Guests - Alicia Mae Holloway and Peter Stark

Hosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley Mealor

In Episode 195 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, we explore the world of ballet competitions and discover that while there are some differences from the competition atmosphere we're used to, there are more similarities than we thought! Joining us today are professional dancer and judge Alicia Mae Holloway and director of The Rock School For Dance Education, Peter Stark.

Topics Include:

•  A brief history of ballet competitions
•  How ballet competitions are judged and what to expect at the event
•  What differences exist between the commercial competition industry and the ballet competition industry

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See "The Classic Nutcracker"  performed by an international cast of award-winning artists from The Rock School December 6-8 at The Miller Theatre in Philadelphia, PA

This episode is sponsored by:

YoungArts
Applications are open for the 2025 National YoungArts Competition, available for artists ages 15-18 or in grades 10-12. Deadline to apply is October 17th, 2024 at 8pm . Learn more at www.YoungArts.org


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