On the Other Foot

This week Kalena and Jayne connect with a fellow podcaster, Jordan Nicole Tilton, who started off blogging about professional dancers working businesses on the side before turning her blog into her podcast Ballet to Business which launched shortly prior to On the Other Foot! In this half of the interview, we talk how we got into podcasting, what inspires us, and how we deal with challenges along the way. Isn't that nice of us?

In this continuation of Episode 10's talk of summer intensives, Jayne and Kalena talk more about their own personal experiences and give the most sage advice they possibly can. Ballet is hard, but we all want to grow and have fun, so we talk how to do so without breaking the bank or sacrificing your mental health. Isn't that nice of us?

Are you about to enter audition season for summer intensives? Maybe you already have? Maybe your daughter or son is asking about going to a summer intensive? In this episode, Kalena and Jayne get real with conversations about summer intensives, what to expect, and how to go about auditioning. Isn't that nice of us?

As we enter the second half on our interview with former Royal Birmingham Ballet dancer and current UC Berkeley Biology student Miko Fogarty, we turn our focus to address her "next career." We talk practicalities of community college, finding a balance with ballet, and how all experiences add to our unique identities. Miko helps remind us to never be afraid to change who you are. Isn't that nice of her (and us)?

Today we are fangirling away to the tune of Miko Fogarty, classical ballet competition star and former Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer who has reinvented herself to be an Undergraduate Student at UC Berkeley pursuing her Bachelor's degree. We were so happy to talk with Miko about the stereotypes of prodigies, the scary parts of jumping off the ledge, and how to know when the line between the natural challenge ballet presents and a serious mental health issue has been crossed. Isn't that nice of us?

This week, Kalena and Jayne answer a few questions submitted on Instagram this past week for our listeners to hear. We also try out a shorter format, so let us know what you think! And if you didn't get your question answers, watch for when we do another Q&A in the future! Isn't that nice of us?

This week's episode is the first of a series that we at On the Other Foot hope to share every few episodes. Jayne and Kalena sit down together and chat openly about the podcast and a topic they figure out together. This unstructured episode provides us a way to show some candid moments and share our own views to each other and all of you. This time, we talk about our life stories, our favorite ballets, and how performing makes ballet all worthwhile. Isn't that nice of us?

On this week's episode, Kalena and Jayne sit down with Candy Tong, dancer with Complexions Contemporary Ballet, to talk about how she made the transition to baby San Francisco Ballet School 'trina to contemporary goddess extraordinaire. We talk comfort zones, auditions, and the importance of timing in everyone's career, because we all share the need to speak out about our experiences to younger generations. Isn't that nice of us?

This week, Kalena and Jayne talk to Karen Wing, BalletMet company member and University of California, Irvine Alumna. We talk about the transition from dance major to professional dancer: What is it like to enter the ballet workforce later than those who don't attend college right away? We chat about finding your place and learning to expand your horizons. Isn't that nice of us? 

In this episode, Kalena and Jayne sit down with Karli Padilla of the UC Irvine Claire Trevor School of the Arts to talk about why more people are choosing small companies for their location, quality of life, and experiences. We talk about how life is a journey for all and laugh about cliches. Isn't that nice of us?