THE HARD CORPS PODCAST

Hi everyone and welcome back to The Hard Corps Podcast, in this weeks episode I’m joined by Mirjam Otten ( @mirisusio ) where we talk about her journey as a dancer, taking a few years off and coming back to dance, studying at Kings College London, managing a freelance life and more! You can find Miri’s website here; https://www.mirjamotten.net/ You can find more about the The Hard Corps Podcast on...

Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Hard Corps Podcast, on this weeks episode I’m joined by Kirsten Kemp aka @kirsten_theconfidentdancer on Instagram and YouTube! In this episode we discuss Kirsten’s journey, her challenges, how she changed her mindset, audition season and so much more! Thank you Kirsten for such a great and insightful episode!

Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Hardcorps Podcast, in today’s episode I’m joined by Carmen Callahan @carma44. We chat about her journey through training, her challenges, and had a open conversation about breaking the cycle of inequality in ballet. Thank you Carmen for being apart of this episode! Be sure to stay up to date on all things podcast over on insta @the_hardcorps_p...

Hi everyone and welcome back to The Hard Corps Podcast, in todays episode I’m joined with Sophia Linder the designer and founder of Act’ble and more specifically Act’ Pointes, the next generation pointe shoe. I chat to Sophia about her history with ballet, and then industrial design, about act’pointes, and the journey of the revolutionary pointe shoe design. You can find Act’ble on Instagram @able...

Hi everyone and welcome back to another episode of The Hard Corps Podcast! In today’s episode I’m joined with Steven McRae, principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, and a long time inspiration of mine. We chat about his training, moving across the world to train, the financial struggles he faced, his lead up to his major injury, his journey through lockdown and what he hopes to see in the future of...

Hi everyone, and welcome back to another episode of The Hard Corps Podcast! Season 3, Episode 19, and we are joined by Regan Hutsell (@reganhutsell) corps de ballet dancer with Birmingham Royal Ballet! In this episode we chat about Regan’s journey, her challengers, working as a Rockette, dealing with rejections, a torn ACL and so much more.

Hi everyone, and welcome back to The Hard Corps Podcast, episode 18, season 3. In today’s episode I’m joined by Jess Spinner, also known as ‘The Whole Dancer’ (@thewholedancer), we have an open conversation about Jess’ training, her professional experience and the challenges that she faced during these years, particularly struggling (TW) with body Dysmorphia and disorders eating and how these expe...

Hi everyone, and welcome back to another episode of The Hard Corps Podcast. In today’s episode I’m joined by Isabella Wagar, currently dancing with Bayerisches Staatsballett in Munich, we talk about her love from Australia to Germany, her challenges during training, the transition from student to professional and dealing with more responsibility as a dancer, and how she manages stress and doubt as...

Hi everyone, in today’s episode I’m joined with Fiona Lee @fionaparkerlee on Instagram. In this episode we chat about her journey in ballet from a small town in Montana to NYC, she shares some super wholesome moments from her childhood as well as the struggles that came along from moving to New York at 13 and how she navigated her career going forward, as well as an open chat about our periods 🤷‍...

Hi everyone in today’s episode I’m joined by James Stephens, previously dancing with The Royal Danish Ballet before moving back to the U.K. to pursue other passions. In this episode we talk all about James’ training, his challenges during his career, his struggles with injuries and getting through surgery, managing his mental health and taking the step to move on from ballet, you can find James on...

Hi everyone in today’s episode I’m joined by Ruth Essel, founder and create of ‘Pointe Black’ a black owned ballet school in London. Tune in to today’s episode to hear more about Ruth’s story, why she started Pointe Black, and battling depression. Thank you Ruth for being so open in today’s episode! You can find Pointe Black on Instagram @pointe__black and https://www.pointeblack.co.uk for more in...

Hi everyone in today’s episode I’m joined by Lucy Christodoulou , artist with Queensland Ballet. In this episode we talk about her journey with Anorexia (TW), her challenges with her ballet training, taking the decision to retire and her move into the fitness space and how mindset coaching has been a big saviour during her recovery. You can find Lucy on Instagram @holistic_ballerina_ or @christo_c...

