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Conversations on Dance — 485 episodes

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(509) Pianists of Vail Dance Festival: Michael Scales, Derek Wang, Tony Yun, Joel Wenhardt

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(508) Career Pathways at The Vail Dance Festival: Savannah Green, Kayla Mak, Brooks Landegger, Philip Duclos

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(507) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Nikolaj Hubbe, Carla Korbes, Margaret Tracey, & Melissa Toogood

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(506) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Alexei Ratmansky

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(505) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Ryan Tomash, Principal Dancer with New York City Ballet

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(504) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Composer & Musician Caroline Shaw

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(503) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Lauren Lovette, Robbie Fairchild, and Unity Phelan

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(502) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Michelle Dorrance and Trinity Irish Dance Company

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(501) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Herman Cornejo, American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer

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(500) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival: Martha Graham Dance Company Centennial Celebration

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(499) Michael and Rebecca catch up, plus we preview our incredible Vail Dance Festival line up!

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(498) Jack Ferver on Curating “Martha Graham: The Mother of Psychological Dance” at NYPL

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(496) Paul Boos, Repetiteur and former Balanchine dancer

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(495) Padraic Moyles, Executive Producer and Director of 'Riverdance 30 - The New Generation'

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(494) Ariel Rose, Choreographer and former Soloist with Miami City Ballet

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(493) Alexandra Damiani, Executive and Artistic Director of Ballets Jazz Montréal

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(492) Amy Watson, Artistic Director of the Royal Danish Ballet

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(491) Co-founders of Barre Trash, Lucas Labrador and Louis DeFelice

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(489) Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico New York, on upcoming City Center season

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(488) Choreographer Akram Khan, on his new 'Lady Macbeth' for Royal Danish Ballet

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(487) Royal Danish Ballet soloist Tobias Praetorius

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(486) March Madness Balanchine Bracket with Maria Calegari and Bart Cook

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(485) Ken Browar and Deborah Ory of NYC Dance Project on Photographing Martha Graham Dance Company’s 100 Years

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(484) Deborah Wingert on Marcia Dale Weary, Balanchine, and Preserving Ballet Lineage

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(483) Stanton Welch and Julie Kent on Houston Ballet’s Creative Culture and the Season Ahead

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(482) Dance writer Marina Harss, on documenting dance in Vienna and Copenhagen

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(481) Robert Battle, resident choreographer at Paul Taylor Dance Company

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(480) LIVE with Alexei Ratmansky & Gonzalo Garcia, Works & Process at the Guggenheim with Miami City Ballet

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(479) Aesha Ash and Jenifer Ringer, Educational Directors at The School of American Ballet

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(478) The new documentary film "About Face: Disrupting Ballet" with Jennifer Lin and Cory Stieg

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(479) Zimmi Coker, American Ballet Theatre ballerina

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(478) Professional dancers turned therapists and coaches: The founders of ILUMN Collective

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(477) The Best of 2025 with Michael and Rebecca

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(476) "The Nutcracker At Wethersfield" with Troy Schumacher & Ashley Laracey, soloists with The New York City Ballet

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(475) Author, Elizabeth Kendall, on her new book "Balanchine Finds His America: A Tale Of Love Lost And Ballet Reborn"

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(474) Alastair Macaulay on Suzanne Farrell

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(473) "The Sky Was On Fire" - Ballet and War in Ukraine

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(472) LIVE from Miami City Ballet with Patricia Delgado and Gonzalo Garcia

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(471) LIVE from Miami City Ballet with Justin Peck and Gonzalo Garcia

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(470) LIVE from Miami City Ballet with Gonzalo Garcia, Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet

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(469) Tiler Peck and Garen Scribner, on the new documentary, "Tiler Peck: Suspending Time"

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(468) Maria Calegari and Bart Cook, legendary dancers and coaches of Balanchine & Robbins rep

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(467) Dante Puleio, Artistic Director of Limón Dance Company, and choreographer Diego Vega Solorza

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(466) Gonzalo Garcia, Newly Appointed Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet

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(465) Houston Ballet's "Rock, Roll & Tutus" with choreographers Christopher Bruce and Jacquelyn Long

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(464) Michael & Rebecca, catching up + 10th anniversary season!

