Behind the Barre (History): Recent Episodes
Kelly Wackerman
A podcast devoted to sharing the history of how the "Barre Industry" came to be. We will explore the mind of it's creator Lotte Berk & take a closer look at the up's & down's as well as the in's & out's of of being a small business owner in today's world. Special guests and topics devoted to new themes each week.
An examination of the Lotte Berk Method created by Lydia Bach & what makes it different & similar to the Original technique designed by Lotte herself. We will also look at the Callanetics program & talk about the way she incorporated her knowledge from Lotte into it, but also kept it very her own. Two very influential women who deserve credit for their part in the spread of Lotte's name & genius across the globe.
Learn all about Callan Pinckney, creator of Callenetics thorugh the eyes of her confidant & brand developer, Benjamin Davis. Callan credits Lotte Berk for healing her from her life long back issues & this week we learn how the work she did with Lotte Berk played a part in her own technique.
In this episode we learn about how new versions of Lotte Berk's work begin to emerge. Two key women were trained by Lotte Berk name Lydia Bach & Callan Pinckney. Listen and learn how they both contributed to introducing their versions of Lotte's work to a more global audience. Next week we will go into more depth about the Lotte Berk Method & Callanetics.
This week we learn about Lotte Berk and what life was like living with her. Not an easy time for daughter, Esther Fairfax but in this episode we learn valuable lessons right along side her. Next week we venture into what happens when the Lotte Berk exercises leave UK soil for the first time... Stay tuned!
Delighted to welcome our very first guest Esther Fairfax who shares her insight on the mindset her late mother was in when she created her legendary Lotte Berk technique. Next week we welcome Esther again as she shares what is was like while the method was gaining traction in the 60's in London.
In this Episode we will discover the elements of Modern Ballet that are ever present in the Technique Lotte is to create, the accident that spawned it all & why Lotte's personality gave it an edge that no one had seen before.
Learn about Lotte's greatest gift in life, her devoted daughter Esther. They had an imperfect relationship, but in the end Esther gave Lotte something she could never give herself - a safe place to keep her legacy. Compassion required as sensitive material is presented. Next week we learn about what let Lotte to develop her technique.
This week we learn about Lotte meeting the man that is to be her husband, having her daughter (Esther Berk), all while her dance career is taking off & the Nazi's are invading German life as they know it. Lotte & her family escape to British soil & her father is taken to Auschwitz.
In Episode 1 we will go back in time to when Lotte Berk, (the founder & creator of Barre) was a child. Key moments in her upbringing will be shared that ended up shaping who she was as an adult. Particular focus will be paid to an unexpected death, a broken promise, and how dance carried her through it all. The contents for this episode were derived from an actual diary entry written by Lotte herself & can be found in a book written by her daughter Esther Fairfax, "How to Life and Die". Next week, we will focus on Lotte as a young adult....
Link below for How to Live & Die by Esther Fairfax
http://bit.ly/HowtoLiveandDieEstherFairfax