Swans & Co.
Swans & Co.
Clara Strassel
Welcome to Swans & Co., a podcast where we chat with dancers from all over the world about ballet, our lives as dancers (and regular young people), our struggles and dreams and anything interesting! I’m Clara and I’m a student at the Dutch National Ballet Academy. So grab a cup of tea (coffee and wine are also perfectly acceptable) and a warm blanket and start listening! enjoy xxx
Grégoire Duchevet pt.1 (Zurich): être élève à l’Opéra, grandir à l’internat, et oser être soi-même
hello tout le monde! bienvenue sur le 1er épisode en français, avec le 1er invité masculin du podcast… Grégoire Duchevet (@gregoireduchevet), ancien élève de l’École de Danse de l’opéra, de la Dutch National Ballet Academy et aujourd’hui danseur au Junior Ballet de la compagnie de Zurich! dans cette première, on va parler de comment il a vécu le fait d’être un garçon danseur classique, ainsi que de son expérience à l’école de danse de l’opéra de Paris (notamment comment il a auditionné, l’internat, la méthode d’enseignement…). Et puis en fin d’épisode, on parlera du travail qu’il a fait pour construire sa confiance en soi. Enfin bref, j’espère que ça va vous plaire et venez écouter la deuxième partie😄💗 bisous xxx
Jul 18, 2021
1 hr 7 min
Mia Petrovic pt.2 (Hamburg Ballett): perfectionism, body image and being new at a company
hi everyone! This is part two of my conversation with Mia Petrovic, dancer at the Hamburg Ballet🤍 in this episode, we talk about some of the negative effects of perfectionism, and Mia’s relationship with her body (TW: we briefly talk about eating disorders and body dysmorphia). we also talk about being the « new one » at a big company, and what it feels like to transition from school to company! anyways, i hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it - please follow Mia on IG @itsmiachka 👌🏻 xxx
Jun 28, 2021
46 min
Mia Petrovic pt.1 (Hamburg Ballett): from Serbia to Hamburg
hi everyone! episode 6 is featuring a very exciting guest - Mia Petrovic, dancer at the Hamburg Ballett! you might know her from instagram @itsmiachka where she posts beautiful pictures and videos🤍 in this episode (this is part 1, make sure you listen to part 2 next week) we chat about her dance journey from Serbia to Hamburg and her experience at the Hamburg Ballet School. And she shared some awesome tips for pirouettes! enjoy xxx
Jun 21, 2021
50 min
Eireen Evrard (pt2) - how to be a good corps de ballet member + company life
hi guys! this is part 2 of my conversation with Eireen (@eireenevrard on IG, go follow her!). In this episode, we talk about company life and Eireen gives us her top tips on how to be a good corps member! we also talk about being an artist, and what it means to us💕 enjoy and share the podcast if you wanna support us! xx
Jun 7, 2021
1 hr 20 min
Eireen Evrard (ENB) - coming from “nowhere” and working your way up
hey! this is episode four (and not five) and today i’m in conversation with my lovely ballet big sis Eireen Evrard, dancer at the English National Ballet. this is a long episode so there will be a part two. this episode is an honest chat about dancing professionally, her success story, the good and bad sides of training at a french ballet school… and mostly we have fun and laugh a lot! So join us on this fun episode and enjoy xxx (and follow her on IG @eireenevrard)
May 30, 2021
1 hr 12 min
Katia Battaggia (2): the athlete mindset, finding inspiration and developing artistry
aaaand we’re back with part 2! in this episode Katia and I chat about the importance of working on mental skills as dancers, the importance of having a well-rounded culture to develop artistry and where we find daily dance inspo. oh and here are the links Katia talks about during the episode, check em out!: https://youtu.be/oYhxrZT67Wo https://youtu.be/xiL8xcATWbY 🤍
May 24, 2021
34 min
Katia Battaggia (JCS) ~ following your heart and being resilient
hello everyone! we’re back with episode two: in conversation with Katia Battaggia (part 1) 🤍 Katia is one of my absolute favorite humans sooo... couldn’t be more excited. What you should know about my guest: Katia Battaggia (18) is an Italian/Russian dancer studying at the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, Germany. What we’re gonna talk about: starting professional training, grit, adapting to a new life, balancing school and ballet enjoy xx
May 17, 2021
56 min
my story + finding your place
first episode!! couldn’t be more excited🧚🏻 this episode is a bit different from what the rest of this podcast is gonna be like, as it is going to be a solo episode where I share my story, and how I found my place. sounds cheesy but it’s true! i also share advice on what has helped me throughout my journey in various professional ballet schools, so check it out and i hope you like it! much love🤍 @claraonpointe
May 11, 2021
35 min
trailer🤍
welcome to swans & co., a podcast (en🇬🇧/fr🇫🇷) where we chat with dancers about their lives, struggles, dreams and more! so grab a cup of tea (coffee and wine are also perfectly acceptable) and a warm blanket and start listening! enjoy xxx
May 9, 2021
1 min