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(463) Dominika Afanasenkov, ballerina with New York City Ballet, from the Vail Dance Festival

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(462) Nikolaj Hübbe, star dancer of the New York City Ballet, from The Vail Dance Festival

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(461) Curating for Kaatsbaan Annual Festival, with Michèle Steinwald

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(460) Mira Nadon, Chun Wai Chan, and Gilbert Bolden III, NYCB Principals, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival

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(459) BalletX dancers Savannah Green and Francesca Forcella, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival

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(458) Vail Dance Festival’s Rising Voices: Gianna Reisen, My’Kal Stromile, and Rachel Lockhart

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(457) Unity Phelan and Calvin Royal III, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival

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(456) Isabella Boylston and Chloe Misseldine, American Ballet Theatre principal ballerinas, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival

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(455) Melissa Toogood, VDF Artist-in-Residence LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(454) Tap Visionary, Michelle Dorrance, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(453) Michael Novak, Artistic Direction of Paul Taylor Dance Company, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival

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(452) LINES Ballet, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival

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Update: Schedule over the next few weeks

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(451) Yuan Yuan Tan, former San Francisco Ballet principal dancer

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(450) PART TWO: Bart Cook, Legendary New York City Ballet dancer and repetiteur

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(449) PART ONE: Bart Cook, Legendary New York City Ballet dancer and repetiteur

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(448) Rebecca & Michael Catch Up: Vail Live Event tickets on sale now + Clive Barnes Awards

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(447) Pamela Tatge, Jacob's Pillow Executive and Artistic Director

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Special COD Announcement!! 15th Anniversary Clive Barnes Awards

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(446) Sarah Lane, former ballerina with American Ballet Theatre

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(445) Stanton Welch on Houston Ballet's 'Raymonda'

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(444) Abigail Simon, dancer and coach, on "Dance Against Cancer" this May 19th

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(443) Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director & CEO of Ballet Hispánico

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(442) Carlos Acosta, director of Birmingham Royal Ballet

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(441) The Great Gatsby at Royal Danish Ballet with Choreographer, Arthur Pita, and dancer Isabella Carroll

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(440) Twyla 60th Anniversary Tour with Renan Cerdeiro and Alex Peters

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(439) Akram Khan, internationally acclaimed choreographer

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(438) Dani Rowe, Artistic Director of OBT, & Shannon Rugani, composer and former dancer with SFB

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(437) Paloma Herrera, former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre

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(436) Artistic Director of the National Ballet Of Portugal, Fernando Duarte

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(435) Shane Horan, editor for the George Balanchine Foundation's Video Archives

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(434) The legacy of composer Maurice Ravel, with Alastair Macaulay

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(433) YungChris, street dancer, creator and teacher, on his new work at Performing Arts Houston

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(432) Darla Hoover, esteemed teacher and repetiteur

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(431) Debra Austin, New York City Ballet dance legend

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(430) Breaking Down Dance Data Project's Artistic and Executive Director Compensation Report with Elizabeth Yntema

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(429) Choreographer Helen Pickett on ABT's 'Crime and Punishment' at The Kennedy Center

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(428) Dwight Rhoden & Desmond Richardson on Complexions Contemporary Ballet at Performing Arts Houston

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(427) Happy New Year: Listener Survey review

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(426) Best of 2024

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(425) Michael & Rebecca catch up, plus, take our listener survey!

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(424) PART TWO: Maria Calegari, legendary ballerina & Balanchine Repetiteur

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(423) PART ONE: Maria Calegari, legendary New York City Ballet ballerina

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(422) ​ Dante Puleio, Artistic Director of Limón Dance Company

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(421) Choreographer John Heginbotham on "Woolgathering" at Baryshnikov Arts

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(420) Kristoffer Dahl Sakurai, former principal dancer with the Royal Danish Ballet

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(419) Choreographer Kyle Abraham on his upcoming premiere at ABT

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(418) Adam Sklute & Val Caniparoli on Caniparoli's 'Jekyll & Hyde'

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(417) Jared Harbour and Aidan Gibney, the minds behind the upcoming dance documentary 'No Dancing Allowed'

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(416) Silas Farley, teacher and choreographer

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(415) Caleb Teicher on 'Counterpoint' at Performing Arts Houston

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(414) Adam Weinert, Artistic Associate of the Kaatsbaan Cultural Park

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(413) Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina, internationally renowned ballroom dancers, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(412) BONUS Kyle Ikuma, from the Vail Dance Festival

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(411) Adji Cissoko and Youba Cissokho, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(410) BONUS: Calvin Royal III, Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, on 'UNITE' at the Joyce

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(409) The Next Generation, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(408) Sara Mearns and Jamar Roberts, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(407) Catherine Hurlin, Principal with American Ballet Theatre, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(406) BONUS: Q & A with Michael & Rebecca, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(405) Dante Puleio and Joey Columbus on the legacy of José Limón, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(404) Choreographer Larry Keigwin, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(403) Rebecca & Michael preview the 2024 Vail Dance Festival

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(402) Vail Dance Festival Preview with Herman Cornejo, ABT Principal

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(401) Michael & Rebecca on Michael's setting of Alexei Ratmansky's 'The Fairy's Kiss'

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(400) Theresa Ruth Howard and Katlyn Addison on "Pathways to Performance: Exercises in Reframing the Narrative"

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(399) Dwight Rhoden, Choreographer & Artistic Director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet

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(398) Maria Kowroski, Artistic Director of New Jersey Ballet

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[RE-RELEASE] Baiser de la fée (The Fairy's Kiss), with dance historian, Doug Fullington

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(397) Ashley Wheater, Artistic Director of The Joffrey Ballet

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(396) Jennifer Lin and George Lee, the original Tea in Balanchine's 'Nutcracker'

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(395) Susan Jaffe, Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre

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(394) Phil Chan on 'Star on the rise : La Bayadère ... reimagined!'

