and going on to create a successful freelance…

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Ballet Hispanico Artistic Director and CEO Eduardo Vilaro on celebrating their 50th Anniversary

In this podcast, Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director and CEO of Ballet Hispanico, choreographer and former principal dancer talks about his dance career, training with Martha Graham Company and The Alvin Ailey School,…

Jennifer Archibald, Choreographer & Artistic Director on ‘What it means to be a woman’

Jennifer Archibald, Choreographer and Artistic Director of Arch Dance Company, is set to premiere her new work for Nashville Ballet as part of their ‘Other Voices’ programme. Other Voices brings together four…

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Lizzie Gough, Dancer, Choreographer, TV and Dance Judge on building a successful freelance dance career

In this podcast with Lizzie Gough – dancer, choreographer, TV dance judge and mentor – we discuss life of a freelance artist and her upcoming role in Kate Prince’s ‘A Message In…

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Complexions Contemporary Ballet co-Founder, co-Artistic Director & Choreographer Dwight Rhoden

In this podcast, Dwight Rhoden, Complexions Contemporary Ballet co-Founder, co-Artistic Director and Choreographer, talks about his dance career that kicked off at the late age of 17 and led him to become…

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Joffrey Ballet’s Artistic Director Ashley Wheater looks back on working with ballet greats Ashton, Balanchine, Forsythe & to the company’s future

In this podcast former principal dancer and Artistic Director of the Joffrey Ballet, Ashley Wheater talks about his experience of leading the company for the last 13 years. Born in Scotland, Ashley…

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Precious Adams, English National Ballet, First Artist gives an insight into her dance life

In this podcast, Precious Adams, English National Ballet, First Artist shares her journey from the US to training in Canada, Europe and Moscow, before moving to the UK to dance with the…

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Alina Cojocaru, Principal Ballerina on creating her new show, her love of dance and some unexpected words of wisdom

Alina Cojocaru is the much loved principal with the English National Ballet and guest artist with the Hamburg Ballet who has garnered adoring fans and numerous accolades throughout her illustrious career. We’re…

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Acclaimed choreographer Annabelle Lopez Ochoa on creating work for over 60 top companies and premiere of her full length Frida Kahlo ballet

The critically acclaimed award-winning Annabelle Lopez Ochoa is a choreographer that you need to know. A prolific artist, she has created dance works for over 60 top ballet and dance companies including: English…

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‘CUNNINGHAM’ filmmaker Alla Kovgan on the visionary choreographer

In this podcast we take a look at the life of one of the most visionary and influential choreographers in the world, Merce Cunnigham. The legendary dancer and choreographer’s journey from struggling…

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Contemporary dancer & choreographer, Alice Robinson, on her move from Sydney to London and premiering her first full-length immersive show

The decision for any dancer or creator to move from their hometown to the big city, whether across the country or to the other side of the world, is often a daunting…

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Subhash Gorania, dancer, choreographer & Artistic Director of Morph Dance Company

In this podcast, we’re joined by Subhash Gorania, a cutting-edge, British choreographer and dancer and Artistic Director of Morph Dance Company. Subhash creates works that blends Indian classical dance, hip-hop and contemporary dance…

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Ballerina Mi Deng on technology and dance in Sleeping Beauty Dreams

In this podcast, we talk to principal dancer Mi Deng, who is one of the most famous and successful ballerinas from China. We discuss her role as the Princess in the innovative high-…

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Let’s talk about dancers’ mental health with former Royal Ballet dancer & dance counsellor

In this podcast episode we discuss the important subject of dancer mental health and wellbeing, with former Royal Ballet dancer and dance counsellor Terry Hyde. We shine a light on the challenges…

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Dance, Electronic Music & Digital Arts in the innovative ‘Step Sonic’ by Tom Dale

Dance creation is ever changing and evolving with the influence of new technologies on sound, lighting, staging, visualisations and performance. Critically acclaimed choreographer and dancer Tom Dale is an innovator in bringing…

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Hitting ROCKBOTTOM with dance theatre creator and performance artist Stuart Waters

Every so often you come across a personal story that must be told and shared. Cutting edge dance theatre creator and performance artist, Stuart Waters, tells his story of depression, addiction and…

