Stage Chats by Claudia Dean World

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Stage Chats is the place where we discuss what really happens on and off stage. Claudia & Ailysh take you behind the scenes of a dancer and share advice on toxic teachers, body image, motivation, full time training & life of a professional dancer. We’re here to chat about topics that need awareness in the dance world. Welcome to Stage Chats!

Recent Episodes
  • Picking The Right Variation
    Apr 11, 2025 – 09:34
  • 5 Things To Do Before A Ballet Comp
    Mar 15, 2025 – 19:57
  • Do Not Do This In Your Audition Photos
    Feb 15, 2025 – 23:44
  • What Ballerinas Wear Inside Their Pointe Shoes
    Jan 17, 2025 – 16:39
  • Reacting To Your Weird Stage Rituals
    Nov 8, 2024 – 16:23
  • How We Started Ballet
    Oct 25, 2024 – 20:17
  • Tips For Closing In 5th Position
    Oct 11, 2024 – 10:49
  • Jealous Ballet Friends
    Sep 20, 2024 – 08:50
  • How To Motivate Yourself Before Performances
    Sep 6, 2024 – 17:55
  • Things Only Ballerinas Do
    Aug 23, 2024 – 17:01
  • Ballet ICKS!
    Aug 8, 2024 – 14:10
  • Ballerina Confidence
    Jul 25, 2024 – 16:30
  • Ballet Unpopular Opinions
    Jul 11, 2024 – 17:00
  • Reacting To What A Dance Teacher Made A Student Do
    Jun 27, 2024 – 12:38
  • What To Do When You Don't Get Selected In A Ballet Audition
    Jun 14, 2024 – 15:48
  • That One Time My Ballet Teacher Made Me....
    Jun 3, 2024 – 12:16
  • Tips For Spotting & Turns In Ballet
    May 24, 2024 – 17:29
  • Biggest Mistakes You've Made In Ballet
    May 17, 2024 – 19:28
  • Ideal Weight For Dancers
    May 2, 2024 – 17:58
  • Reacting To Your Craziest Stage Stories
    Apr 25, 2024 – 20:30
  • How To Know If Your Pointe Shoes Are Right For You
    Apr 11, 2024 – 16:41
  • Nervous For Turning On Stage? Listen!
    Apr 4, 2024 – 11:44
  • Do Ballet Companies Have Uniforms?
    Mar 28, 2024 – 14:46
  • Ballet Class Etiquette
    Mar 21, 2024 – 16:46
  • How To Calm Your Nerves Before Stage
    Mar 14, 2024 – 19:11
  • How To Know When Your Pointe Shoes Are Dead
    Mar 7, 2024 – 14:06
  • Rankings In A Ballet Company
    Feb 29, 2024 – 20:03
  • How To Pick The Variation For You
    Feb 22, 2024 – 17:04
  • The Real Process Of A Competition
    Feb 15, 2024 – 17:10
  • The Most Underrated Things In Ballet
    Feb 8, 2024 – 15:40
  • How Much It Really Costs To Go To Ballet School
    Feb 1, 2024 – 18:03
  • Things You Didn't Know About Ballet Companies & Schools
    Jan 25, 2024 – 14:06
  • How To Come Back After Holidays
    Jan 18, 2024 – 13:18
  • How To Be The It Girl In Ballet
    Jan 11, 2024 – 14:03
  • How To Get Into A Ballet Company
    Dec 21, 2023 – 18:25
  • Crazy Things Our Ballet Teacher Made Us Do
    Dec 14, 2023 – 16:28
  • Quick Tips for Late Starters
    Dec 7, 2023 – 20:09
  • Realistic Ballet Company Schedule
    Nov 23, 2023 – 19:46
  • Do Ballerinas Wear Undies?
    Nov 16, 2023 – 11:39
  • Dressing Room Tea!
    Nov 9, 2023 – 19:30
  • How Many Styles Of Dancing Should You Be Doing?
    Nov 2, 2023 – 17:27
  • What To Pack As A Ballerina
    Oct 26, 2023 – 16:34
  • Audition Video Tips
    Oct 19, 2023 – 22:56
  • Hair Removal Dancer Edition
    Oct 12, 2023 – 18:59
  • Fitting In At Dance
    Oct 5, 2023 – 23:31
  • Things We Will Never Understand In Ballet
    Sep 28, 2023 – 22:15
  • The Things You Need To Skip & Save On!
    Sep 21, 2023 – 20:59
  • Answering Popular Dance Mum Questions!