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(393) Rafael Bonachela, choreographer and director of Sydney Dance Company, and Bryce Dessner, Composer

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(392) Balanchine Rarities with Alastair Macaulay, critic and historian of the Performing Arts

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(391) Michael Vernon, Professor of Music (Ballet) at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

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(390) Social media's impact on ballet & dance, with Kate Penner

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(389) Michael and Rebecca check in

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(388) Jake Roxander, soloist with American Ballet Theatre

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(387) Tim Harbour, Choreographer

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(386) Cassandra Trenary, American Ballet Theatre principal dancer

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(385) Chyrstyn Fentroy, principal dancer with Boston Ballet

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(384) Bring your friends to see live dance! with Michael, Rebecca, and Scottie

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(383) Katlyn Addison, Principal Dancer with Ballet West

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(382) The story of George Lee, the original Tea in Balanchine's 'Nutcracker', with Jennifer Lin

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(381) Michael and Rebecca, catching up after Michael's staging of 'Rodeo' at Semperoper Ballett

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(380) Shohei Iwahama, dancer with Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo

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(379) Evelyn Cisneros-Legate and Allison DeBona, of Ballet West Academy

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(378) Michael and Rebecca's Best of 2023

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(376) Miriam Landis, Author and Pacific Northwest Ballet School faculty member

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(375) Lloyd Knight, dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company and New York Public Library Dance Research Fellow

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(374) The History of 'Giselle' with Alastair Macaulay

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(373) Lar Lubovitch, internationally renowned choreographer

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(372) Adam Sklute, Artistic Director of Ballet West, on Willam Christensen's 'The Nutcracker'

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(371) Julie Kent and Stanton Welch, Artistic Directors of Houston Ballet

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(370) Interview with Martha Graham

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(369) Marina Harss, on her new book 'The Boy From Kyiv: Alexei Ratmansky's Life in Ballet'

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(368) Choreographer Hope Boykin, on her new work 'States Of Hope'

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(367) Dance Programming at the Kennedy Center, with Alicia Adams and Jane Raleigh

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(366) Lauren Lovette, Resident Choreographer at Paul Taylor Dance Company

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BONUS: Michael on Staging Justin Peck's 'Year of the Rabbit' at Nashville Ballet

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(365) Linda-Denise Fisher-Harrell, Artistic Director of Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

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(364) Jakari Sherman on 'Drumfolk' with Step Afrika! at Performing Arts Houston

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(363) Andrew Litton, Musical Director of the New York City Ballet

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(362) Choreographer Moses Pendleton, on MOMIX's 'Alice' at Performing Arts Houston

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(361) Catching up, with Michael and Rebecca

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(360) Nel Shelby and Christopher Duggan, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(359) Kyle Abraham and Melissa Toogood, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(358) Jamar Roberts and Caili Quan, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(357) Christine Cox and Laurel Winton, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(356) James Whiteside and Spencer Lenain, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(355) Adji Cissoko of Alonzo King LINES Ballet, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(354) Leonardo Sandoval and Gregory Richardson of Music From The Sole, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(353) Janie Taylor and Sebastien Marcovici of LA Dance Project, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(352) Jennifer Homans, Author and Dance Historian, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(351) Janet Eilber, Artistic Director of Martha Graham Dance Company, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(351) Savannah Green, Dancer with BalletX

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(350) Philip Duclos, Royal Danish Ballet Corps de Ballet

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(349) Peter Boal, on his new book, 'Illusions of Camelot: A Memoir'

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(348) Dan Watt, director of the documentary, 'Everybody Dance'

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(347) Misty Copeland and Leyla Fayyaz on their film, 'Flower'

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(346) Tara Ghassemieh on honoring the untold story of the Iranian National Ballet

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(345) Joshua Bergasse, Emmy award winning choreographer

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(344) Male specific ballet training with Damien Johnson, Upper Division Head of The Washington School of Ballet

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(343) The History of Balanchine's 'Serenade' with Alastair Macaulay

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(342) Alejandro Cerrudo, Artistic Director of Charlotte Ballet

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RE-RELEASE: Jennifer Homans, Author of Apollo's Angels

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(341) Choreographer Justin Peck on his newest work for Houston Ballet

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RE-RELEASE: Patricia McBride, beloved Balanchine ballerina

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(340) Alice Robb, author of 'Don't Think, Dear: On Loving and Leaving Ballet'

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(339) Reimagining La Bayadère with Phil Chan, Doug Fullington, and Sarah Wroth

