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Backstage with PYB
by Olivia
A backstage look at the faculty, alumni, and students of Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in Bethlehem, PA. You can find more information about PYB on our website https://www.bglv.org/ and Instagram @pyb_bglv. To contact us, email [email protected].
Episodes
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An interview with Olivia Quiros
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Olivia Quiros. Olivia is a current PYB advanced level student. She will be performing the role of Peter Pan in the upcoming spring production. You can find more information about Pennsylvania Youth Ballet and the Ballet Guild of the Lehigh Valley…
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An Interview with Diane Wittry and Karen Knerr
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Diane Wittry and Karen Knerr. Ms. Wittry is the music director and conductor of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra. She discusses her education, career, and the upcoming Allentown Symphony Orchestra performance of Ravel's Mother Goose ballet and…
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Episode 1: An Interview with Julio Alegria
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Julio Alegria. Julio tells us about his early dance training, performing, and teaching career. Julio has recently joined the PYB teaching staff! You can read more about Julio at https://www.bglv.org/about-us/teachers/bglv.org or @NEPAballet on...
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Episode 17: An Interview with Amy Browne Smith
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Amy Browne Smith! Amy tells us about her dance history, career, and how she became a founding member of Tap Ties! Amy will be teaching all six weeks of PYB's summer intensive. To see more of Amy, visit her Facebook page @amybrownesmith. You can see...
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Episode 16: An interview with Tim Fox
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Mr. Tim Fox. Tim tells us about his dance education and training as well as his professional dancing and teaching career. He will be teaching during the last week of the PYB summer intensive. You can find him on instagram @timfox_dance or...
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Episode 15: An inteview with Darren McIntyre
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Darren McIntyre. He tells us about his dance education and his career as a performer as well as a director and choreographer. He also discusses dealing with bullying, rejection, and body image issues. Darren will be teaching during the fourth week…
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Episode 14: An Interview with Amy Brandt
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Amy Brandt! Amy will be teaching during the first week of the PYB summer intensive. She danced professionally with Milwaukee Ballet and The Suzanne Farrell Ballet. She is currently the editor in chief of Pointe Magazine. She tells us about her…
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Episode 13: An Interview with Elisabeth Holowchuk Sollog
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Elisabeth Holowchuk Sollog. Elisabeth tells us about her dance training, her professional dance career, and education and career as an accountant.
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Episode 12: An Interview with Madelyn Dundon
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Madelyn Dundon! Madelyn is a PYB alumnus and a singer, dancer, and actress. She tells us about her dance education, career, and her other exciting upcoming projects. To see more of Madelyn, you can find her on Instagram @madeydundon. To check out...
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Episode 11: An Interview with Jennifer Altemose
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Jennifer Altemose! We discuss Jennifer’s background and family. She also gives us an inside look at the PYB performances and community outreach programs.
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Episode 10: An Interview with Lauren Fadeley
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Lauren Fadeley! Lauren performed the role of Sugar Plum Fairy alongside her husband, Francis Veyette, in the PYB 2015 Nutcracker. In this interview, we discuss Lauren's dance career, her online ballet school, The Veyette Virtual Ballet School, and...
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Episode 9: An Interview with Natalie Hedrick
Join us Backstage with PYB for an interview with Natalie Hedrick, a former PYB student. We discuss Natalie's dance training, options for dance and school after high school, and Natalie's favorite books and movies. Kristin Dundon returns for the "Ask Olivia" segment and asks us what our favorite...
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Episode 8: A conversation about summer intensives with Karen Knerr
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with Karen Knerr about summer intensives. Kelsey Bolash returns for the "Ask Olivia" segment. Pointe magazine article: https://www.pointemagazine.com/summer-intensive-auditions-2021-2649472486.html?rebelltitem=4#rebelltitem4
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Episode 7: An Interview with Sterling Baca
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with Sterling Baca! Sterling Baca performed the role of the Cavalier in this year's Nutcracker at Zoellner! We discuss Sterling's dance career, teaching experience, and performance history. You can find Sterling on Instagram...
