Swans & Co.

Bonjour à tou.te.s! On se retrouve aujourd’hui pour un épisode avec Inès McIntosh, (très!) jeune coryphée au Ballet de l’Opéra National de Paris. Entre rêves et résilience, nous nous penchons aujourd’hui sur le parcours moins lisse qu’il n’y paraît d’une jeune femme pleine d’ambition. L’histoire d’Inès vous donnera, j’en suis sure, la motivation d’aller toujours plus loin et de croire en vos capacités. Bonne écoute! xxx

Hi guys! This week’s episode is part 2 of my conversation with Noemi Boisnon, dancer at the Finnish National Ballet (Youth Company). We talk about her experience at the Tanz Akademie Zürich and she will share what it takes to dance at such an elite ballet school. Noemi will also explain how it was to audition during covid time, and give us tips along the way. And finally, we will touch on her experience at a new company member, and how the transition has been so far. To find her on IG: @zoe.boi enjoy xxx

hey! back at it again after some much-needed holidays xx and we’re back with the AMAZING (I mean it!!) Noemi Boisnon who is not only an amazing friend of mine, but also a crazy talented dancer and a polyglot (EN/FR/DE/IT and the list goes on…). in today’s episode, which is the first part of our conversation, we’ll talk about how she started ballet at 13 and got into a professional ballet school just two years after having been introduced to dancing! We’ll talk about the physical issues she encountered and how she learned to work with her body. And we’ll also discuss how it is to grow up in a ballet family, and how Noemi maintains a good work life balance. have fun folks xxx

bonjour à tou.te.s!! épisode 2 de ma conversation avec Grégoire Duchevet, danseur français au Zurich Junior Ballet🤍 dans cet épisode, nous nous penchons plus en détails sur la suite de son parcours (donc si vous ne l’avez pas déjà fait, écoutez le premier épisode😉). On parlera du concours d’entrée au ballet de l’Opéra, de sa gestion de l’échec et de comment il a réussi à rebondir. Et puis il nous expliquera aussi ce qui l’a poussé à danser à l’étranger et ce qu’il pense de cette expérience. Et plein d’autres choses encore mais bon, je vais pas tout vous spoiler😆… bisous❤️ pour le retrouver: @gregoireduchevet sur IG et TikTok

hello tout le monde! bienvenue sur le 1er épisode en français, avec le 1er invité masculin du podcast… Grégoire Duchevet (@gregoireduchevet), ancien élève de l’École de Danse de l’opéra, de la Dutch National Ballet Academy et aujourd’hui danseur au Junior Ballet de la compagnie de Zurich! dans cette première, on va parler de comment il a vécu le fait d’être un garçon danseur classique, ainsi que de son expérience à l’école de danse de l’opéra de Paris (notamment comment il a auditionné, l’internat, la méthode d’enseignement…). Et puis en fin d’épisode, on parlera du travail qu’il a fait pour construire sa confiance en soi. Enfin bref, j’espère que ça va vous plaire et venez écouter la deuxième partie😄💗 bisous xxx

hi everyone! This is part two of my conversation with Mia Petrovic, dancer at the Hamburg Ballet🤍 in this episode, we talk about some of the negative effects of perfectionism, and Mia’s relationship with her body (TW: we briefly talk about eating disorders and body dysmorphia). we also talk about being the « new one » at a big company, and what it feels like to transition from school to company! anyways, i hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did recording it - please follow Mia on IG @itsmiachka 👌🏻 xxx

hi everyone! episode 6 is featuring a very exciting guest - Mia Petrovic, dancer at the Hamburg Ballett! you might know her from instagram @itsmiachka where she posts beautiful pictures and videos🤍 in this episode (this is part 1, make sure you listen to part 2 next week) we chat about her dance journey from Serbia to Hamburg and her experience at the Hamburg Ballet School. And she shared some awesome tips for pirouettes! enjoy xxx

hi guys! this is part 2 of my conversation with Eireen (@eireenevrard on IG, go follow her!). In this episode, we talk about company life and Eireen gives us her top tips on how to be a good corps member! we also talk about being an artist, and what it means to us💕 enjoy and share the podcast if you wanna support us! xx

hey! this is episode four (and not five) and today i’m in conversation with my lovely ballet big sis Eireen Evrard, dancer at the English National Ballet. this is a long episode so there will be a part two. this episode is an honest chat about dancing professionally, her success story, the good and bad sides of training at a french ballet school… and mostly we have fun and laugh a lot! So join us on this fun episode and enjoy xxx (and follow her on IG @eireenevrard)

aaaand we’re back with part 2! in this episode Katia and I chat about the importance of working on mental skills as dancers, the importance of having a well-rounded culture to develop artistry and where we find daily dance inspo. oh and here are the links Katia talks about during the episode, check em out!: https://youtu.be/oYhxrZT67Wo https://youtu.be/xiL8xcATWbY 🤍

hello everyone! we’re back with episode two: in conversation with Katia Battaggia (part 1) 🤍 Katia is one of my absolute favorite humans sooo... couldn’t be more excited. What you should know about my guest: Katia Battaggia (18) is an Italian/Russian dancer studying at the John Cranko Schule in Stuttgart, Germany. What we’re gonna talk about: starting professional training, grit, adapting to a new life, balancing school and ballet enjoy xx

first episode!! couldn’t be more excited🧚🏻 this episode is a bit different from what the rest of this podcast is gonna be like, as it is going to be a solo episode where I share my story, and how I found my place. sounds cheesy but it’s true! i also share advice on what has helped me throughout my journey in various professional ballet schools, so check it out and i hope you like it! much love🤍 @claraonpointe

welcome to swans & co., a podcast (en🇬🇧/fr🇫🇷) where we chat with dancers about their lives, struggles, dreams and more! so grab a cup of tea (coffee and wine are also perfectly acceptable) and a warm blanket and start listening! enjoy xxx