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RE-RELEASE: PART TWO with Edward Villella, former Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet (June 2017)

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(338) Choreographer Omar Román De Jesús on his first work for Ballet Hispánico

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RE-RELEASE: Edward Villella, Balanchine Dancer and former Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet (June 2017)

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(337) Linda Murray curator of the Jerome Robbins Dance Division at the New York Public Library

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(336) James Whiteside on his directorial debut film 'Daytripper'

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(335) Videographer Nel Shelby talks NEXT AT THE KENNEDY CENTER 'Ballet Hispánico’s Doña Perón'

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(334) Welcome to the new COD! with Michael and Rebecca

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(333) Ted Brandsen and Rachel Beaujean, Dutch National Ballet Director and Associate Artistic Director, at Ballet Sun Valley

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(332) Gregory Maqoma, founder of Vuyani Dance Theater, coming to Performing Arts Houston

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(331) Cathy Marston on ‘Summer and Smoke’ at Houston Ballet

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(330) Ragamala Dance Company in ‘Fires of Varanasi’ with Performing Arts Houston

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(329) Amanda Smith, ballerina with Dance Theatre of Harlem

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(328) Miami City Ballet’s ‘Rita Finds Home’ with Monica Stephenson and Amy Hall Garner

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(327) ‘The Night Falls’ and ‘Copland Dance Episodes’ with Michael and Rebecca

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(326) Kati Hanlon Mayo, Associate Director of Charlotte Ballet Academy

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(325) LIVE from Works & Process at the Guggenheim: ‘The Night Falls’

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(324) Mira Nadon, NYCB soloist, on Justin Peck’s new full length work, ‘Copland Dance Episodes’

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(323) Holly Dorger, Principal Ballerina of the Royal Danish Ballet

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(322) Talking all thing Summer Intensives with Kate Penner

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(321) Robert Garland, incoming Artistic Director of Dance Theatre of Harlem

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(320) Best of 2022 with Michael and Rebecca

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(319) Dance Data Project with Elizabeth Yntema and Junyla Silmon

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(318) Jennifer Homans, author and historian, on her new book, ‘Mr. B’

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(317) Dimitris Papaioannou, director, choreographer, performer, and designer

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(316) Lauryn Johnson: uncovering gems of New York City Ballet history

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(315) Viki Bromberg Psihoyos, Balanchine Trust Repetiteur

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(314) Mai Lê Hô, founder of LayeRhythm Productions

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(313) Choreographer Jodi Melnick, on Art Bath NYC

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(312) Michele Byrd-McPhee, founder of Ladies of Hip-Hop

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(311) Stefanie Batten Bland, Founder of Company SBB, on ‘Embarqued: Stories of Soil’ at BAM

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(310) Michael & Rebecca: catching up from Copenhagen

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(309) Susan Jaffe, incoming Artistic Director of American Ballet Theatre

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(308) Yaron Lifschitz, Artistic Director and CEO of ‘Circa,’ coming to Stanford Live

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(307) Choreographer, Arthur Pita, on his new World Premiere for Houston Ballet, ‘Good Vibrations’

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(306) Michael & Rebecca: We’re Back!

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(305) Jovani Furlan, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(304) Claudia Schreier and Lauren Lovette, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(303) Choreographer, Justin Peck, and musician, Johnny Gandelsman, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(302) DanceAspen’s Laurel Winton and Kaya Wolsey, LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

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(301) Lil Buck and KJ Takahashi, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(300) Jodi Melnick, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(299) Dante Puleio and Nicholas Ruscica of Limón Dance Company, LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

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(298) Pam Tanowitz and Sara Mearns, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(297) Justin Peck, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(296) Patricia Delgado On Her Return to The Stage at Vail Dance Festival

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(295) Ephrat Asherie, Artistic Director of Ephrat Asherie Dance, coming to the Vail Dance Festival

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(294) Mira Nadon, Soloist with New York City Ballet

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(293) Ingrid Silva, Dance Theatre of Harlem Ballerina

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(292) Vail Dance Festival 2022 Preview with Artistic Director, Damian Woetzel

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(291) Mikko Nissinen, on Boston Ballet’s Tour to Ballet Sun Valley

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(290) Diana Byer, Founding Artistic Director of New York Theatre Ballet

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(289) Curating Dance Programming at Performing Arts Houston, with Meg Booth and Claire Williamson

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(288) Choreographer, Connor Walsh, and Composer, Quinn Mason, on Their New Collaboration For Houston Ballet

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(287) Composers & Choreographers with Ming Luke, Principal Guest Conductor for the San Francisco Ballet

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(286) BONUS: Michael and Rebecca spring dance roundup

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(285) Choreographer Trey McIntyre on his new World Premiere for Houston Ballet

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(284) Chun Wai Chan, New York City Ballet Soloist

