After Class with Ballet for All

About After Class with Ballet for All

If you've ever cried in the car after ballet class, questioned whether you started too late, or wondered why your pirouettes still aren't cooperating, this is your podcast. After Class is for adult ballet dancers — the ones balancing real life, careers, and ballet dreams. Each week, host and fellow dancer Hannah covers technique, artistry, mindset, and the honest conversations that don't always happen in the studio. Whether you're brand new to the barre or a seasoned bunhead, you belong here.

Publisher

The Busy Bunhead

Category

arts · education · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Feb 2024

Latest episode

7 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

138 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Oct 2026

   Ep. 131 - Eyeline in Ballet: Where to Look for More Artistry & Stage Presence, with Chelsea Weidmann

   Where do your eyes go when you're dancing? If your honest answer is the mirror.. or the floor... or the dancer in front of you... you're in good company! As adult dancers, most of us are never told exactly where to look. But eyeline is one of the simplest ways to make your dancing look more expansive, expressive and natural, and it's something you can start working on in your very next class! I'm joined again by Chelsea Weidmann, also known as the Geeky Ballerina, for the next episode of our ...

2. 

   1 Oct 2026

   Adult Ballet Dancers, You Belong Here: Welcome to After Class

   After Class is a podcast for adult ballet dancers: beginners, dancers returning after years away, and anyone balancing training alongside a busy life. Because ballet as an adult comes with its own questions, challenges and joys, and this show is here for all of it. I'm Hannah, and when I started dancing as an adult, I struggled to find content I could relate to. There was plenty made by professionals, but not much from the perspective of the adult ballet student. So now I create the con...

3. 

   23 Sept 2026

   Ep. 130 - Inside the LABL Active Adult Ballet Retreat: Location, Levels & What to Expect for Summer 2027, with Maria Montanez

   If you've ever thought about signing up for an adult ballet retreat or intensive, you know the internal debate that comes with it: Is it worth the money? Is it worth the time off work? Will I spend the week feeling in over my head? I asked myself every one of those questions. This week, I'm handing the mic over to someone with all the answers... I'm joined by Maria Montanez, whose adult ballet events I've personally attended and trusted for five years running. In 2022, she co-founded KM &amp...

Who has been a guest on After Class with Ballet for All

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Yelena
• Chelsea Weidmann
• Natalie Walsh da Silva

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,110,862

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

19 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

35 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 71 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

77

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

71

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