C&V Ballet Sessions

Claudia Dean was a rising Royal Ballet star when she retired as a professional ballerina. I chat with Claudia about how she found her new purpose beyond the stage and about the importance of staying true to herself. We also discuss life as entrepreneurs, running your own business, and being unapologetically ambitious. "Your designs are amazing and I love them!" - Marianela Núñez Find our Marianela Nunez-approved dancewear at cloudandvictory.com We're on instagram @cloudandvictory!  

Youtube Dance educator Auti Kamal shares how she grew her Youtube channel to almost half a million followers, her tips on making the best out of online dance classes in this pandemic and why you should show up for yourself. "Your designs are amazing and I love them!" - Marianela Núñez Find our Marianela Nunez-approved dancewear at cloudandvictory.com We're on instagram @cloudandvictory!

Dance nutritionist Rachel Fine shares nutrition advice for dancers and discusses how to fuel your body, building a healthy relationship with food and debunks nutrition/diet myths. "Your designs are amazing and I love them!" - Marianela Núñez Find our Marianela Nunez-approved dancewear at cloudandvictory.com We're on instagram @cloudandvictory!

Miko Fogarty was one of ballet's rising stars when she abruptly left ballet. She talks with us about starting over and going from manèges to medical student, re-finding herself and her place in the ballet world, recovering from disordered eating, and her vaccination experience. "Your designs are amazing and I love them!" - Marianela Núñez  Find our Marianela Nunez-approved dancewear at cloudandvictory.com We're on instagram @cloudandvictory!

Lyrica Woodruff, ballerina and Broadway actress talks dancing Swan Lake 8 shows a week in Broadway's Anastasia, body image, how musical theatre helped her find the joy in ballet, and how she's coping with the Broadway shutdown due to CoVid19.

Juliet Doherty talks about choosing a freelance ballet career versus joining a company and shares her tips and advice on how to succeed as a freelance dancer, and dealing with insecurities and nerves. She shares how she learnt to express herself authentically - be it through her artistry, dance, real life and social media. 

Harper Watters talks about how living his truth improved his dancing, the importance of speaking up and listening, and the systemic changes that need to happen to combat racism in ballet.

Dealing with breakouts? Best way to remove stage makeup? Former Pacific Northwest Ballet dancer turned skincare specialist Jordan Samuel shares advice on how dancers can take care of their skin in and out of the studio, discusses lockdown skincare and if (and how!) we should pop our pimples.

Royal Danish Ballet's Vitor Menezes talks about rediscovering the joy of movement in lockdown, dancing as a twin and how he staged a ballet concert for his neighbours during lockdown - and gives his top Netflix recommendations.

Marianela Núñez (principal dancer, Royal Ballet) talks about how she stays physically and mentally healthy, being gentle with yourself in lockdown, dealing with pressure and what she does to feel good.

Shelby Williams chats about dancing as Biscuit Ballerina, creating a fulfilling social media space, anxiety, balancing mental health with humour, and cross-training Crossfit while in lockdown!

Prima ballerina Isabella Boylston talks to Min about living in an era of CoVid19 as a dancer - what she's doing while staying home and how she's working out, and chats about her favourite books, her Hogwarts house and Netflix's Tiger King.

Our interview with Paris Opera Ballet prima ballerina/danseuse étoile, Dorothée Gilbert. Dorothée talks to Min about her journey from student to Paris Opera Ballet star, how she conquered the infamous PoB concours, finding the artistry within her, motherhood and her love of nutella. 

Our interview with ballerina Kathryn Morgan, former NYCB soloist and current Miami City Ballet soloist. Katie talks to Min about how hypothyroidism forced her to retire from an NYCB star on the rise, finding her new identity outside of her career, reinventing herself as a Youtube star, body image and social media in ballet, and her comeback as a soloist of the Miami City Ballet.

Prima Ballerina Misa Kuranaga talks about her journey from ballet competition wunderkind to struggling freelancer to becoming the first Asian principal dancer at Boston Ballet, and shares how she learnt to accept herself, and find enjoyment in dance and life.