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Rose Alice, dancer & choreographer brings together fashion, film, dance with the International Arts Collective

In this podcast, Australian born Rose Alice – ballet dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of the International Arts Collective – shares her experience of forging her own path as a successful and inspiring…

Sadler’s Wells Young Associate Ruby Portus is a rising young female choreographic talent using dance to tackle social issues

In this podcast we talk with Sadler’s Wells Young Associate Ruby Portus who is a dancer and choreographer using her voice to tackle sociopolitical issues in a playful way. Listen to Ruby…

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Birmingham Royal Ballet First Artist & Choreographer Ruth Brill on stepping off the stage to focus on choreography

In this podcast, we talk to Birmingham Royal Ballet First Artist and Choreographer Ruth Brill about her decision to hang up her pointe shoes to focus on a full-time choreographic career. Ruth…

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Natalia Osipova: Royal Ballet principal dancer talks intimately about her career, new film, Pure Dance & Arthur Pita’s The Mother

Natalia Osipova has often been described as an enigma, as a dancer who keeps her audiences on the edge of their seats with pure but unpredictable performances, that makes you hold your…

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Dance Photography: Marjorie Goodson takes us behind the scenes of her stunning dance photographic book ‘MG’

In this podcast, we explore the incredible photographic book released by dancer Marjorie Goodson titled ‘MG‘. The stunning hard cover coffee table style book features spectacular photos of Majorie Goodson photographed by Andreea…

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Pina Bausch legacy continues with new work by Alan Lucien Øyen

In this podcast with Norwegian choreographer Alan Lucien Øyen, we discuss the work and company of one of the most important choreographers of the twentieth century, Pina Bausch. Alan Lucien Øyen is one of…

Cuban Prima Ballerina Yolanda Correa celebrates 15 years as principal dancer with a move to Berlin State Ballet

Principal dancer Yolanda Correa was born in Cuba where she studied ballet before joining the National Ballet of Cuba. After only 5 years she was quickly promoted to Prima Ballerina and enjoyed…

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Royal Ballet Principal Thiago Soares on his new film ‘Principal Dancer’ that goes behind the scenes and celebrates his 20 year ballet career

Royal Ballet principal dancer Thiago Soares is celebrating his 20 years ballet career and 14 years with this prestigious ballet company. Thiago was born in Rio de Janeiro, where surprisingly he first…

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George Balanchine protégé & principal dancer Stephanie Herman on dancing with Rudolph Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov

Stephenie Herman is a former ballerina who has danced with Mikhail Baryshnikov and Rudolph Nureyev and was a protégé of legendary choreographer George Balanchine. In this podcast episode Stephanie shares her memories…

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Former Royal New Zealand Ballet dancer Matthew Lawrence on his move to the top of Scotland to create a dance school

In this podcast, we talk to former (Royal) New Zealand Ballet dancer Matthew Lawrence about his journey from the southern tip of the world to the northern end of the Scottish Shetland…

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Akram Khan dancers Nicolas Ricchini & Dennis Alamanos share their insights into this extraordinary choreographer

Akram Khan is an extraordinary choreographer, whose work requires his dancers to adapt to his unique style of movement. In this podcast episode, we talk to two of Akram Khan Company dancers…

Royal Ballet First Soloist Beatriz Stix-Brunell takes us inside the famous company ahead of World Ballet Day

Royal Ballet First Soloist Beatriz Stix-Brunell gives us a unique insight into this famous company ahead of World Ballet Day, as she describes her typical day at the Royal Opera House, the…

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Royal Ballet Soloist Tristan Dyer’s insights into World Ballet Day

American born Royal Ballet Soloist Tristan Dyer talks to us ahead of World Ballet Day (2 Oct), giving us an insight into life with the prestigious ballet company, his favourite roles, and…

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Rae Piper & Paul Chantry co-Artistic Directors, Choreographic partners & husband & wife Founders of Chantry Dance Company

This is a story of love, creativity and passion. In this podcast we discover the story of two dancers and choreographers – Rae Piper and Paul Chantry – whose chance meeting changed the…

Carlos Acosta celebrates his 30 year dance career: “It’s possible to be born in the streets of Havana with no future and become a principal dancer”

