Posts Tagged "male dancer"
(188) Damien Johnson, Faculty Member at The Washington School of Ballet
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/DamienJohnson.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week we are joined by our friend, Damien Johnson, faculty member of the Washington School of Ballet. Originally from Dallas, Texas, Damien started dancing at 13, eventually going on to study at The Rock School and The School of American Ballet. As a professional dancer, Damien has been a member of American Repertory Ballet, Dance Theatre of Harlem, New Chamber Ballet, Los Angeles Ballet, and London based Ballet Black where he was a principal dancer for 10 seasons....
Read More(174) Michael Montgomery, Alonzo King LINES Ballet
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/MichaelMontgomery.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week on Conversations on Dance, we are joined by Michael Montgomery, dancer with Alonzo King LINES Ballet from the 2019 Vail Dance Festival. Michael was born in Long Beach, CA, trained at the Orange County High School of the Arts and studied at the Alvin Ailey School in the Certificate program. In 2011 he graduated from the Alonzo King LINES Ballet BFA Program at Dominican University of California. In 2010, he joined LINES Ballet and was named to the list of “25...
Read More(166) Joseph Gordon, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/JosephGordon.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week we are joined from the 2019 Vail Dance Festival by Joseph Gordon, New York City Ballet Principal Dancer. Joe was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and began his dance training at the age of five at The Phoenix Dance Academy. He began studying at the School of American Ballet during the 2006 summer course and enrolled as a full-time student that fall. In August of 2011, Mr. Gordon became an apprentice with NYCB. He worked his way through the ranks for the next 7 years...
Read More(164) Christopher Grant, New York City Ballet Dancer
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ChristopherGrant.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS This week we are joined from the 2019 Vail Dance Festival this past summer, by Christopher Grant, New York City Ballet dancer. Christopher was born in Jamaica, Queens. He began his dance training at the School of American Ballet (SAB) in 2002. In August 2015, he became an apprentice with NYCB and joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet in August 2016. We talk with Chris about his training, the struggles of moving from student life to company life,...
Read More(152) Boys Dance – Our Reaction to Lara Spencer and GMA
https://media.blubrry.com/conversationsondancepod/tendusunderapalmtree.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/GMA-RM.mp3 Podcast: Play in new window | Download Subscribe: Google Podcasts | Spotify | RSS It’s just Rebecca and Michael this week, breaking down everything that happened surrounding Lara Spencer’s comments on Prince George studying ballet on Good Morning America. We are guessing that this story may have made it on your radar over the past few days, but we are here to break down the dance community’s reaction, why it was important, and how Good Morning America reacted on Monday morning. This episode is brought to you by Yumiko. Please take a moment
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