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(283) ‘The Missing Element,’ commissioned by Works & Process at the Guggenheim

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(282) Michael & Rebecca on our 2022 listener survey

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(281) Cathy Marston, Choreographer and incoming Artistic Director of Ballett Zürich

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(280) Cynthia Harvey, former Principal with American Ballet Theatre & the Royal Ballet

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(279) Jean-Pierre Frohlich, New York City Ballet Repertory Director

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(278) Caleb Teicher, New York based dancer and choreographer

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(277) The dance world’s reaction to the Russian-Ukraine war with Alastair Macaulay

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(276) Michelle Manzanales, Director of Ballet Hispánico’s School of Dance

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(275) Ragamala Dance Company

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(274) Reimagining lost works of Martha Graham: with Janet Eilber and Christopher Rountree

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(273) Houston Ballet’s ‘Sylvia’ with Stanton Welch, Connor Walsh, and Karina González

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(272) Karole Armitage, Artistic Director of Armitage GONE! Dance Company

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(271) Lynn Garafola, Dance Historian, on Bronislava Nijinska

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(270) Monica Stephenson, Miami City Ballet Director of Community Engagement

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(269) Olympic Figure Skating with Kate Penner

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(268) Colleen Neary, Artistic Director of Los Angeles Ballet

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(267) Megan Fairchild, principal dancer with New York City Ballet

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(266) Robert La Fosse, former principal dancer with ABT and NYCB

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(265) Welcoming 2022, with Rebecca and Michael

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(264) Best of 2021 with Evelyn Kocak

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BONUS: Jlin, Composer and Collaborator with Kyle Abraham on ‘Requiem: Fire In the Air of the Earth’

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(263) Alastair Macaulay on ‘The Nutcracker’

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(262) Kyle Abraham, Choreographer and Artistic Director of A.I.M. by Kyle Abraham

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(261) India Bradley, dancer with NYCB, from the 2021 Vail Dance Festival

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(260) Caroline Shaw: Vocalist, Violinist, Composer, and Producer from the 2021 Vail Dance Festival

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(259) Durante Verzola, Choreographer, at Works & Process at the Guggenheim

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(258) Shaunna Vella and Andrew Pearson on St. Mary’s College’s LEAP Program

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(257) Jacob Jonas, Director, Choreographer, and Artistic Director of Jacob Jonas the Company

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(256) Marzia Memoli, Chorus dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company

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(255) Georgina Pazcoguin on her new book ‘Swan Dive’

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(254) Nathalia Arja, Principal Dancer with Miami City Ballet

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(253) Russell Janzen, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer

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(252) Wes Chapman, former Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre and Chairman of the Jury for the Universal Ballet Competition

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(251) Nicole Mitchell Mommen, NYCB Assistant Stage Manager, and Brandon Stirling Baker, Lighting Director and Lighting Designer of Boston Ballet

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(250) Cleveland Ballet Artistic Director, Gladisa Guadalupe, and dancer, Marla Minadeo

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(249) Nel Shelby, Dance Videographer

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(248) Gretchen Smith, dancer with New York City Ballet

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(247) James Whiteside on his new book, “Center Center”

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BONUS: USA Women’s Gymnastics with Kate Penner

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(246) Justin Peck and Robbie Fairchild, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(245) Esteban Hernandez, Principal Dancer with San Francisco Ballet

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(244) Cleo Parker Robinson, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(243) Lauren Lovette and Lil Buck LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(242) Cameron Grant, Pianist, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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(241) Jamar Roberts, Resident Choreographer at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

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(240) Tiler Peck and Herman Cornejo, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival

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BONUS: Livestream the Vail Dance Festival on August 9, 2021 with Kate Penner

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(239) Christine Cox, Artistic & Executive Director of BalletX, LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

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(238) Calvin Royal III, Principal with ABT, LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

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(237) Jonathan Stafford, Artistic Director of NYCB, LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

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(236) Rebecca and Michael catch up

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Re-Release: Michael Langlois, Author and Former ABT Dancer

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COD July Update + Come see us at Vail Dance Festival!

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(235) Emily Meisner, Director of National Dance Institute Collaborative for Teaching & Learning

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(234) Joffrey Ballet’s Company Artist Partner Program with April Daly and Annie Lyonswright

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(233) Jose Sebastian, dancer with American Ballet Theatre and Director of ABT Incubator

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(232) Ashley Bouder on The Lake Tahoe Dance Festival

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(231) Eugenia Zinovieva, Rhode Island Women’s Choreography Project Co-Director and dancer with Festival Ballet Providence

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(230) Alastair Macaulay on new installments of New York City Center’s ‘Studio 5’

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(229) Jessica Tong, Associate Artistic Director, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago

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(228) Final Bow For Yellowface’s Phil Chan and Georgina Pazcoguin

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(227) Xin Ying, Principal with Martha Graham Dance Company

