The Adult Ballet Studio
Episodes
Episode 41: Peter Stathas & Lauren Twomley
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Stathas, founder and artistic director of Peter Stathas Dance, and company dancer Lauren Twomley, are in the studio this month for a conversatio...
Episode 40: Elizabeth Yntema
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dance Data Project President and Founder Elizabeth Yntema is in the studio! Liza founded Dance Data Project in 2015 to shine a light on gender dispari...
Episode 39: Nancy Dobbs Owen and Junyla Silmon
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s episode is the first part of a two-part series of interviews with Dance Data Project! Dance Data Project is an organization that p...
Episode 38: Claire Waite Brown
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Happy new year! Claire Waite Brown is in the studio this month! She’s the host of the Creativity Found podcast and the founder of the Creativity Fou...
Episode 37: Emily Sayre Smith
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s guest became a professional ballerina, not because someone told her she could, but because someone told her she couldn't. When an early...
Episode 36: Wesley Wray
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a kid with a dream steps onto a Broadway stage for the first time? It’s pure magic. Wesley Wray is a an actor, musical artist, and...
Episode 35: Kadeem Alston-Roman
07 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kadeem Alston-Roman is in the studio this month! He is a Brooklyn, New York-based wellness coach, choreographer and theater artist who helps people fi...
Episode 34: Stefanie Nelson
02 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Choreographer Stefanie Nelson is in the studio this month! This year marks a milestone for her impactful and groundbreaking contemporary dance company...
Episode 33: Lar Lubovitch
26 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to create movement that lasts a lifetime—work that outlives trends, resonates across genres, and moves audiences for generations? ...
Episode 32: Crystal Nicholls
05 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Crystal Nicholls is in the studio this month! She is a wellness coach and former West End dancer born in Barbados and now based in London.Crystal spen...
Episode 31: Abigail Keyes
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Abigail Keyes is in the studio this month! She is a former CIA political weapons analyst turned professional belly dancer. With a BA in Near Eastern S...
Episode 30: Jess Spinner
03 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Spinner, former pro dancer turned health, wellness and lifestyle coach for dancers, is in the studio this month! She’s the founder of The Whole...
Episode 29: Sarah Witherup
06 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adult ballet dancer and volunteer studio manager at Dance Theatre Northwest in Washington, Sarah Witherup, joined the studio this month! We spoke abou...
Episode 28: Annemarie Cabri
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Former dancer and senior teaching artist for The National Ballet of Canada, Annemarie Cabri, joined The Adult Ballet Studio this month! Follow Annemar...
Episode 27: Kathryn Morgan
04 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kathryn Morgan is in the studio this month! She is a trailblazing ballerina - or bunhead - as she described herself in this interview - who has redefi...
Episode 26: Rob MacCaul
04 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Adult ballet dancer and board member for the Children’s Dance Theater of Okanogan County in Washington, Rob MacCaul, is in the studio this month! R...
Episode 25: Eduardo Vilaro
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Eduardo Vilaro, artistic director and CEO of Ballet Hispánico, is in the studio this month! Ballet Hispánico was founded back in 1970 by Tina Ramire...
Episode 24: Janine Kovac
03 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Janine Kovac joined the studio for this episode! As a retired professional dancer turned award-winning author, she shares her journey from the stage t...
Episode 23: Marilyn Klaus
12 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This month’s guest for The Adult Ballet Studio is Marilyn Klaus, the visionary artistic director and founder of Ballets with a Twist, a New York Cit...
Episode 22: Dante Puleio and Kayla Farrish
01 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Limón Dance Company is presenting its 78th season this year, and on this episode of The Adult Ballet Studio, we have two incredible guests to c...
Episode 21: Chelsea Weidmann
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Chelsea Weidmann joined The Adult Ballet Studio for this episode! She is a ballet instructor and the founder of Geeky Ballerina, a platform offering r...
Episode 20: Helen Banks
03 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Joining the studio for this episode is Helen Banks, owner and CEO of the sustainable dancewear brand, Imperfect Pointes! Helen founded Imperfect Poin...
Episode 19: Pirkko Markula
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pirkko Markula, contemporary dancer and professor of socio-cultural studies of physical activity at the University of Alberta in Canada, is in the stu...
Episode 18: Cecelia Beam
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Adult Ballet Studio has another special guest for this episode! Cecelia Beam, faculty member for adult ballet and dance classes for people with Pa...
Episode 17: Daniel Watt
02 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Daniel Watt is in the studio for this episode! Dan is producer and director of the award-winning documentary “E...
Episode 16: Julie Dupas
18 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Dupas, founder of Amsterdam Amateur Ballet and Morlaix Ballet Camp, is in the studio for this episode! After beginning ballet in her 20s and not...
Episode 15: Adriana Pierce
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adriana Pierce is a dancer, choreographer, and director based in New York City, and she joined the studio to talk about her work elevating queer artis...
Episode 14: Sander Blommaert
21 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sander Blommaert is in the studio for this episode! He’s the founder and director of Blommaert Ballet School in Birmingham, England, and a former fi...
Episode 13: Leigh Brockman Horowitz
07 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ballet instructor, classroom teacher, mom and former pro dancer Leigh Brockman Horowitz is in the studio for this episode! She’s talking about menta...
Episode 12: Aubrey Lynch II
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Aubrey Lynch II, dean of students and director of ABT Wellness and RISE with American Ballet Theatre in New York City, joined the studio to talk about...
Episode 11: Rachel Toburen
02 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Toburen is a multidisciplinary artist working with paint, photography, perfume, and dance, and she’s in the studio this month talking all ab...
Episode 10: Jessica Wallis
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Wallis, founder and executive director of the non-profit organization, Ballet in the City, joined the studio for the March 19th episode! Balle...
Episode 9: Dani Vitale
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning dancer, choreographer and creative director, Dani Vitale, is in the studio for our March 5th episode! She is a Los Angeles-based artist ...
Episode 8: Vanessa Woods
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Woods, the founder of Vitality in Motion and Vitality Ballet and a former professional dancer, joined the Adult Ballet Studio for its mid-Febr...
Episode 7: Joanna Marsh
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Author, librarian, archivist, and adult ballet dancer Joanna Marsh joined The Adult Ballet Studio this month to talk all about books, history, ballet ...
Episode 6: Natalie Orr
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy new year! Natalie Orr, body-based intelligence coach and former professional dancer and instructor, is in the studio this month to talk about da...
Episode 5: Phil Chan
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Phil Chan, co-founder of the non-profit Final Bow for Yellowface, joined the studio this month to talk about his work with the organization to improve...
Episode 4: Julie Leung
07 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Julie Leung, founder of Broche Ballet, joined the studio this month to talk about her journey from being "a clumsy and inflexible teen" to t...
Episode 3: Leigh Purtill
03 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Leigh Purtill Ballet Company is an LA-based non-profit adult ballet company, and artistic director Leigh Purtill joined the studio this month to talk ...
Episode 2: Jana Carson and Abby Hudgins
05 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Two guests are in the studio this month! Jana Carson, professional photographer for the Oklahoma City Ballet, and Abby Hudgins, ballet instructor, mom...
Episode 1: Patricia Pyrka
01 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello and welcome to the first episode of The Adult Ballet Studio! Joining the studio is Patricia Pyrka, ballet technique level 3 teacher, coach for a...