Backstage Banter: Recent Episodes
Kathryn Morgan & Sean Rollofson
Join Kathryn and Sean, 2 professional ballet dancers, as they discuss all things ballet... or not! Come hang out with us! This is meant to be fun. :)
Today we talk about Sean's Disney trip, LOTS of emails from you, prop fails, and how to best negotiate a guesting contract. Enjoy!
On today's episode, we talk everything from height to hair color in ballet. It can be very odd... and very frustrating! Plus more goings-on, our declining excitement in our book club, and more shenanigans! Enjoy!
The beautiful Francesca Dugarte Jordan of Ballet Met joins us today! She specializes in cross training dancers, so we talk fitness, motherhood (she's a momma!) and of course... her best stories! Enjoy!
Today we talk about different methods and ways companies cast Nutcracker. It can get rather confusing! Plus more stories and shenanigans!
In today's episode we share more stories plus discuss how change can be odd. When you are used to one version of a ballet or costumes and then it suddenly changes, it can be odd!
Thank you SO much for your patience over the last month! Honestly, Katie just needed some time to regroup after all of her life changing events. But we are back to our regularly scheduled programming!
Katie is getting married in 5 days! We catch up, read more of your stories, and tell you all of the goings-on! Enjoy!
We've made it to 10 episodes! We have a fun Harry Potter-themed episode today! We sort ourselves and chat all things HP! Plus, some life updates. We will get back to your amazing stories next time!
On this episode, our first guest stops by! My fiancé, Christopher Sellars, joins us and tells us all of his fun stories of his time dancing as a first soloist with Ballet West. More fun and shenanigans as always!
In today's episode, we discuss injuries, illnesses, and things that happen mid-show. It can be CRAZY, but the audience knows NOTHING. You are sending so many wonderful stories in to us! Keep them coming at our new podcast email BackstageBanterKM@gmail.com .
Welcome back! We know it's been a few weeks, but we catch you up! More funny stories, more goings-on, PLUS we chat partnering and pas de deux vs. dancing alone. I think you can tell by the title which we prefer... enjoy!
Today we talk about how dark fairytale origin stories are, and how they are NOTHING like the ones we know today. We also discuss how to approach both ballet company but ESPECIALLY Broadway auditions. Sean tells us his experiences, and there are some secrets. Plus, more of your stories and some dance history! Enjoy!
In this episode, we tell LOTS more stories... including YOURS! Plus, we talk true crime and Sean's eerie link to a ton of instances! Enjoy!
This week... was a WEEK. Tuck in because we have STORIES. Topics include but are not limited to piano scam, windshield issue, and Sean miscalculating a summer intensive. Plus we talk about successes and fails onstage! Enjoy!
On today's episode, we talk about the terrifying ordeal of having to sing onstage. Singing and speaking can be so foreign to dancers. Plus, we talk about a skunk incident, Kathryn's teaching in Dallas, Sean's upcoming season, Balanchine ballets, and more hopefully entertaining stories. Enjoy!
Welcome back! Sean has been teaching ballet to Olympic level gymnasts, so we talk about the differences in body requirements for gymnastics and ballet. Plus, we chat about wedding plans, summer intensives, and Sean got a visit from a certain Ms. Rona. Oh the joy.
Welcome to "Backstage Banter"! We are so happy you are here. In this first episode, we talk about how we met, what we are currently doing, performance bootlegs, Sean's time on Broadway, our lack of athletic skills, plus a whole lot more. These episodes don't have a plan, we just roll with it! Our goal is to simply bring a smile to your face. Enjoy!