This week’s episode is all about gratitude. We’re taking a moment to reflect on what ballet has given us — the obvious and the unexpected. From friendships and resilience to moments onstage that shaped who we are, we share stories about why we’...

This week’s episode is a conversation we wish every ballet parent and teacher could hear. We sit down with Sarah's mom, who has a PhD in childhood development, to talk about why ballet isn’t one-size-fits-all. Some children flourish in its stru...

We’re continuing our Nutcracker stories this week, and things get real. Some of these memories are a little more raw and personal than your classic holiday ballet tale—but don’t worry, we end on a hilarious conversation that reminded us why we ...

This week we’re diving into Nutcracker mayhem — swapping our funniest quick-change disasters, the roles we dreamed of, the roles we somehow always got stuck with, and the ones we never got to dance (still not over it)....

This week on Beyond the Pointe, we sit down with our longtime friend Ashleigh — now the School Director and Artistic Director of Pasadena Dance Theatre. She opens up about the unique challenges of leading a ballet school, the balance b...

This week on Beyond the Pointe, Sarah and Amy catch up after a week off and get real about everyday life — the quiet routines, the comfort and discomfort of being homebodies, and how slowing down can feel both strange and grounding aft...

In this episode, we open up about how ballet shaped who we are and what happens when the curtain falls. Leaving the stage can feel like losing a part of ourselves, but it’s also where rediscovery begins. We talk about the grief, the growth, and...

Ballet has long told us what a ballerina should look like — delicate, obedient, feminine. But what happens when leadership in dance starts to look different? This week, we talk about breaking the binary in ballet and how true leadership means r...

Sarah and Amy sit down with their longtime friend and former company peer, Mary Lacroix — a dancer turned studio owner who’s redefining what leadership in ballet can look like.Mary opens up about navigating the loss of her father while faci...

In this episode Sarah and Amy talk about how what happens inside the studio can shape the way we love outside of it — from relationships that started under pressure to the hard truths about sexual harassment in dance. It’s an honest look at how...

In this episode Sarah and Amy tackle the topic of body image. It's not just about being fat or skinny, teachers will find something wrong with every body. They talk personal experiences, what they wish they had known as young girls and some adv...

Meet your hosts Sarah and Amy, former professional ballet dancers pulling back the curtain on ballet. This episode dives into their experiences growing up in the ballet world, good, bad and ugly.