The international dance sensation Carlos Acosta is celebrating his 30 year dance career by performing alongside his company Acosta Danza at London’s Royal Albert Hall, 2-5 October. In this podcast episode, Carlos Acosta…

Herman Cornejo American Ballet Theatre principal dancer on being awarded ‘Dancer of the Year’ and dancing with Alessandra Ferri

Argentinian-born Herman Cornejo joined the American Ballet Theatre almost two decades ago, rising through the ranks to principal dancer in 2003. His stellar career has seen him dance all the major roles, working with…

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Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo dancer Alberto Pretto talks dancing en pointe, make up and creating his own dance wear range

Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo – the multi-award winning all-male, comedy ballet company – is set to tour UK/Ireland from September to October. Although a comic ballet company, the dancers are serious trained artists. In…

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Ballet Dancer, Choreographer & Artistic Director of Hack Ballet, Briar Adams celebrates diversity & equality, tradition & originality

It is inspiring to see young dancers taking their futures into their own hands, creating their own companies and creating their own work. Australian born Briar Adams is one of those inspiring ballet…

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Dance In The Parks kicks off in Chicago! Former Dancer and Founder Katie McCann celebrates 10th season of this special dance event

Katie McCann is a former ballet dancer, a performer and dance teacher. She is also the founder of the innovative dance company and dance event ‘Dance in the Parks‘, which presents dance in…

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Juel D Lane choreographer, dancer, filmmaker and artist talks gender and politics

American choreographer, dancer, filmmaker and artist Juel D. Lane was voted Dance Magazine Top 25 To Watch and made history as the first black local independent choreographer from Atlanta to have a work…

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Valerie Ebuwa, contemporary dancer, writer and model talks Woman SRSLY

London contemporary dance artist Valerie Ebuwa’s work incorporates Hip Hop, African, Dancehall, Jazz and other movement forms such as Yoga and Capoeira. Growing up in a family of lawyers, she carved out her…

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First Soloist Alice Mariani, Semperoper Ballett on company life and working with William Forsythe

Italian ballerina Alice Mariani grew up in the rolling hills of Tuscany and went on to study at the prestigious La Scala Ballet School in Milan. After a visit from Semperoper Ballett…

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Semperoper Ballett Principal Dancer Jón Vallejo on working with acclaimed choreographer William Forsythe

Spanish born Jón Vallejo is a principal dancer with Semperoper Ballett (Dresden, Germany), a company with a long history with the acclaimed choreographer William Forsythe. In this podcast, Jón shares his experience of…

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Fertile Ground dancer Alyssa Lisle is forging a dance career in the north east of England

Alyssa Lisle is a 24 year old contemporary dancer born in the north east of England. She graduated with a 1st class BA (Hons) in Professional Dance Practise at Dance City, Newcastle upon…

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Dance Virtual Reality App created by choreographer & former Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Alexander Whitley

New technologies like virtual reality and social media are opening up new ways of presenting and interacting with dancers, creators and performances. It is definitely an exciting and interesting time for the…

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Award winning hip hop theatre pioneer Jonzi D celebrates 15 years of Breakin’ Convention

Breakin’ Convention is the award-winning, critically acclaimed international hip hop festival and this year marks 15 sensational years of bringing hip hop culture into the theatre. Jonzi D, MC, dancer and spoken word artist…

World Dance for Parkinson’s Day: changing lives through dance

World Dance for Parkinson’s Day sees 23 dance organisations and individual teaching artists from 16 countries offering classes for people with Parkinson’s throughout April, in honor of Parkinson’s Awareness Month and International…

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Daria Klimentová prima ballerina, dance teacher and dance photographer talks life after English National Ballet

Daria Klimentová, prima ballerina, dance teacher and photographer, is one of the most acclaimed dancers of our times. After a glittering career as a senior principal dancer with the English National Ballet,…

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Charlotte Darbyshire, Artistic Director of Candoco Dance Company talks about diversity in dance

Charlotte Darbyshire is the co-Artistic Director (along with Ben Wright) of Candoco Dance Company – a contemporary dance company of disabled and non-disabled dancers in the UK that’s made up of highly trained…

