Ballet to Business

As Emily Pearson turned to Yoga to wind down after a taxing day of rehearsals as a Principal Dancer with Ballet West, she realized just how much of her time was spent living out of yoga clothes. Tot…

I know MANY of us are feeling this loss right now! Performances we were looking forward to, cancelled. Roles we were had been hoping to experience, no longer happening. Student showcases, senior perf…

Today’s show is really special as my friend Claudia Suarez, a beautiful young, Venezuelan born dancer, is an incredible entrepreneur in her own right Not only was I inspired by her when I found her …

On today’s show Jordan Samuel Pacitti shares how when he went on his own quest to learn how to clear his complexion, his passion for skincare turned into his post ballet career, as he founded his ski…

It's a difficult time in our world. Business as usual has been halted, theaters abandoned, performances cancelled, and a virus running rampant.

And if you're feeling the loss, feeling disoriented and…

 On today’s show we have Elana Roberts with us, a San Francisco native who worked her way up through the San Francisco Ballet School from level one all the way to reaching the rank of soloist with th…

After a full career of dancing principal roles with Atlanta Ballet and Joffrey Ballet, Julianne Spratlin moved to San Francisco to join SFB in 2007. And although she did move for ballet, she most cer…

Hear how an opportunity to compete in NYC opened the door for our guest Diana Albrecht to move from South America to the United States to pursue ballet professionally.

And how now she gives back to h…

Getting injured can be one of the most disappointing times for a dancer. As tough as this past year has been recovering from an extensive ankle surgery, I will say, had it not happened, I don't think…

My Oh My.. it’s been a rough couple of weeks for me and I apologize for my delay in being able to produce an episode. I got the flu … and I could hardly believe it. Completely wiped me out and I’m ju…

Hear how Ashlyn's first love of telling stories through ballet and movement, later became her business, as she learned to tell compelling stories through her words & teaches others to do the same, by…

SHOWNOTES

Growing up, Josephine watched her mom start multiple businesses including a successful dance retail store, so when she found herself opening her own store after college, she assumed she had…

In the summer of 2016, our guest on todays show, Talia Bailes, assisted with emergent literacy research at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and was shocked to learn that if students are …

How a surprising offer to become a Trainee with the company our guest, Kirsten Evans, had been admiring since she was 11 years old, was just the beginning to thread this beauty tapestry of sorts, whe…

On today's show, Kelsey Kemp will be sharing her story of honestly wrestling with work; the meaning behind it and what she was meant to do with her life.

After spending the bulk of her adolescence de…

1:10 What dancer has inspired you in your career? What teacher has inspired you in your career?

8:10 What is your biggest tip for partnering? For males & females?

13:55 What is your favorite ballet y…

11:30 What was it like growing up with brothers who dance?

16:00 How did you commit to staying to train at SF Ballet School?

21:00 How did you & Ray meet?

23:00 How did being a Trainee help you becom…

Benjamin Stewart will be sharing with us how throughout his journey through training at Julliard & dancing professionally with San Francisco Ballet, he’d find himself coming back to playing the piano…

On this episode, Hannah Foster, will be sharing with us her story of how through the highs and lows of pursuing ballet, her love of writing remained a constant thread through it all. Which has led h…

When Instagram emerged on the scene in October of 2010, none of us had a clue how a simple photo sharing app, would become such an opportunity generator!

9 years in, and we hear stories like Alison’s…