All Episodes
Conversations on Dance — 493 episodes · page 1 of 5
[Excerpt] Merrill Ashley, Balanchine Ballerina - Patreon Bonus Episode
(514) Choreographer Houston Thomas, on reimagining 'Firebird' for Royal Winnipeg Ballet
(513) Ashley Wheater on Joffrey Ballet at Performing Arts Houston with Alexander Ekman's Midsummer Night's Dream
[Excerpt] Choreographer William Forsythe - Patreon Bonus Episode
(512) Choreographer Alysa Pires on her new work for New York City Ballet
(511) James Whiteside announces retirement from American Ballet Theatre and tells us what's next
(510) Summer recap and a COD restructure with Michael and Rebecca
(509) Pianists of Vail Dance Festival: Michael Scales, Derek Wang, Tony Yun, Joel Wenhardt
(508) Career Pathways at The Vail Dance Festival: Savannah Green, Kayla Mak, Brooks Landegger, Philip Duclos
(507) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Nikolaj Hubbe, Carla Korbes, Margaret Tracey, & Melissa Toogood
(506) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Alexei Ratmansky
(505) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Ryan Tomash, Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet
(504) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Composer & Musician Caroline Shaw
(503) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Lauren Lovette, Robbie Fairchild, and Unity Phelan
(502) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Michelle Dorrance and Trinity Irish Dance Company
(501) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Herman Cornejo, American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer
(500) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival: Martha Graham Dance Company Centennial Celebration
(499) Michael and Rebecca catch up, plus we preview our incredible Vail Dance Festival line up!
(498) Jack Ferver on Curating “Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance” at NYPL
(497) American Ballet Theatre's Summer Season with Susan Jaffe
(496) Paul Boos, Repetiteur and former Balanchine dancer
(495) Padraic Moyles, Executive Producer and Director of 'Riverdance 30 - The New Generation'
(494) Ariel Rose, Choreographer and former Soloist with Miami City Ballet
(493) Alexandra Damiani, Executive and Artistic Director of Ballets Jazz Montréal
(492) Amy Watson, Artistic Director of the Royal Danish Ballet
(491) Co-founders of Barre Trash, Lucas Labrador and Louis DeFelice
(490) LIVE from Works & Process: Philadelphia Ballet: Romeo and Juliet by Juliano Nunes
(489) Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico New York, on upcoming City Center season
(488) Choreographer Akram Khan, on his new 'Lady Macbeth' for Royal Danish Ballet
(487) Royal Danish Ballet soloist Tobias Praetorius
(486) March Madness Balanchine Bracket with Maria Calegari and Bart Cook
(485) Ken Browar and Deborah Ory of NYC Dance Project on Photographing Martha Graham Dance Company’s 100 Years
(484) Deborah Wingert on Marcia Dale Weary, Balanchine, and Preserving Ballet Lineage
(483) Stanton Welch and Julie Kent on Houston Ballet’s Creative Culture and the Season Ahead
(482) Dance writer Marina Harss, on documenting dance in Vienna and Copenhagen
(481) Robert Battle, resident choreographer at Paul Taylor Dance Company
(480) LIVE with Alexei Ratmansky & Gonzalo Garcia, Works & Process at the Guggenheim with Miami City Ballet
(479) Aesha Ash and Jenifer Ringer, Educational Directors at The School of American Ballet
(478) The new documentary film "About Face: Disrupting Ballet" with Jennifer Lin and Cory Stieg
(479) Zimmi Coker, American Ballet Theatre ballerina
(478) Professional dancers turned therapists and coaches: The founders of ILUMN Collective
(477) The Best of 2025 with Michael and Rebecca
(476) "The Nutcracker At Wethersfield" with Troy Schumacher & Ashley Laracey, soloists with The New York City Ballet
(475) Author, Elizabeth Kendall, on her new book "Balanchine Finds His America: A Tale Of Love Lost And Ballet Reborn"
(474) Alastair Macaulay on Suzanne Farrell
(473) "The Sky Was On Fire" - Ballet and War in Ukraine
(472) LIVE from Miami City Ballet with Patricia Delgado and Gonzalo Garcia
(471) LIVE from Miami City Ballet with Justin Peck and Gonzalo Garcia
(470) LIVE from Miami City Ballet with Gonzalo Garcia, Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet
(469) Tiler Peck and Garen Scribner, on the new documentary, "Tiler Peck: Suspending Time"
(468) Maria Calegari and Bart Cook, legendary dancers and coaches of Balanchine & Robbins rep
(467) Dante Puleio, Artistic Director of Limón Dance Company, and choreographer Diego Vega Solorza
(466) Gonzalo Garcia, Newly Appointed Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet
(465) Houston Ballet's "Rock, Roll & Tutus" with choreographers Christopher Bruce and Jacquelyn Long
(464) Michael & Rebecca, catching up + 10th anniversary season!
