The Balanced Ballerinas Podcast

Not only is Hannah Rigby my gorgeous friend, but she is a beautiful classically trained dancer who works for the biggest touring circus in Australasia, Circus Rio! This multi talented dancer, singer and actress is also a beautiful human being, always bringing positivity and light to young performers through her social media. But the life of a performer can sometimes be really lonely and when Hannah posted a reminder on her social media a few weeks ago, I thought I need to get her on to

As everyone starts heading back into classes for the year, this is the perfect episode to remind everyone to be nice to themselves in class and stop comparing! Especially if you're an adult ballerina this can be a hard task. But making sure your goals are realistic and aligned with your attitude is super important. This episode is an audio version of Georgia's most popular blog post 'Why your pirouettes don't look like mine...' which can be found at www.balancedballerinas.com As

Christiaan Bettridge is one of my dearest friends who used to study at the same full-time dance studio as myself when we were younger. I was a total bunhed growing up, with Christiaan being the opposite. She actually didn’t really like ballet all that much, but understood it’s what she needed to do in order to succeed in the arts. Christiaan is one of those people who can do everything. She can act, sing, model and of course dance with ballet being a pivotal tool in her success and

This is a special bonus episode which follows on from our discussion with meditation and yoga teacher Laura Trimble-Thompson in Episode 3. This guided meditation spoken by Laura herself has been specifically designed for dancers that find themselves in stressful situations like a competition or audition setting, where a little extra calm and focus may be required. So if you currently find yourself in either of those situations, please find a quiet corner, pop your ear buds in and

Todays guest is a fitting person to begin the new year as her zest for life and inspiring productivity will surely get you off your seat and ready to tackle the new year. Laura Trimble-Thompson (also known as Laura TT or Miss TT by her younger students, is a school teacher and yoga teacher, on a mission to help young people reach high performance targets with less effort and stress… amazing! I have worked with Laura several times on workshops and classes that bring a sense of

As a child, Sonia York-Pryce studied at the Elmhurst Ballet School before attending the Royal Ballet School in London. These days Sonia works on her PHD research, titled “Ageism and the Mature Dancer” - which investigates the role of the dancers who extend beyond the industry expectations of acceptable age and analyses the contribution that they are making to the current dialogue relating to ageism in the dance world. So she’s basically a doctor of adult ballet and contemporary dance! We

The podcast for ballerinas, adult ballerinas, parents of ballerinas and everyone in between. Enjoy discussions with industry leaders and interesting individuals that help you live a more balanced life with grace and grit. For our first episode, we hear podcast host Georgia Canning talk about why the podcast was launched and why she's aiming to break down the elitist barriers often associated with ballet. Find Balanced Ballerinas on instagram at @balancedballerinas and Georgia at