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(226) Reid & Harriet: Designing Through The Pandemic

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(225) ‘Being a Ballerina: The Power and Perfection of a Dancing Life’ with Gavin Larsen

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(224) Christopher Charles McDaniel, Dance Theatre of Harlem

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(223) Jillian Vanstone, The National Ballet of Canada Principal Dancer

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(222) Andrea Renee Long-Naidu, Former Principal with Dance Theatre of Harlem and current Boston Ballet School Faculty Member

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(221) Fantasy Ballet Company – with Evelyn Kocak

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(220) Tamisha Guy, Dancer with Kyle Abraham’s, A.I.M

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(219) Rebecca and Michael, a check in

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(218) Craig Hall, New York City Ballet Repertory Director

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(217) Adriana Pierce, Freelance Dancer and Choreographer

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(216) Kurt Froman, Celebrity Ballet Coach and Former NYCB Dancer

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(215) Lorenzo Pagano, Soloist with Martha Graham Dance Company

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(214) ‘Isolation to Creation’ Docuseries from Works & Process at the Guggenheim

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(213) Gloria Govrin, Balanchine Ballerina (Part II)

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(212) Gloria Govrin, Balanchine Ballerina (Part I)

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(211) Unpacking the new Disney+ series, ‘On Pointe’

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(210) Laurie Kanyok, Founder of Kanyok Arts Initiative

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(209) Andreas Heise, Choreographer

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(208) Troy Schumacher on BalletCollective’s ‘The Nutcracker at Wethersfield’

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(207) COD’s Best of 2020

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(206) Leslie Andrea Williams, chorus dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company

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(205) Jennifer Carlynn Kronenberg, Artistic Director of Dimensions Dance Theatre of Miami & former Miami City Ballet Principal

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(204) Gabe Stone Shayer, American Ballet Theatre Soloist

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(203) Ming Luke, Principal Guest Conductor for the San Francisco Ballet and Principal Conductor of the Nashville Ballet

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(202) Janie Taylor, L.A. Dance Project Dancer & former NYCB Principal

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(201) Alastair Macaulay

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(200) Rebecca and Michael: Our 200th Episode

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(199) Susan Jaffe, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre’s New Artistic Director

325

(198) Megan LeCrone, Soloist New York City Ballet

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(197) Peter Boal, Pacific Northwest Ballet Artistic Director, on Ballet Sun Valley

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(196) Calvin Royal III, Soloist with American Ballet Theatre

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(195) Isabella Boylston and James Whiteside – 2020 Vail Dance Festival

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(194) Choreographer Trey McIntyre on the Reimagining of The Trey McIntyre Project

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(193) Preview of 2020 Vail Dance Festival: Digital Edition with Damian Woetzel

331

(192) Christin Hanna, Lake Tahoe Dance Festival Artistic Director

332

(191) Lloyd Knight, Principal with Martha Graham Dance Company

333

(190) Austin Hartel, Oklahoma International Dance Festival Artistic Director

334

(189) Eduardo Vilaro on Ballet Hispánico’s ‘Noche Unidos’

335

(188) Damien Johnson, Faculty Member at The Washington School of Ballet

336

(187) Patricia Delgado on Teaching via Zoom

337

(186) Phil Chan, co-founder of Final Bow for Yellowface

338

(185) Gavin Larsen on Teaching Online

339

(184) Nancy Richer of Richer Movement on Teaching Online

340

(183) Mikko Nissinen, Boston Ballet Artistic Director

341

(182) Rebecca and Michael: Balanchine Masterworks Tournament Bracket

342

(181) Tricia Albertson, Principal with Miami City Ballet

343

(180) Mira Nadon, New York City Ballet Corps de Ballet dancer

344

(179) Jovani Furlan, Soloist New York City Ballet

345

(178) Alicia Graf Mack, Director, Dance Division at the Juilliard School

346

(177) Rebecca and Michael: Quarantine Guide for Ballet Dancers and Fans

347

(176) Veyette Virtual Ballet School is exactly what you need right now

348

(175) Gil Boggs, Colorado Ballet Artistic Director

349

(174) Michael Montgomery, Alonzo King LINES Ballet

350

(173) Pam Tanowitz, Choreographer

351

(172) Kate Penner, on Ballet’s Race Problem

352

(171) Jodie Gates, Director of USC’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance (part two)

353

(170) Stephanie Miller, the Associate Director at St. Mary’s College’s LEAP Program

354

BONUS: Rebecca and Michael: Nutcracker Gigs, Part Deux

355

(169) Carla Körbes, Associate Professor of Music in Ballet at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music

356

(168) Rebecca and Michael: Nutcracker Gigs

357

(167) Hope Boykin, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Dancer

358

(166) Joseph Gordon, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer

359

(165) Charlotte Landreau, Dancer with Martha Graham Dance Company

360

(164) Christopher Grant, New York City Ballet Dancer

361

(163) Kenneth Parris III and Melissa Toogood, LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

