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Tween & Teen 2020 Summer Retreat!
Healthy bodies and happy minds are our aim! The Balanced Ballerinas retreats are like no other workshop or masterclass you've attended... The 2020 Tween & Teen Balanced Ballerinas Summer Retreat is for any budding young dancer with a passion for ballet and taking...
Let’s be honest. Committing to ‘self-care’ is cheaper than therapy.
"There are days I drop words of comfort on myself like falling leaves and remember that it is enough to be taken care of by myself..." - Brian Andreas I'd like to talk about a topic that's been on my mind lately; self-care and the societal shift in opinion that those...
Episode #25 Amanda Falson is what pre-school ballet dreams are made of!
Todays guest is Amanda Falson, the creative director of Wondergarden Dance in Melbourne, Victoria. And boy is she creative! Wondergarden dance is a holistic pre-school ballet program that’s designed to plant the seeds of wonderment, mindfulness and love of movement...
Episode #24 Dianne Harrison (Principal of Elancé Adult Ballet School) and her wonderful adult ballet world!
I am so excited to share this interview with the Balanced Ballerinas community because I know there are a lot of adult ballerinas out there who listen to the podcast! Dianne Harrison is the principal of Elancé Adult Ballet School in Melbourne, Victoria. And as you'll...
Top 10 tips for auditions!
The following advice is mostly in relation to ballet auditions, because that's the kind of environment I know best. If you're about to embark on a jazz, musical theatre or commercial dance audition these tips will be useful, however I'd do some further research into...
Episode #22 Sarah Kiely wants you to find your dance team!
Todays guest is super cool! Sarah Kiely is a physiotherapist, pilates instructor, dance teacher and qualified dry needling practitioner. Sarah completed both her Bachelor of Exercise Science and a Masters of Physiotherapy at Griffith University on the Gold Coast....
Guest Post: Becoming The Adult Ballerina!
By Raynah Kassabian Ever had that feeling of your body filling with dread? The heat rises from the worn leather of your ballet slippers to the wee baby hairs around your face and all eyes in the room are on you to perform the combination the teacher has just...
Episode #21 Philippa Ziegenhardt from Stage Minded & The Australian Ballet School wants dancers to add mindset to their training!
Today’s lovely guest is Philippa Ziegenhardt, counsellor at The Australian Ballet School and creator of Stage Minded. Philippa’s own dance background as a professional ballerina with the Hamburg Ballet makes her the perfect person for little ballerinas to confide in -...
Episode #20 Queensland Ballet’s Lina Kim & her amazing side hustle!
I am so excited to share this beautiful conversation with the even more beautiful Lina Kim - Soloist with Queensland Ballet. Lina was awarded the Most Outstanding Dancer and Queensland Ballet Scholarship Winner back in 2007 upon joining the Queensland Dance School of...
A must read before you go en pointe!
Starting pointe work is an extremely exciting period for any young dancer or adult ballerina. However there are many steps before slipping on that first pair of pointe shoes and I thought it would be helpful to give parents and students an insight into this next step...
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