This week, Michael and Rebecca sit down to catch up. Michael tells Rebecca about his experience over the past 3 weeks in Dresden, Germany setting Justin Peck's 'Rodeo.' We also chat about miscellaneous items including Johan Inger's Swan Lake, auditions for Golden State Ballet, and the Artistic Director opening at Lexington Ballet Company. LINKS:<ul><li>Website:&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/CODsite" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">conversationsondancepod.com</a></li><li>Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://instagram.com/conversationsondance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@conversationsondance</a></li><li>Merch:&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/cod-merch" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/cod-merch</a></li><li>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/youtube-COD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/youtube-COD</a></li><li>Join our email list:&nbsp;<a href="https://bit.ly/mail-COD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://bit.ly/mail-COD</a></li></ul> LINKS: Website: <a href="https://www.conversationsondancepod.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">conversationsondancepod.com</a> Instagram: <a href="https://instagram.com/conversationsondance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@conversationsondance</a> <a href="https://www.bonfire.com/store/conversations-on-dance/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">COD Merch</a> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@conversationsondance" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Listen to COD on YouTube</a> <a href="https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/sl/5taTM5H/COD" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Join our email list</a> <a href="https://www.conversationsondancepod.com/advertise" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sponsorship information</a><hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

(382) The story of George Lee, the original Tea in Balanchine's 'Nutcracker', with Jennifer Lin

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