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Episode #78 Warming up our mind as well as our body with Caitlin Thamm from Dance Care Australia!
Hello Balanced Ballerinas! I hope you're having a lovely January! And thank you for all your feedback on last fortnights episode. I'm so glad you enjoyed and it's always lovely to hear from the wonderful women (and men!) in the Balanced Ballerinas Community. Today's...
Episode #77 Behind the scenes of planning and producing a dance concert!
You can listen to this episode versus reading the transcript HERE... _________ Welcome to another episode of the Balanced Ballerinas Podcast! I am your host, Georgia Canning and today we are going to talk about the behind-the-scenes of planning and producing a dance...
Episode #74 Holistic and non-threatening exams with Penny Lancaster of Australian Dance Vision!
Penny is the Honorary Founding Director of Australian Dance Vision and registered training organisation Australian Dance Institute. Penny's vision was to create a holistic education dance program via a creative and unique assessment process, while building both...
Episode #76 Morning routines, entrepreneurial spirit and diversity with Jonathan Batista!
Today's guest is Pacific Northwest Ballet Soloist, Jonathan Batista! Jonathan started his training at a social project in Rio de Janeiro's City of God slums. His talent was then spotted by his teacher which took him to a pre-professional dance division at Alice Arja...
The Balanced Ballerinas Christmas Gift Guide!
Every year I'm asked by parents of ballerinas what to buy them for Christmas! Whilst I'm not a huge consumer of things and dabble in minimalism, I have made a list of products and ideas that hopefully inspire more thoughtful gift giving during the holiday season......
Episode #73 Psychotherapist and counsellor for dancers Terry Hyde!
I had the most delightful conversation with a gentleman by the name of Terry Hyde. I say gentleman because Terry came to the interview via Zoom in what looked like a very organised study in a wonderfully dapper suit jacket. I on the other hand was in my pyjamas....
You are ABSOLUTELY allowed to call yourself a ballerina!
Isn't the above photograph just stunning? It was taken by Max Dupain in 1939 in Centennial Park. The dancers pictured are Emmy Towsey and Evelyn Ippen who were performing a Gertrud Bodenwieser piece called Waterlilies. Bodenwieser trained extensively in classical...
“Why do I feel so wonderful after class?”
Why do I feel so wonderful after class? - says almost every adult ballet dancer at some point during their training with me We've all experienced entering class in a terrible mood, not particularly sure wether we feel like even being there to not just leave feeling...
“How many classes should I take?”
How many classes should I take? - Sue, adult ballerina When answering this question, I think it's important to note my personal belief that we should move our bodies every single day. Our movement should also be ritualistic, consistent and varied. What do I mean...
There’s a reason ‘pointe’ is the most searched word on this blog…
There's a reason why this YouTube video now has over 66,000 views and why 'pointe' is the most searched word on my blog. Because people are obsessed with dancing on pointe! The beauty of pointe shoes has captured little girls and women's hearts for as long as they’ve...
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