We sit down with Carter Alexander, Chair of the Division of Dance at Southern Methodist University, to find out what sets the program apart from the more ballet-specific schools. Carter walks us through the conservatory-within-a-liberal-arts… click here to listen

Shane Jewell, executive director of Oregon Ballet Theatre, was kind enough to sit down with us to explain how ballet companies actually run as businesses. He takes us through the nonprofit structure, including what makes up the primary revenue… click here to listen

Peter Stark, president and director of The Rock School for Dance Education, has spent 26 years running ballet schools and knows the recruiting process from both sides of the table. We talk with him about how he evaluates students for recruitment. We… click here to listen

Our parent panel is back for part two, picking up right where we left off. In this half of the conversation, Erin, Sarah, and Sue cover the topics that come up most for families navigating full-time residential training: how a highly competitive… click here to listen

 We are so excited to be publishing part 1 of this 2 part interview. It’s something we’ve wanted to do for a long time. Three parents of dancers who attended some of the largest full-time training programs in North America joined us for an… click here to listen

Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon:  Riley Weber is back on the podcast. Since leaving a corporate dance brand job,  has been speaking more openly about how the influencer side of the dance industry actually works. In this… click here to listen