S303: How do dancers balance parenthood and ballet?

Update: 2021-03-12

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To celebrate Mother's Day weekend we have not one, but two exciting guests joining us at Open Barre! Nathalie Harrison, former ballerina with The Royal Ballet, discusses her experiences balancing motherhood with a busy dance schedule, whilst Mathias Dingman, Principal dancer at Birmingham Royal Ballet, fills us in on what it's like being a dad to two young boys. Brandon talks about his admiration for ballet parents and Julia wonders what it's like to return to pirouettes after giving birth...

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