Neon Dance Artistic Director & Choreographer Adrienne Hart on curating Wild Card

Neon Dance Artistic Director and Choreographer Adrienne Hart is bringing an exciting evening of curated contemporary dance celebrating international Piano Day to Sadler’s Wells on 22 & 23 March. The Wild Card evening…

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Choreographer Ben Wright on touring Point of Echoes in rural communities across the UK

Choreographer Ben Wright’s personal journey reads like a real-life Billy Elliot. Growing up he experienced bullying at school for not being the sporty type and he incredibly only started to learn to…

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Ballet British Columbia Artistic Director Emily Molnar – the ballerina who saved the company from bankruptcy

Ballet British Columbia, Canada’s leading contemporary dance company, is heading to the UK for their first tour in 2018. Founded in 1986, Ballet British Columbia has been under the artistic directorship of…

Bolshoi Ballet Academy Graduate Tala Lee-Turton makes history at the infamous ballet school

21 year old ballet dancer Tala Lee-Turton is only the third ever British female to break through the Bolshoi Ballet Academy. In this podcast interview, Tala tells us about her life as…

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Birmingham Royal Ballet Artist Brogan McKelvey talks to fellow dancer Lydia Holt

Brogan McKelvey is young, fresh, fearless and switched on! Brogan recently joined Birmingham Royal Ballet and talks to fellow dancer and ballet friend Lydia Holt – our new podcast host for The Wonderful…

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Emma Gladstone, Artistic Director of Dance Umbrella

Dance Umbrella is London’s largest dance festival and the 2017 programme showcases some of the world’s best choreography and dancers over 3 weeks. Dance Umbrella 2017 runs from 11 to 28 October…

Lauren Lovette, New York City Ballet Principal talks candidly about ballet life

Lauren Lovette is lovely. Not only is she an inspirational dancer with an enviable ballet career, a massive social media following and is an upcoming choreographer, but she’s genuinely a lovely lovely…

The Female Dancer founder gives advice and opportunities for freelance dancers

Often dancers grow up wanting a career with a top ballet or dance company, but for many as they grow older this either becomes unattainable or undesirable. However, this doesn’t have to…

From principal dancer to creating Zarely, Mateo Klemmeyer shares how he created the beautiful dance wear brand

Zarely is the gorgeous dance wear company founded by former ballet dancer Mateo Klemmeyer. After a stellar career on stage, Mateo is now a hugely successful serial entrepreneur, who owns 4 companies…

Dance Producer Christina Elliot gives us the hottest dance at Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Edinburgh Festival Fringe is celebrating their 70th Anniversary of showcasing norm defying performance. With over 140 dance shows, we’ve asked The Place’s Senior Producer, Christina Elliot to give us the low down…

Ballet United Founder & Dancer Tom Attard-Manché shares his inspiration

Ballet United Founder and Dancer Tom Attard-Manché talks to The Wonderful World of Dance about the inspiration behind Ballet United and the Gala, being held in London on 19 July at Cadogan…

Life of an Apprentice Ballerina with Claudia Suarez, Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida

Every dancer has a story, and Claudia Suárez‘s (Apprentice Ballerina, with Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida) story sees her fleeing her home in politically unstable Venezuela and landing on the stage in…

Dancer health and wellbeing with The Whole Dancer founder Jess Spinner

One of the most important issues facing the dance industry is dancer health and wellbeing. It is critical that dancers, teachers and parents are educated and aware to ensure that dancers are…

Elmhurst Ballet School Series Part 3: Lydia Holt, Ballet Graduate

Elmhurst Ballet School graduate Lydia Holt is our final guest in our 3 part podcast series on this prestigious ballet school. Prior to studying at Elmhurst, 19 yr old Lydia attended Tring Park…

Elmhurst Ballet School Series Part 2: Hamish Scott, Ballet Graduate

Elmhurst Ballet School graduate Hamish Scott and winner of Bronze at this year’s Genée International Ballet Competition, shares his experience of training at this prestigious ballet school. This is the second in our 3 part…

Elmhurst Ballet School Series Part 1: Robert Parker, Artistic Director

Elmhurst Ballet School Artistic Director Robert Parker, is an award winning former principal dancer with the Birmingham Royal Ballet. Elmhurst is the oldest and one of the most successful ballet schools not…