Hi everyone in today’s episode I’m joined by Natascha Mair, principal dancer with English National Ballet. In this episode we talk about her training, her transition from student to professional, her experience dancing principal roles at 18, and her growth as a dancer from working with Weiner Staatsballett in Vienna to English National Ballet. You can find her on Instagram @nataschamair so be sure...

Hi everyone in today’s episode I’m joined by Jessica Templeton, dancer in training at The Royal Ballet School. We talk about her journey with ballet, her experience with rejection for school auditions, competition, work ethic and so much more in this episode. You can find her on Instagram @jesstempleton_ Be sure to follow us on apple podcast & Spotify to get our weekly episode! And follow us on In...

Hi everyone in today’s episode I’m joined with Carla Popescu @carlisfilm on insta and tiktok. In this episode we talk about her many moves and transitions in her training, her challenges and what makes her push herself to become a better version of herself. Be sure to leave a review on apple podcasts if you enjoy this episode!

Hi everyone, in this weeks episode I'm having a little catch up with you, because there's been a lot of change for me recently and I thought art would be good to voice some thoughts I've had regarding , moving country and getting back into ballet. I also answer some of your questions regarding motivation, training from home and much more. be sure to tune into todays episode and follow the podcast...

Hi everyone in today’s episode I’m joined by Audrey Lynn. Audrey is currently training at The American Ballet Theatre Jackie Onassis School in NYC, and in this episode we chat about her experience growing up with a mum who’s also her ballet teacher, moving to the big city, adjusting during covid and how we view our selves externally and internally. You can find Audrey on Instagram @audreylynnballe...

Hi everyone in this episode I’m joined by Hannah Martin, currently an apprentice with Birmingham Royal Ballet. In this episode I talk to Hannah about her journey training as a dancer and rhythmic gymnast, her journey to the World Championships in Brisbane, and then her decision to focus on ballet and how she ended up where is is now! I had such a lovely chat with Hannah so I hope you enjoy the epi...

Hi everyone in this episode I’m joined by Chloe Christine, trained ballet dancer now teacher, barre instructor and PT in training! In this episode I talk to Chloe about her journey training in the U.K. coming from Australia, moving around multiple British vocational schools before going back to train in Australia. We talk about her struggle as a dancer, the importance of following your gut, the po...

Hi everyone in this episode I’m joined by Maidie Widmer, corps de ballet dancer with the Australian Ballet. In this episode I chat to Maidie about her journey from rural Australia to The Australian Ballet School to joining the company. We chat about her struggles, company life during lockdown and so much more! You can find Maidie on Instagram @maidiewidmer, so be sure to check her out. Also be sur...

Hi everyone in this episode I’m joined by Hannah Bateman previous Principal dancer with Northern Ballet, this is the first episode where I’ve talked to a dancer who has climbed through the ranks of a company, so this is a great episode for this interested in the highs and lows of company life. I thoroughly enjoyed this episode and it was so good to listen to Hannah’s insight & experience she has g...

Hi everyone! I’m today’s episode I’m joined by Jeanette Kakareka, soloist with Bayerisches Staatsballett. You can find her on Insta @jeanettekakareka and ‘Ballerinaandhome’ on YouTube! We have such a lovely chat in this episode talking about her journey, her experience with appendicitis in the last few months and so much more, so I hope you enjoy the ep! I'm proud to announce out sponsor for this...

Hi everyone and welcome back to the pod, in todays episode I am joined by Goldie Jane, creator of Lazy Ballerina Club. in todays episode we chat about her journey as a dancer, navigating the US audition scene, prioritising your mental health, her experience being in second companies and what led her to start LBC.  You can find Goldie on insta @lazyballerinaclub and on YouTube under the same handle...

hello everyone and welcome back to the pod! we are starting off season 3 with a Q&A, where I answer your questions on life after graduating, reaching out to companies and just generally oversharing with you all.  I'm proud to announce out sponsor for this episode is Audition Educator. Audition Educator was created by classical ballet dancer and entrepreneur, currently a Semperoper Ballett company...

Hi Everyone! I’m today’s episode I sit down and chat to you and have a round up of the podcast! It’s the last episode of season 2, and I just wanted to say a big thank you for being apart of the podcast and for following along ❤️ I also answer some of your questions as well as talk about motivation and what helps me in terms of mindset. Be sure to check out our Instagram @the_hardcorps_podcast. Th...