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Conversations on Dance is an award winning podcast hosted by former Miami City Ballet dancers Rebecca King Ferraro and Michael Sean Breeden. Since 2016, the podcast has provided an inside look at the world of dance through in-depth interviews with the field’s most influential dancers, choreographers, musicians, directors, and educators. With a mission to educate, inspire, and connect, Conversations on Dance goes beyond performance to uncover the stories, insights, and artistry that shape the dance world today.

Each week, listeners are invited into candid conversations that highlight the intelligence, passion, and creative process of those working at the highest levels of the art form. With over 500 episodes and partnerships with institutions like the Vail Dance Festival, Works & Process at the Guggenheim, Performing Arts Houston, San Francisco Ballet, The Kennedy Center, and more, the podcast has become a trusted and celebrated voice in the global dance community.

Conversations on Dance was the recipient of the 2024 Clive Barnes Award for Journalism and Media Achievement.

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Latest Episodes:

Vail Festival Forum Bonus Content: Unity Phelan, NYCB Soloist Aug 09, 2017

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Welcome to the Conversations on Dance Festival Forum Bonus Content. All this week we are publishing bonus mini-pods from Vail, Colorado where we are here covering the Vail Dance Festival. We have been talking with Unity Phelan, NYCB Soloist about her career and quick rise at City Ballet. Stay tuned to Conversations on Dance for the full interview in the coming weeks, but for now we want to quickly talk with Unity about her unique relationship with the Vail Dance Festival.

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Vail Festival Forum Bonus Content: Calvin Royal III, ABT Soloist Aug 08, 2017

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Welcome to Conversations on Dance’s Festival Forum Bonus Content. All this week we are publishing bonus mini-pods from Vail, Colorado where we are here covering the Vail Dance Festival. We have been talking with Calvin Royal III, ABT Soloist. Stay tuned to Conversations on Dance for the full interview in the coming weeks, but for now we want to quickly talk with Calvin about soloist life at ABT and about his past experiences at the Vail Dance Festival.

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(54) Claudia Schreier, Choreographer on the Rise Aug 07, 2017

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Today we are joined by choreographer Claudia Schreier here at the Vail Dance Festival. Claudia was Born in New York and trained at the Ballet School of Stamford and received a B.A. in Sociology and Secondary Degree in Dramatic Arts from Harvard University in 2008. Ms. Schreier has been commissioned by companies and organizations including the New York Choreographic Institute, Vail International Dance Festival, Ballet Academy East, The Ailey School, and many others. Ms. Schreier is the recipient of the second annual Virginia B. Toulmin Fellowship for Women Choreographers at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at NYU, where she is currently in residence. Claudia will be presenting a world premier tonight here in Vail and today we talk a little about her career, and what audiences can expect to see from her choreography here in Vail.

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Vail Festival Forum Bonus Content: LIVE With NYCB’s Tiler Peck and ABT’s James Whiteside Aug 07, 2017

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For our first live event at the Vail Dance Festival on Saturday night, we sat down with NYCB’s Tiler Peck & ABT’s James Whiteside for an informal chat about their careers and their past experiences at the festival. For more from Vail, visit conversationsondancepod.com/listen-now.

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Vail Festival Forum Bonus Content: Alastair Macaulay, Chief New York Times Dance Critic Aug 06, 2017

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Welcome to the Conversations on Dance Festival Forum Bonus Content. All this week we are publishing bonus mini-pods from Vail, Colorado where we are here covering the Vail Dance Festival. We are joined today by the New York Times Chief Dance Critic, Alastair Macaulay, to discuss the festival so far.

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Vail Festival Forum Bonus Content: Lauren Lovette, NYCB Principal Aug 05, 2017

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Welcome to Conversations on Dance’s Festival Forum Bonus Content. All this week we are publishing bonus mini-pods from Vail, Colorado where we are here covering the Vail Dance Festival. We have been talking with New York City Ballet Principal Dancer Lauren Lovette on her career and her expansion into the world of choreography. Stay tuned to Conversations on Dance for the full interview in the coming weeks, but for now we want to quickly talk with Lauren about women in choreography and her ballet she created for the festival.

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(53) We’re Back and Heading to the Vail Dance Festival Aug 01, 2017

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Our Conversations on Dance summer break is over, and we are back with lots of exciting news and new episodes coming soon. On August 4th, we are headed to the Vail Dance Festival in Colorado, for live events, master classes, and to record podcast episodes. We will be bringing our listeners behind the scenes with tons of bonus content that you will not want to miss. Then, on August 12th and 13th we will be in Orlando teaching master classes at DanceWear Corner, our sponsor’s superstore. Hear what else is new with COD, as we get back into the swing of things for August.

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(52) Georgina Pazcoguin, Soloist with New York City Ballet & Broadway Dancer Jun 26, 2017

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As part of our New York Tour, we went to the apartment of Georgina Pazcoguin, Soloist with the New York City Ballet. Georgina grew up in a large family in Pennsylvania. In 2001 she attended the School of American Ballet for the year, became an Apprentice in 2002, and a corps member the following year. In 2013 she was promoted to soloist. Georgina has spent time performing on Broadway while continuing her ballet career: appearing in the 2016 “Cats” revival, “On the Town,” “A Chorus Line,” among others. This extra-curricular element to her career isn’t the only thing that sets her apart. She has said that though she loves being called a ballerina, she sees herself as the complete antithesis of the stereotypical ballerina. So she says, “think of me as the rogue ballerina.” As we sat with Gina in her apartment, we created a video of our interview. She sits across from us doing exercises for her knee that she recently dislocated, with her crutches in the background. To watch our interview, visit Conversations on Dance’s YouTube Channel. Today we talk with the Rogue Ballerina about what it was like to dance in New York in the aftermath of 911, what challenges she came up against in her first years in the company, how she created a niche for herself, and how she works to break out of it.

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(51) Part III: Edward Villella, Founding Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet Jun 19, 2017

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Welcome to our third and final installment with Edward Villella, founding Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet and former Principal Dancer with the New York City Ballet. Today Edward talks at length about the founding of Miami City Ballet, what he learned from Balanchine about being an Artistic Director, and how he kept his dancers in mind every step of the way. Join us at the very end of this episode for his lightening round, where he reveals what ballet he would want to dance if he could come back to the stage tomorrow.

If you missed any of our previous episodes withe Edward, please tune into episode 47 and 50 for parts 1 and 2.

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(50) Part II: Edward Villella, Balanchine Dancer and Miami City Ballet Founding Artistic Director Jun 12, 2017

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Welcome to our second installment with Edward Villella, Balanchine Dancer and founding Artistic Director of Miami City Ballet. Edward was hired into the New York City Ballet by George Balanchine in 1957 and was promoted to Principal Dancer in 1970. Balanchine created many famous roles on Edward including Oberon in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the Rubies section of Jewels, Tarentella, and many others, which we discuss today. Edward became quite famous, not only for his dancing, but his innumerable TV appearances during his career including “The Ed Sullivan Show” and an appearance on “The Odd Couple.” After his dancing career, Villella founded the Miami City Ballet in 1985 and would remain at the helm for 27 years, developing it into a world renowned company (which we will discuss with him in Episode Three.) Today Edward talks about working with George Balanchine and Jerome Robbins and he tells us how he saw it as an important role to share ballet with the American Public, and how he still does.

To catch up on our first installment with Edward, tune into episode 47.

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