362

(162) Erin Baiano, Dancer Turned Photographer

363

(161) Adji Cissoko, Dancer With Alonzo King LINES Ballet

364

(160) Eduardo Vilaro, Artistic Director of Ballet Hispánico

365

(159) India Bradley, Dancer with New York City Ballet & BalletCollective

366

(158) Connor Walsh, Houston Ballet Principal Dancer

367

(157) Preston Chamblee, Dancer with New York City Ballet

368

(156) Julian MacKay, First Soloist with Mikhailovsky Theatre

369

(155) Rebecca & Michael Respond to COD Listener Survey

370

(154) Christine Shevchenko, Principal with American Ballet Theatre

371

(153) Yumiko Takeshima, Founder of Yumiko

372

(152) Boys Dance – Our Reaction to Lara Spencer and GMA

373

(151) Lauren Lovette LIVE From Vail Dance Festival

374

(150) Lil Buck LIVE From Vail Dance Festival

375

(149) Damian Woetzel & Janet Eilber LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

376

(148) Tiler Peck LIVE from Vail Dance Festival

377

BONUS: Choreographer Pam Tanowitz from Vail Dance Festival

378

BONUS: Roman Mejia of NYCB from Vail Dance Festival

379

BONUS: Herman Cornejo of ABT From Vail Dance Festival

380

(147) Annabelle Lopez Ochoa and Roderick Phifer, on ‘The Little Prince’

381

(146) James Whiteside LIVE From Vail Dance Festival

382

(145) Agnes De Mille’s ‘The Other’ at Lake Tahoe Dance Festival

383

(144) Rebecca and Michael: Catching Up & Vail Dance Festival Preview

384

(143) Christin Hanna and Constantine Baecher of the Lake Tahoe Dance Festival

385

(142) Tyler Angle, NYCB Principal & Nantucket Atheneum Dance Festival Artistic Director

386

(141) Monica Stephenson, Associate Head of School at The Washington School of Ballet SE Campus

387

(140) LIVE from The Kennedy Center: Women Leading the Way in Ballet

388

(139) Michael and Zoe Zien, On Staging ‘Year of the Rabbit’ in Hong Kong

389

(138) Tegan Rich, Festival Ballet Providence

390

(137) Jodie Gates, Vice Dean and Director of USC’s Glorya Kaufman School of Dance

391

(136) Jennifer Garner

392

(134) Connor Holloway, American Ballet Theatre Dancer

393

(133) Rebecca & Michael: Becoming a Repetiteur

394

(132) Miriam Miller, New York City Ballet Dancer

395

(131) Catherine Hurlin, American Ballet Theatre Soloist

396

(130) Edwaard Liang, Artistic Director of BalletMet

397

(129) Herman Cornejo, Principal with American Ballet Theatre

398

(128) Rebecca & Michael: NYCB Directorship Announcement

399

(127) Skylar Brandt of American Ballet Theatre LIVE from the Kennedy Center

400

(126) Rebecca & Michael: What to do if you didn’t get your contract renewed

401

(125) Glenn Allen Sims of Alvin Ailey LIVE from the Kennedy Center

402

(124) Patricia Delgado and Jared Angle

403

(123) Madison Keesler, dancer with San Francisco Ballet

404

(122) Marika Molnar, Director of Physical Therapy for New York City Ballet

405

(121) Frances Chung, Principal with San Francisco Ballet

406

(120) Alastair Macaulay on Marius Petipa

407

(119) Juliet Doherty, LIVE from Yumiko’s New York Flagship Boutique

408

(118) Cameron Grant, New York City Ballet Pianist

409

(117) Eric Trope of Miami City Ballet on a dancer’s mental health

410

(116) Lourdes Lopez, Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet

411

(115) Harper Watters, Houston Ballet Soloist

412

(114) Arthur Pita, Choreographer

413

(113) Sasha De Sola, Principal San Francisco Ballet

414

BONUS: Natasha Sheehan, Dancer with San Francisco Ballet

415

(112) LIVE from the Kennedy Center: Helgi Tomasson, Artistic Director of San Francisco Ballet

416

(111) Sarah Van Patten, San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer

417

(110) Stella Abrera, Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre

418

(109) Daniel Applebaum, dancer with the New York City Ballet

419

(108) Rashaun Mitchell and Silas Riener, Choreographic Duo

420

BONUS: Alastair Macaulay on his departure from the New York Times

421

(107) Misa Kuranaga, Boston Ballet Principal

422

(106) Isabella Boylston, ABT Principal, from Vail Dance Festival

423

(105) Rebecca & Michael: Summer 2018 & NYCB Artistic Director Job Posting

424

(104) Margaret Tracey, Director of Boston Ballet School

425

(103) Suzanne Fisher, Dietitian For Dancers

426

(102) Devon Teuscher, principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre

427

Vail Festival Forum Bonus Content: Damian Woetzel and Claudia Schreier

428

BONUS: Lauren Lovette on her new work for Vail Dance Festival

429

(101) Roman Mejia LIVE From Vail Dance Festival

430

Vail Festival Forum Bonus Content: Merce Cunningham Centennial

431

BONUS: Alastair Macaulay from the Vail Dance Festival

432

Vail Festival Forum Bonus Content: Justin Peck and Caroline Shaw

433

(100) Rebecca & Michael celebrate 100 episodes!