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Meet the Cast: Garritt McCabe
In this Meet the Cast episode, we speak to Garritt McCabe. Garritt began his dance training in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania. At the age of 16 he moved to Boston to dance and study with Boston Ballet. From 2017-2019 he was a trainee at Boston Ballet School. He joined Pennsylvania Ballet second…
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Meet the Cast: Tevin Johnson
In this Meet the Cast episode, we speak to Tevin Johnson! Tevin began his dance training in Syracuse NY. He went on to earn his BFA in dance at Montclair State University. He now returns to PYB as a featured guest dancer. to reprise the roles of harlequin and candy cane lead. You can find Tevin…
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Meet the Cast: Emma Kelley
In this Meet the cast Episode, we speak to Emma Kelly who plays the mouse king in this year’s Nutcracker! Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
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Meet the Cast: Zeby, Nicky, and Manny Fraser
In this Meet the Cast episode, we speak to Zeby, Nicky, and Manny Fraser. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
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Meet the Cast: Abigail Altemose
In this Meet the Cast Episode, we speak to Abby Altemose about her dance experience at PYB and her interests in musical theater. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
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Meet the Cast: Kelsey Bolash
In this Meet the Cast Episode, we speak to ten year old Kelsey Bolash about her experiences at PYB and the Nutcracker. Music by Pytor Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
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Meet the Cast: Brianna Dougherty and Anna Yorgey
In this Meet the Cast episode, we speak to Brianna Dougherty and Anna Yorgey. Brianna and Anna are pre-professional advanced level dancers at PYB. We discuss pointe shoes, Nutcracker, and their ballet training. Music by Pytor Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker,...
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Meet the Cast: Ava Baraket
In this episode we talk to Ava Baraket, who plays Clara in this year's Nutcracker. To see more of Ava, visit her on Instagram at @avabaraketofficial. Music by Pyotr Ilyich Tschaikovsky, performed by George Balanchine's The Nutcracker, David Zinman, New York City Ballet Orchestra
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Episode 6: An Interview with Kristin Dundon
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with Kristin Dundon! Miss Kristin is PYB's costume Mistress, and we talk about her dance education, hobbies, and all about costumes! For our "Ask Olivia" Segment, Olivia tells us about her favorite costumes. For more information...
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Episode 5: An Episode with David Shively-Ertas
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with David Shively-Ertas. David discusses being a male dancer, his Nutcracker roles, and his college experience. For our "Ask Olivia" segment, Miss Carolyn returns to talk about pointe shoes and what a dancer can expect in their...
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Episode 4: An Interview with Carol Jolley Sarik
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with ballet teacher Carol Jolley Sarik. Miss Carolyn tells us about her dance training and her career performing and teaching. In the Ask Olivia segment, Olivia Lovell returns to tell us about the advanced level classes.
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Episode 3: An Interview with Erin Puskar
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with the jazz teacher at PYB, Erin Puskar. Miss Erin tells us about her dance training, education at Shenandoah University, career including working for Norwegian Cruise Lines, and her company ShowBizFit. In the "Ask Olivias"...
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Episode 2: An Interview with PYB Student Olivia Lovell
Join us Backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with Olivia Lovell! Olivia is a current student at PYB in the advanced level. We discuss Olivia's ballet training, performance history, and career plans. In "Ask Olivia," Olivia discusses traditions at PYB.
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Episode 1: An interview with Karen Knerr
Join us backstage with Pennsylvania Youth Ballet for an interview with the artistic director, Karen Knerr. We discuss Miss Karen's ballet training, teaching, and creative process. In "Ask Olivia", Olivia tells everyone what's in her dance bag.
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Backstage with PYB
A backstage look at the faculty, alumni, and students of Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in Bethlehem, PA.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A backstage look at the faculty, alumni, and students of Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in Bethlehem, PA. You can find more information about PYB on our website https://www.bglv.org/ and Instagram @pyb_bglv. To contact us, email [email protected].
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A backstage look at the faculty, alumni, and students of Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in Bethlehem, PA. You can find more information about PYB on our website https://www.bglv.org/ and Instagram @pyb_bglv. To contact us, email [email protected].
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