Ballet Help Desk

Jenny Huang, Brett Gardner

jennyballethelpdesk@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is a niche interview podcast focused on helping parents and young dancers navigate ballet education, training pathways, competitions, health, and career decisions, featuring leaders from ballet schools and professional companies. Credible pitches include ballet school and company executives, experienced educators, recruitment specialists, dancer-health professionals, and parents with direct experience of residential training; booking difficulty is medium because the show seeks specialized ballet expertise but features leaders from accessible niche institutions.

Metrics

Episodes: 194

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Instagram: 5.3k followers

Contact Information

jennyballethelpdesk@gmail.com

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Host

Jenny Huang - Co-host of Ballet Help Desk, focused on helping families navigate ballet education and training decisions.

Brett Gardner - Co-host of Ballet Help Desk, focused on helping families navigate ballet education and training decisions.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Ballet school or professional company executives, established ballet educators, recruitment specialists, dancer-health professionals, or parents with substantial direct experience of residential ballet training.
Required Achievements:  
Leadership of an established ballet school or professional company, Long-term experience in ballet education, recruitment, or administration, Direct expertise supporting dancers through full-time or residential training

Recent Guest Discussions

Shane Jewell - Ballet Company Business Operations, Nonprofit Revenue, Budgeting, Dancer Compensation, Corporate Sponsorships, Co-productions, And Evaluating Company Finances Before Signing A Contract.

Peter Stark - Student Recruitment, Auditions, Full-time Training, Late Starters, Student Conduct, Consent, Hygiene, Roommate Dynamics, Corps De Ballet Preparation, And Understudying.

Recent Topics

Ballet, Dance Education, Youth Training, Dance Health, Ballet Careers

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Ballet Help Desk
:

SMU's Carter Alexander on Training Versatile Dancers

July 29, 2026

 Listen to Ballet Help Desk Podcast ad-free on Patreon We sit down with Carter Alexander, Chair of the Division of Dance at Southern Methodist University, to find out what sets the program apart from the more ballet-specific schools. Carter walks us through the conservatory-within-a-liberal-arts structure: required training in ballet, modern, and jazz, a newly added Afro modern component, and how the school's BFA program allows roughly 60% of students double major in fields like mechanical en...

The Business of Ballet: Shane Jewell, Oregon Ballet Theatre

July 22, 2026

 Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon Shane Jewell, executive director of Oregon Ballet Theatre, was kind enough to sit down with us to explain how ballet companies actually run as businesses. He takes us through the nonprofit structure, including what makes up the primary revenue streams. We also discussed what goes into building a season budget and how that impacts dancer compensation, benefits and artistic programming. With funding for the arts being cut, Shane also addresses how ...

Peter Stark: When Is It Time to Leave Your Local Studio?

July 15, 2026

 Listen to Ballet Help Desk ad-free on Patreon Peter Stark, president and director of The Rock School for Dance Education, has spent 26 years running ballet schools and knows the recruiting process from both sides of the table. We talk with him about how he evaluates students for recruitment. We also cover how his approach has changed over the years, including how he now weighs student conduct and how his views on age and late starters have shifted. Stark discusses what full-time training req...

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