My interview with former Sarasota Ballet dancer Cadence Rolland: We trace her journey from early ballet training, to a professional dance company, to now pursuing a business degree. We discuss how an injury accelerated her career change and the steps she took to move on. Cadence shares where ballet and business overlap, where they differ, and how artists can repurpose their creativity in new and rewarding ways.

Highlights

• What we want as human beings - 2:37
• Her ballet experience - 6:26
• Memorizing ballet performances - 9:49
• What happens in an audition company? - 14:17
• Different dancers perform different roles - 17:20
• Physical demands for professional dancers - 22:22
• How the audition season works - 25:33
• You have to be focused - 31:43
• Pursuing your dreams and passions - 41:38
• Aspirations and ambitions that she has in her life - 44:55
• Being interested in finances - 49:38
• Doing virtual seasons - 52:01
• A very strange time - 53:10

Episode Resources

• Connect with Robert Hunt Simonds:
• [email protected]
• http://roberthuntsimonds.com/
• http://craigwagnermusic.blogspot.com
• Connect with Cadence Rolland
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cadencerolland/
• Cadence's recommendations:
• Steven Mitchell ballet music: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkYnuGLi4ALrDi7NnMRGlPw
• Firefly Method: https://www.fireflymethod.com