(463) Dominika Afanasenkov, ballerina with New York City Ballet, from the Vail Dance Festival
(462) Nikolaj Hübbe, star dancer of the New York City Ballet, from The Vail Dance Festival
(461) Curating for Kaatsbaan Annual Festival, with Michèle Steinwald
(460) Mira Nadon, Chun Wai Chan, and Gilbert Bolden III, NYCB Principals, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(459) BalletX dancers Savannah Green and Francesca Forcella, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(458) Vail Dance Festival’s Rising Voices: Gianna Reisen, My’Kal Stromile, and Rachel Lockhart
(457) Unity Phelan and Calvin Royal III, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(456) Isabella Boylston and Chloe Misseldine, American Ballet Theatre principal ballerinas, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(455) Melissa Toogood, VDF Artist-in-Residence LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(454) Tap Visionary, Michelle Dorrance, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(453) Michael Novak, Artistic Direction of Paul Taylor Dance Company, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(452) LINES Ballet, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
Update: Schedule over the next few weeks
(451) Yuan Yuan Tan, former San Francisco Ballet principal dancer
(450) PART TWO: Bart Cook, Legendary New York City Ballet dancer and repetiteur
(449) PART ONE: Bart Cook, Legendary New York City Ballet dancer and repetiteur
(448) Rebecca & Michael Catch Up: Vail Live Event tickets on sale now + Clive Barnes Awards
(447) Pamela Tatge, Jacob's Pillow Executive and Artistic Director
Special COD Announcement!! 15th Anniversary Clive Barnes Awards
(446) Sarah Lane, former ballerina with American Ballet Theatre
(445) Stanton Welch on Houston Ballet's 'Raymonda'
(444) Abigail Simon, dancer and coach, on "Dance Against Cancer" this May 19th
(443) Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico
(442) Carlos Acosta, director of Birmingham Royal Ballet
(441) The Great Gatsby at Royal Danish Ballet with Choreographer, Arthur Pita, and dancer Isabella Carroll
(440) Twyla 60th Anniversary Tour with Renan Cerdeiro and Alex Peters
(439) Akram Khan, internationally acclaimed choreographer
(438) Dani Rowe, Artistic Director of OBT, & Shannon Rugani, composer and former dancer with SFB
(437) Paloma Herrera, former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre
(436) Artistic Director of the National Ballet Of Portugal, Fernando Duarte
(435) Shane Horan, editor for the George Balanchine Foundation's Video Archives
(434) The legacy of composer Maurice Ravel, with Alastair Macaulay
(433) YungChris, street dancer, creator and teacher, on his new work at Performing Arts Houston
(432) Darla Hoover, esteemed teacher and repetiteur
(431) Debra Austin, New York City Ballet dance legend
(430) Breaking Down Dance Data Project's Artistic and Executive Director Compensation Report with Elizabeth Yntema
(429) Choreographer Helen Pickett on ABT's 'Crime and Punishment' at The Kennedy Center
(428) Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson on Complexions Contemporary Ballet at Performing Arts Houston
(427) Happy New Year: Listener Survey review
(426) Best of 2024
(425) Michael & Rebecca catch up, plus, take our listener survey!
(424) PART TWO: Maria Calegari, legendary ballerina & Balanchine Repetiteur
(423) PART ONE: Maria Calegari, legendary New York City Ballet ballerina
(422) Dante Puleio, Artistic Director of Limón Dance Company
(421) Choreographer John Heginbotham on "Woolgathering" at Baryshnikov Arts