Les Ballet C de la B is definitely not a ballet company

Alain Platel is the director of Les Ballet C de la B, which is in fact not a ballet company, and definitely not your typical dance company. Based in Belgium, Alain tells…

Sophie Laplane, First Artist & Choreographer, Scottish Ballet

Sophie Laplane, First Artist with the Scottish Ballet was born in France, studied at the prestigious Paris Opera Ballet School, and danced with Le Ballet de Lorraine before moving to Scotland. Sophie shares with…

Award-winning hip hop dance company founder Mikey J gives us the Latitude low down

Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante is one half of the founders and artistic directors of award winning London hip hop dance company Boy Blue Entertainment. Together with choreographer Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy, composer Mikey J…

Don’t just watch dance, become part of the show, go outside, put on some headphones and perform in Is this a Waste Land?

Imagine going into a field, meeting a random group of people, putting on headphones, hearing music, following instructions and performing choreography. This is the unique creation of choreographer Charlotte Spencer called Is this…

ex Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer turned choreographer Alex Whitley gives us 8 Minutes

Dance + Space Science = 8 Minutes by former Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer Alexander Whitley. After a wonderful career as a classical ballet dancer, Alex turned to contemporary dance before choreographing his…

Sadler’s Wells Director of Artistic Programme Katy Arnander tells us what’s hot at Latitude Festival

Sadler’s Wells is not your typical dance house, it is not a theatre, or a dance company, but it’s an institution that curates, commissions and showcases the most outstanding dance from the UK,…

Where are all the female choreographers? asks Tamsin Fitzgerald, Artistic Director, 2Faced Dance

Acclaimed Tamsin Fitzgerald, Artistic Director and choreographer of the award winning and physically adventurous 2Faced Dance Company is a trail blazer and a strong advocate of female choreographers. Not only has Tamsin created an exciting and…

Illuminati secret society, mind control & brainwashed pop stars inspired Rosie Kay Dance Company

Illuminati – according to conspiracy theorists – is a secret society of wealthy people hell bent on world domination. The Illuminati are said to brainwash celebrities to spread their mind control to…

Next generation ballet dancer : principal guest artist, traveller, entrepreneur & founder of Dance4Humanity

Dance4Humanity is the brainchild of principal guest artist and social entrepreneur Aaron Smyth. Dance4Humanity a global collective of artists giving back to humanity one movement at a time that raises money for charity. Aaron…

Ever wondered what dance theatre is?

Listen to Kevin Finnan, choreographer and artistic director of the UK’s leading dance theatre company, Motionhouse, talk about this exciting dance form. Motionhouse is a groundbreaking company of just 8 incredible dancers. It…

Imagine a dance project over 100 years, this is the genius of choreographer Theo Clinkard

Going inside the mind of a choreographer is a fascinating experience! My discussion with British choreographer Theo Clinkard reveals a deeply considered, intelligent and thoroughly relevant approach to creating contemporary work. Theo’s…

Northern Ballet Choreographer Kenneth Tindall on creating new ballet Casanova

Casanova is the hotly anticipated new ballet from the Northern Ballet. The story of the infamous womanising lover Casanova is being brought to life by choreographer Kenneth Tindall. Casanova is a decadent,…

Dancer & choreographer of hit show Mother Africa – Nolly Mqulwana

The sensational show Mother Africa is currently on stage in New York, receiving rave reviews from the New York Times. In our latest DANCETALKS podcast interview we talk to the show’s dancer &…

BalletBoyz Dancer Bradley Waller talks Life

The spectacular BalletBoyz new production Life showcases the work of two choreographers taking the company of 10 male dancers from classical ballet to dance theatre all in one night. BalletBoyz dancer Bradley Waller…

Hip hop gets a bad rap, but it’s all good Into The Hoods

Hip hop is one of the fastest growing dance styles in the UK, but sometimes it’s given a bad rap.  ZooNation Dance Company is here to show the world that hip hop…

Liv Lorent MBE, Artistic Director of balletLORENT talks Snow White

Welcome to The Wonderful World of Dance’s very first ‘Dance Talks’ Podcast with balletLORENT! We’re very excited to bring you exclusive interviews with the world’s best dancers, choreographers and artistic directors from…

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