434

(99) Michael Novak, Artistic Director Designate of the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation

435

(98) Stanton Welch, Artistic Director Houston Ballet and Choreographer

436

(97) Ana Sophia Scheller, San Francisco Ballet Principal Dancer

437

(96) Dwight Rhoden, Artistic Director of Complexions Contemporary Ballet

438

(95) Mathilde Froustey, Principal Dancer with San Francisco Ballet

439

(94) Katita Waldo, Ballet Master with San Francisco Ballet

440

(93) Christopher Wheeldon, Choreographer

441

(92) Sara Mearns and Jodi Melnick at the Guggenheim

442

BONUS: San Francisco Ballet Dancers Ep. 2

443

BONUS: San Francisco Ballet Dancers Ep. 1

444

(91) Sofiane Sylve, LIVE From SF MOMA

445

BONUS: Choreographer Trey McIntyre from SFB’s Unbound Festival

446

(90) Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival

447

BONUS: Myles Thatcher, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival

448

(89) Justin Peck, LIVE from San Francisco Ballet’s Unbound Festival

449

BONUS: Dores André from SFB’s Unbound Festival

450

(88) Shelby Williams, Creator of Instagram’s ‘Biscuit Ballerina’

451

(87) Dancers’ Negativity and Perspective Post-Retirement

452

(86) Misty Copeland’s Clap Back & Ballet’s Chance for a Turning Point

453

(85) Caitlin Trainor, Artistic Director of Trainor Dance and Founder of Dancio

454

(84) Reid and Harriet on their Works & Process at the Guggenheim

455

(83) Meg Booth, Director of Dance Programming at The Kennedy Center

456

(82) Michael and Rebecca on Retirement & Changes in the Ballet World

457

(81) Matthew Neenan, PA Ballet Choreographer in Residence & Co-founder of BalletX

458

(80) Reid Bartelme and Jack Ferver, hosts of ‘What’s Going on With Dance and Stuff’

459

(79) Amy Brandt, Pointe Magazine Editor-in-Chief

460

(78) Renan Cerdeiro, MCB Principal, & Patricia Delgado, Former MCB Principal

461

(77) Ashton and Balanchine: Parallel Lives with Alastair Macaulay

462

(76) Sara Mearns and Amar Ramasar, New York City Ballet Principals

463

(75) Elizabeth Claire Walker, Los Angeles Ballet Soloist and Harvard Graduate

464

(74) Philip Neal, Artistic Director of Next Generation Ballet and Former New York City Ballet Principal

465

(73) Ivonne Lemus: Ballet Mistress at Next Generation Ballet & Former Soloist with National Ballet of Cuba

466

Bonus Episode: More from Next Generation Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’

467

Bonus Episode: Next Generation Ballet’s ‘Nutcracker’

468

(72) Balanchine’s ‘Jewels’ with Bob Gottlieb: author, editor, and dance critic

469

(71) Calvin Royal III, American Ballet Theatre Soloist

470

(70) Lauren Lovette, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer

471

(69) Allynne Noelle, Suzanne Farrell Ballet First Soloist

472

(68) Live From The Kennedy Center: Mariinsky Ballet Director Yuri Fateev and Dancer Timur Askerov

473

(67) Live From the Kennedy Center: Damian Woetzel & Tiler Peck on Jerome Robbins

474

(66) Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Tanaquil Le Clercq’s ‘The Ballet Cook Book’

475

(65) Kevin McKenzie, American Ballet Theatre Artistic Director

476

(64) Isabella Boylston, American Ballet Theater Principal Dancer

477

(63) Retiring From the Stage with Patricia Delgado, Former Miami City Ballet Principal Dancer

478

(62) Gonzalo Garcia, New York City Ballet Principal

479

(61) Unity Phelan, New York City Ballet Soloist

480

(60) Heather Watts, Balanchine Ballerina

481

(59) Susan Pilarre, Esteemed Teacher at the School of American Ballet

482

(58) Zoe Zien, Repetiteur and Former Miami City Ballet Dancer

483

(57) Jared Angle, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer

484

Vail Festival Forum Bonus Content: LIVE with Damian Woetzel, Lil’ Buck, and Janet Eilber

485

(56) Ron “Prime Tyme” Myles, Jookin Dancer and Ambassador