Ballet & Beyond Podcast

Sponsored by Charm City Ballet
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Click here for GUEST BIOSJoin us as we explore the past, present, and possibilities of ballet and dance through interviews with people who have built lives and careers in the performing arts. There are many pathways to take, and we believe people could benefit from hearing how others have made the arts a part of their lives.

  1. Episode 15: Noelle Heritage & Diana Portes

    04/04/2023

    Episode 15: Noelle Heritage & Diana Portes

    Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 7 Hosted by Pete Commander Guests: Noelle Heritage & Diana Portes ✱See Noelle's & Diana's full bios at www.charmcityballet.com/ballet-and-beyond-podcast ••• Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their experiences in and pathway through the dance world, as well as their philosophies and teaching strategies. ✱The full video version of Season 2 is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/68Dfpg_qN4U ••• ➜For more on Ballet & Beyond or Charm City Ballet, visit www.charmcityballet.com. ➜For questions or comments, requests, please email balletandbeyondpodcast@gmail.com

    1h 12m
  2. Episode 14: Amanda Greene & Andrea Lasner

    02/28/2023

    Episode 14: Amanda Greene & Andrea Lasner

    Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 1 Hosted by Pete Commander Guests: Amanda Greene, D.P.T. & Andrea Lasner, D.P.T. ✱See Amanda's & Andrea's full bios at www.charmcityballet.com/ballet-and-beyond-podcast ••• Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their experiences in and pathway through the dance world, as well as their philosophies and teaching strategies. ✱The full video version of Season 2 is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/68Dfpg_qN4U ••• ➜For more on Ballet & Beyond or Charm City Ballet, visit www.charmcityballet.com. ➜For questions or comments, please email balletandbeyondpodcast@gmail.com

    59 min
  3. Episode 13: Virginia Lensi

    02/13/2023

    Episode 13: Virginia Lensi

    Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 4 Hosted by Pete Commander Guest: Virginia Lensi ✱See Virginia's full bio at www.abt.org/people/virginia-lensi/ ••• Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their experiences in and pathway through the dance world, as well as their philosophies and teaching strategies. ✱The full video version of Season 2 is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/68Dfpg_qN4U ✱For more information on American Ballet Theatre's current touring season, visit www.abt.org. ••• ➜For more on Ballet & Beyond or Charm City Ballet, visit www.charmcityballet.com. ➜For guest requests, please email balletandbeyondpodcast@gmail.com

    47 min
  4. Episode 12: Iris Andersen Grizzell

    02/07/2023

    Episode 12: Iris Andersen Grizzell

    Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 4 Hosted by Pete Commander Guest: Iris Andersen Grizzell ✱See Iris's full bio at www.bsfa.org/arts/dance ••• Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their experiences in and pathway through the dance world, as well as their philosophies and teaching strategies. ✱The full video version of Season 2 is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/68Dfpg_qN4U ✱For more information on Baltimore School for the Arts, visit www.bsfa.org. ••• ➜For more on Ballet & Beyond or Charm City Ballet, visit www.charmcityballet.com. ➜For guest requests, please email balletandbeyondpodcast@gmail.com

    1h 4m
  5. Episode 11: Elizabeth Ahearn

    01/30/2023

    Episode 11: Elizabeth Ahearn

    Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 3 Hosted by Pete Commander Guest: Elizabeth Ahearn ✱See Elizabeth's full bio at www.goucher.edu/faculty/elizabeth-ahearn ••• Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their experiences in and pathway through the dance world, as well as their philosophies and teaching strategies. ✱The full video version of Season 2 is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/68Dfpg_qN4U ✱For more information on American College Dance Association and to register for their upcoming conference, visit https://www.acda.dance. ••• ➜For more on Ballet & Beyond or Charm City Ballet, visit www.charmcityballet.com. ➜For guest requests, please email balletandbeyondpodcast@gmail.com

    53 min
  6. Episode 10: Luciana Paris

    01/23/2023

    Episode 10: Luciana Paris

    Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 2 Hosted by Pete Commander Guest: Luciana Paris ✱See Luciana's full bio at www.abt.org/people/luciana-paris ••• Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their experiences in and pathway through the dance world, as well as their philosophies and teaching strategies. ✱The full video version of Season 2 is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/68Dfpg_qN4U ••• ➜For more on Ballet & Beyond or Charm City Ballet, visit www.charmcityballet.com. ➜For guest requests, please email balletandbeyondpodcast@gmail.com

    57 min
  7. Episode 9: Deborah Engerman

    01/16/2023

    Episode 9: Deborah Engerman

    Welcome to the Ballet & Beyond Podcast | Season 2, Episode 1 Hosted by Pete Commander Guest: Deborah Engerman ✱See Deborah's full bio at www.charmcityballet.com/faculty ••• Join us as we explore the lives and careers of current and former professionals, teachers, choreographers, and more from the world of ballet and dance. Listen as they talk firsthand about their experiences in and pathway through the dance world, as well as their philosophies and teaching strategies. ✱The full video version of Season 2 is also available on YouTube: https://youtu.be/68Dfpg_qN4U ••• ➜For more on Ballet & Beyond or Charm City Ballet, visit www.charmcityballet.com. ➜For guest requests, please email balletandbeyondpodcast@gmail.com

    1h 7m
  8. Episode 8: Charlie Abel

    09/24/2019

    Episode 8: Charlie Abel

    Today we hear from dancer and director Charlie Abel. We talk about how he got started in dance, as well as some of his strategies and focuses as a director. A former high-school wrestler and semi-pro baseball player, Charlie fell in love with ballet in his home state of Louisiana where he performed with the Louisiana Ballet. Since then he has performed principal roles with the Yugoslav National Ballet, New Jersey Ballet, and the Baltimore Ballet. He has appeared in numerous theater production including two Helen Hayes nominated stage plays with the Keegan Theatre in Washington, DC. Charlie has taught classical and theater dance at Dance Institute of Washington, Mid-Atlantic Center for the Performing Arts, Ballet Royale Institute of Maryland, and the Columbia Center for Theatrical Arts. He has served on the faculty at Catholic University and University of Maryland in Baltimore County, and he is currently the Director of Ballet Performance at Metropolitan School of the Arts.

    33 min
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Click here for GUEST BIOSJoin us as we explore the past, present, and possibilities of ballet and dance through interviews with people who have built lives and careers in the performing arts. There are many pathways to take, and we believe people could benefit from hearing how others have made the arts a part of their lives.

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  • Creator
    Sponsored by Charm City Ballet
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2023
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2023 Ballet & Beyond Podcast
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