    Sep 14, 2023 – 23:42
  • Spilling The Advice We Wish We Knew
    Sep 7, 2023 – 22:15
  • Essential Exam Tips
    Aug 31, 2023 – 24:26
Recent Reviews
  • Hazel 🩰
    Love this!
    Great energy! I have listened to every episode! Keep going you guys are great! P.S I just got my pointe shoes! 🩰😉❤️😊🫐☀️🤩
  • Blueberrydances🫐🩰
    Best Podcast Ever!
    I’m a teenage dancer and this pod helps me so much! I love Claudia and Aaylish! Their energy is contagious and all the episodes are awesome! I literally check almost every day on Apple Podcasts to see if there’s a new episode! Love stage chats! If you’re a dancer I would definitely recommend 💞💞💞
  • ales5678
    best ballet podcast
    i can’t wait for a new episode every week
  • Poisedgiraffe94
    Best podcast
    This is by far my most favorite dance podcast ever! I love that it is targeted for all ages, and covers so many different topics. I am a ballerina myself and I found this super helpful! Thankyou for all your hard work!❤️😍🥰
  • avengerdeath12
    Dancers need this!
    I am a dancer myself and love this podcast. It gives young dancers that are new to pointe or dance in general great advice and knowledge from barre etiquette to pointe shoe tips, I love this podcast and highly recommend it to young dancers especially for great advice!
  • teerexrocks
    Best ballet podcast
    This is by far my favorite podcast to listen to. I look forward to it coming out every week. I absolutely love Claudia and Ailysh, they have the best energy!!😊
  • SixCarton__
    I love this podcast
    This podcast is so informative while still bro bc fun to listen to. Thank you Claudia and ailish!( also Gigi and Romeo and lockland ofc)
  • Jubilee Grace
    Most amazing podcast ever!
    Claudia and Ailysh are the most fun people ever! I listen to this podcast religiously every single week and every time it makes me smile! They give the best tips ever! I totally recommend this for everyone who wants great advice!
  • gmjlj
    Amazing!
    Love this podcast… so informative for young dancers.
  • Ainsley Spillan
    Love it!
    I am a young dancer and this is amazing! Thanks for sharing tips and stories they are so funny and helpful! I highly recommend this podcast! 💕🩰
  • Sabine.ballet
    Such an amazing podcast😍
    It covers absolutely everything you need to know about being in the dance world while giving us laughs (especially that one time with Romeo😉😂)as well! Thank you so much for this Claudia and Ailysh!!🥰💗 (-Sabine.ballet on ig💗)
  • KaiyaL52
    amazing!!
    I haven’t listened yet… I didn’t know you had a podcast. BUT IM ABOUT TO STAY UP ALL NIGHT LISTEING! Claudia is such an amazing dancer I love her yt! This is my review for the power and giveaway! Love u Claudia 🤍✨ @kaiya_dancer ✨✨✨
  • VBleger
    This is the best ballet podcast ever!!!!
    I absolutely love Stage Chats. I am so thankful that Claudia and Ailysh are not afraid to talk about everything in the dance world, even uncomfortable topics. I find every episode so insightful and like I know more about dance every time. These episodes are so helpful to know about what really happens in the dance world as I want to have a career in the dance world. I would have to say my favorite episodes were Stage Fails, Eating Disorders/Body Image, and the Kathryn Morgan interview but every was episode was absolutely amazing! Thank you so much Claudia and Ailysh!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ My Instagram- @violetbleger
  • mballeste
    Incredible interview with Kathryn
    👍 podcast. This is my first time listening to your podcast. Thank you for interviewing Kathryn I am huge fan of hers, and I follow her on the social media platforms as well as Claudia Dean. ❤️ the conversations and questions. I wish these platforms were available when I was dancing in the 80s and 90s which was from age 3 through college graduation but never as a professional because back than you kept to yourself or talked amongst your friends . I admire how this generation is very being open about the dance world. Keep the great work ladies.
  • Cupcake 1016
    This Is The Best Podcast!
    Claudia and Ailysh are the best! Them together make me laugh and help me so much. I listen to the podcast literally all day and have listened to the episodes multiple times. We need more episodes!!!!
  • Kmascarenhas
    The podcast I wish I had when I was younger!
    Claudia and Ailysh cover so many much needed topics in these episodes!
  • mae-me
    So good!!
    This podcast is so so good and relatable!! I love getting to hear them just chat about the pros and the cons of dance and being a dancer. Can’t wait to continue to hear new content!!
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