Tag: film
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EP0026 CASEY HERD | BALLET RISING

Welcome to this special interview with Jozef Varga (Principal Het Nationale Ballet) and Casey Herd (Founder of Ballet Rising). We have heard many stories from dancers around the world, but what about the story of our own Casey? “When dancers stop dancing, they have to re-invent themselves.” Learn in this…
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EP0025 DANIEL CAMARGO | BRAZIL

The Brazilian dancer started dancing at the age of 10 in Ourinhos. He joined the John Cranko School in Stuttgart in 2005 and graduated four years later. He was a pupil of the famous Russian master Peter Pestov. At the end of his studies, he joined the Corps de Ballet…
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EP0024 MATZ SKOOG | UNITED KINGDOM

Learn about Matz Skoog, a Swedish dancer and director and the artistic director of English National Ballet from 2001 to 2005.
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EP0023 FLAVIO SALAZAR | COLOMBIA

Flavio Salazar, a native of Colombia, where he began his dance studies at the Instituto Colombiano de Ballet (Incolballet). He joined Ballet de Cali and also joined the faculty of Incolballet, having been certified by the National Ballet of Cuba to teach its methodology and pedagogy in ballet technique. Mr.…
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EP0022 AURÉLIA SELLIER | SWITZERLAND

French from origin, Aurélia lives in Zurich where she has worked in various roles for large multinational companies, mostly in the field of leadership and organization development. She now is working as a freelance presence and public speaking coach. Initially from a Literature and Business academic background, a career break…
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EP0021 SALLY CHANDRA | INDONESIA

Sally Chandra is the artistic director of Flamboyant Ballet School in Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. Flamboyant Ballet School was founded by the late Mr. Eddy Soenarto, RAD, RTS. (12 May 1941 – 1 July 2014) on 1 November 1972. Graduated from Dutch Ballet Academy in 1983, he came back to…
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EP0020 BRIANA + GREG | WEB MONETIZATION

In this interview Ballet Rising director Casey Herd discuss with fellow grantees, Briana Stuart and Greg Hannam, what is web monetization, how it works, and why it’s important for people in the dance industry to understand it as we shift into the digital world. We finish off with an introductory…
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EP0019 PAUL SEAQUIST | GLOBAL

Casey Herd talks with renowned ballet impresario/entrepreneur Paul Seaquist about the state of the dance world. Paul Seaquist is one of the most important ballet impresarios in Europe. He is the Executive Director of Seaquist Dance Marketing, one of the first dancer and choreographer management companies in the world.
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EP0018 ANDILE NDLOVU | SOUTH AFRICA

Casey Herd talks with Washington Ballet star Andile Ndlovu about his life in South Africa and the future of ballet around the world. Andile Ndlovu of Johannesburg, South Africa, is in his ninth season with The Washington Ballet, after dancing one season with TWB’s Studio Company. Ndlovu began his training…
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EP0017 DANIEL OWOSENI AJALA | NIGERIA

Daniel Owoseni Ajala is the owner/creative director at Leap of Dance Academy in Legos, Nigeria. Leap of dance Academy is a dance educational organisation established to develop and build talents through the art of promoting dance culture in education. facebook Elevate the arts, ignite dreams, and make a lasting impact—join…