
Ballet Help Desk
Jenny Huang and Brett Gardner
4.9from 160 ratings
- 230
- Episodes
- 32
- Transcribed
- 160
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 3K
- YouTube views
About Ballet Help Desk
As parents, you play a crucial role in supporting your dancer's ballet path and we know navigating the world of ballet training can be challenging. The Ballet Help Desk podcast is here to help! Tune in for expert insights on supporting your student's ballet education. We cover key topics like summer intensives, ballet competitions, full-time and postgraduate training, health and wellness, boys in ballet and more. Hear valuable advice from leading professionals across the ballet world to help your dancer make the most informed decisions about their unique training path. Learn more at www.ballethelpdesk.com.
- Publisher
- Jenny Huang and Brett Gardner
- Category
- arts · kids & family
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 16 Jul 2023
- Latest episode
- 7 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
32 of 230 episodes have a transcript.

7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Mythbusters: Blacklists, Starting Young and Going Pro | Part 1

30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
How Two Young Dancers Made Their Own Ballet Festival

23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Charlotte Ballet with Ayisha McMillan Cravotta & Alicia Delgadillo
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Mythbusters: Blacklists, Starting Young and Going Pro | Part 1
Published 7 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Because I also think increasingly, I think that something that has shifted in the ballet world is it used to be that you were much more pigeonholed by your physicality, by schools and professions. And I think that we're discovering as we incorporate more scientific training methods, as we incorporate more movement science and kinesiology into our training, there are a lot of things that would have been written off as career enders back in the day that are, we know how to work with a dancer who is really focused and really passionate to help them realize a better physicality than they have. So maybe we're moving away from pigeonholing students that young and into hopefully opening more possibilities for them as the training progresses. […]
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- Peter LeBreton Merz
- Racheal Nye
- Lily Peta
- Emma Wheeler
- Ayisha McMillan Cravotta
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 3,421
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 110 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 50 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 82 / 100
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- Quality
- 98
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 74
- Engagement
- 89
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