Conversations on Dance | Ballet & Dance Careers

On today's episode of Conversations On Dance, we are joined by Nel Shelby, dance videographer and founder of Nel Shelby Productions. Nel tells us about her dance training and aspirations, falling in love with film and how she's blended these two passions together to become one of the industry's most in demand video producers.

Nel also talks about the experience filming Lincoln Center's 9/11 tribute ‘The Table of Silence Project', which will be streaming on Saturday, September 11th beginning at 8AM, in partnership with Dance/NYC as part of their #RestartStages series. You can enjoy Nel's digital content for Jacob's Pillow from now until September 23rd at jacobspillow.org/whats-playing-now.

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Today we are joined by New York City Ballet dancer Gretchen Smith, from the 2021 Vail Dance Festival earlier this month. Gretchen was born in Evansville, Indiana, and began her dance training at the age of seven with Evansville Dance Theatre. 

She began studying at the School of American Ballet during the 2003 summer course and enrolled as a full-time student that fall. She went on to join the New York City Ballet as an apprentice in October 2005, and in February 2006 she joined the Company as a member of the corps de ballet.

We talk with Gretchen about her path to NYCB, dancing iconic repertoire, working with choreographers on new works, some of her takeaways from the pandemic, and her debut as Green Girl in Dances at a Gathering at the Vail Dance Festival.

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Today, we are chatting with friend of the pod and American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer, James Whiteside, from the 2021 Vail Dance Festival. James tells us all about his new (self-proclaimed) “almost-memoir” that just hit bookshelves called “Center Center.” We hear about how long he has dreamt of writing a book, how the idea came about, what the writing process was like, and what he hopes readers will take away. At the end of the episode he tells us a little bit about his newest ballet that he created for the Vail Dance Festival that was a part of the festival's closing night performance.

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We were busy at the Vail Dance Festival during the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. With the news that was coming out of USA Women's Gymnastics with Simone Biles pulling out of elements of the competition, we had to debrief with our friend (and gymnastics super fan) Kate Penner. She gives us a low down on what happened and we chat about the parallels we see between gymnastics and ballet.

This episode was recorded on August 1, 2021. Hear more from Kate and about her role at the Vail Dance Festival here: https://conversationsondancepod.com/2021/08/04/livestream-vail-dance-festival/.

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Today we are sharing with you our final LIVE event recording from the 2021 Vail Dance Festival. In this episode, we are joined by New York City Ballet Resident Choreographer, Justin Peck, and dancer and actor, Robbie Fairchild. These two have been friends since they were students at the School of American Ballet, working together throughout their time with New York City Ballet. They talk about how they first became inspired by the theatre, their aspirations for Broadway, and their forays into film. This episode was recorded LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival on August 7, 2021 at the Manor Vail Lodge.

Please note,  we did have some technical difficulties with the sound on one of the microphones during this recording. We apologize in advance.

Special thanks to the Town of Vail for their support of the Vail Dance Festival and Conversations on Dance live podcast recordings.  This episode was recorded at the Manor Vail Lodge.

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Today we are joined by Esteban Hernandez, principal dancer with the San Francisco Ballet. Esteban talks to us about training with his father and siblings, moving abroad at a young age to study ballet, and how he found his dream company in San Francisco Ballet.  Esteban will be making his return to the stage on August 13th and 14th at the Frost Amphitheater for Stanford University’s Stanford Live series. Tickets are available at live.stanford.edu.

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Photo: Sasha De Sola and Esteban Hernandez in Balanchine’s Tarantella // Choreography by George Balanchine © The Balanchine Trust; Photo © Erik Tomasson

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LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival, we are joined by choreographer, Cleo Parker Robinson. Cleo is the found of Cleo Parker Robinson Dance. She gives us background on her career, coming, and her choreography. She also tells us about the work that she created for the 2021 Vail Dance Festival. This episode was recorded LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival, This episode was recorded on August 8, 2021 at the Manor Vail Lodge.

Experience the Vail Dance Festival from wherever you are. Enjoy a live-streamed event of the festival’s closing evening: NOW Premieres, which we discuss in this episode. Access will be available for one week on VDF’s YouTube Channel. More information on VDF’s social media channels.

Special thanks to the Town of Vail for their support of the Vail Dance Festival and Conversations on Dance live podcast recordings.  This episode was recorded at the Manor Vail Lodge.

Conversations on Dance is proud to have YUMIKO as a continued partner in 2021. yumiko.com

Thank you to Tom Boyd for producing this episode.

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In our next installment of LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival, we are joined by New York City Ballet principal dancer, Lauren Lovette, and Memphis Jookin star, Lil Buck. We chat with the pair about what this past year has been like for them, how they continued to find inspiration, about their friendship, and their new work they have created just for the festival. This episode was recorded LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival, This episode was recorded on August 9, 2021 at the Manor Vail Lodge.

Experience the Vail Dance Festival from wherever you are this Monday, August 9th, 2021. Enjoy a live-streamed event of the festival’s closing evening: NOW Premieres, which we discuss in this episode. Access will be available for one week on VDF’s YouTube Channel. More information on VDF’s social media channels.

Special thanks to the Town of Vail for their support of the Vail Dance Festival and Conversations on Dance live podcast recordings.  This episode was recorded at the Manor Vail Lodge.

Conversations on Dance is proud to have YUMIKO as a continued partner in 2021. yumiko.com

Thank you to Tom Boyd for producing this episode.

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In our next installment of LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival, we are joined by New York City Ballet pianist, Cameron Grant. Cameron has played for the ballet for nearly 40 years, and shares with us some of his wealth of experiences and stories. This episode was recorded LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival, This episode was recorded on August 6, 2021 at the Manor Vail Lodge.

Experience the Vail Dance Festival from wherever you are this Monday, August 9th, 2021. Enjoy a live-streamed event of the festival’s closing evening: NOW Premieres, which we discuss in this episode. Access will be available for one week on VDF’s YouTube Channel. More information on VDF’s social media channels.

Special thanks to the Town of Vail for their support of the Vail Dance Festival and Conversations on Dance live podcast recordings.  This episode was recorded at the Manor Vail Lodge.

Conversations on Dance is proud to have YUMIKO as a continued partner in 2021. yumiko.com

Thank you to Tom Boyd for producing this episode.

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We are joined today by Jamar Roberts, dancer and Resident Choreographer at Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival. We talk with Jamar about his origins in dance, his love for visual art, how he got into choreography, and about his world premiere coming to the Vail Dance Festival this year. This episode was recorded LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival, This episode was recorded on August 5, 2021 at the Manor Vail Lodge.

Experience the Vail Dance Festival from wherever you are this Monday, August 9th, 2021. Enjoy a live-streamed event of the festival’s closing evening: NOW Premieres, which we discuss in this episode. Access will be available for one week on VDF’s YouTube Channel. More information on VDF’s social media channels.

Special thanks to the Town of Vail for their support of the Vail Dance Festival and Conversations on Dance live podcast recordings.  This episode was recorded at the Manor Vail Lodge.

Conversations on Dance is proud to have YUMIKO as a continued partner in 2021. yumiko.com

Thank you to Tom Boyd for producing this episode.

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