Conversations on Dance at

The vail dance festival

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Hosted by former Miami City Ballet Dancers, Rebecca King Ferraro and Michael Sean Breeden, the Conversations on Dance podcast offers weekly chats with the dance world’s best and brightest.

EPISODES FROM THE 2026 VAIL DANCE FESTIVAL

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(510) Summer recap and a COD restructure with Michael and Rebecca
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(510) Summer recap and a COD restructure with Michael and Rebecca
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(509) Pianists of Vail Dance Festival: Michael Scales, Derek Wang, Tony Yun, Joel Wenhardt
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(509) Pianists of Vail Dance Festival: Michael Scales, Derek Wang, Tony Yun, Joel Wenhardt
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(508) Career Pathways at The Vail Dance Festival: Savannah Green, Kayla Mak, Brooks Landegger, Philip Duclos
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(508) Career Pathways at The Vail Dance Festival: Savannah Green, Kayla Mak, Brooks Landegger, Philip Duclos
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(507) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Nikolaj Hubbe, Carla Korbes, Margaret Tracey, & Melissa Toogood
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(507) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Nikolaj Hubbe, Carla Korbes, Margaret Tracey, & Melissa Toogood
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(506) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Alexei Ratmansky
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(506) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Alexei Ratmansky
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(504) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Composer & Musician Caroline Shaw
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(504) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Composer & Musician Caroline Shaw
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(503) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Lauren Lovette, Robbie Fairchild, and Unity Phelan
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(503) LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival with Lauren Lovette, Robbie Fairchild, and Unity Phelan
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(502) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Michelle Dorrance and Trinity Irish Dance Company
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(502) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Michelle Dorrance and Trinity Irish Dance Company
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(501) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Herman Cornejo, American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer
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(501) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival with Herman Cornejo, American Ballet Theatre Principal Dancer
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(500) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival: Martha Graham Dance Company Centennial Celebration
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(500) LIVE from The Vail Dance Festival: Martha Graham Dance Company Centennial Celebration
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EPISODES FROM PAST YEARS

EPISODES FROM THE 2025 VAIL DANCE FESTIVAL

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(463) Dominika Afanasenkov, ballerina with New York City Ballet, from the Vail Dance Festival
(463) Dominika Afanasenkov, ballerina with New York City Ballet, from the Vail Dance Festival
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(462) Nikolaj Hübbe, star dancer of the New York City Ballet, from The Vail Dance Festival
(462) Nikolaj Hübbe, star dancer of the New York City Ballet, from The Vail Dance Festival
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(460) Mira Nadon, Chun Wai Chan, and Gilbert Bolden III, NYCB Principals, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(460) Mira Nadon, Chun Wai Chan, and Gilbert Bolden III, NYCB Principals, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
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(458) Vail Dance Festival’s Rising Voices: Gianna Reisen, My’Kal Stromile, and Rachel Lockhart
(458) Vail Dance Festival’s Rising Voices: Gianna Reisen, My’Kal Stromile, and Rachel Lockhart
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(457) Unity Phelan and Calvin Royal III, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(457) Unity Phelan and Calvin Royal III, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
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(456) Isabella Boylston and Chloe Misseldine, American Ballet Theatre principal ballerinas, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(456) Isabella Boylston and Chloe Misseldine, American Ballet Theatre principal ballerinas, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
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(455) Melissa Toogood, VDF Artist-in-Residence LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(455) Melissa Toogood, VDF Artist-in-Residence LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(454) Tap Visionary, Michelle Dorrance, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(454) Tap Visionary, Michelle Dorrance, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(453) Michael Novak, Artistic Direction of Paul Taylor Dance Company, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(453) Michael Novak, Artistic Direction of Paul Taylor Dance Company, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
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(452) LINES Ballet, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
(452) LINES Ballet, LIVE from the 2025 Vail Dance Festival
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EPISODES FROM THE 2024 VAIL DANCE FESTIVAL

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(413) Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina, internationally renowned ballroom dancers, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(413) Denys Drozdyuk and Antonina Skobina, internationally renowned ballroom dancers, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(412) BONUS Kyle Ikuma, from the Vail Dance Festival
(412) BONUS Kyle Ikuma, from the Vail Dance Festival
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(411) Adji Cissoko and Youba Cissokho, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(411) Adji Cissoko and Youba Cissokho, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(410) BONUS: Calvin Royal III, Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, on 'UNITE' at the Joyce
(410) BONUS: Calvin Royal III, Principal Dancer with American Ballet Theatre, on 'UNITE' at the Joyce
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(409) The Next Generation, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(409) The Next Generation, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(408) Sara Mearns and Jamar Roberts, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(408) Sara Mearns and Jamar Roberts, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(407) Catherine Hurlin, Principal with American Ballet Theatre, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(407) Catherine Hurlin, Principal with American Ballet Theatre, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(406) BONUS: Q & A with Michael & Rebecca, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(406) BONUS: Q & A with Michael & Rebecca, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(405) Dante Puleio and Joey Columbus on the legacy of José Limón, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(405) Dante Puleio and Joey Columbus on the legacy of José Limón, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(404) Choreographer Larry Keigwin, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(404) Choreographer Larry Keigwin, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(403) Rebecca & Michael preview the 2024 Vail Dance Festival
(403) Rebecca & Michael preview the 2024 Vail Dance Festival
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(402) Vail Dance Festival Preview with Herman Cornejo, ABT Principal
(402) Vail Dance Festival Preview with Herman Cornejo, ABT Principal
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2023 VAIL DANCE FESTIVAL

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(360) Nel Shelby and Christopher Duggan, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(360) Nel Shelby and Christopher Duggan, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(359) Kyle Abraham and Melissa Toogood, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(359) Kyle Abraham and Melissa Toogood, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(358) Jamar Roberts and Caili Quan, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(358) Jamar Roberts and Caili Quan, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(357) Christine Cox and Laurel Winton, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(357) Christine Cox and Laurel Winton, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(356) James Whiteside and Spencer Lenain, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(356) James Whiteside and Spencer Lenain, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(355) Adji Cissoko of Alonzo King LINES Ballet, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(355) Adji Cissoko of Alonzo King LINES Ballet, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(354) Leonardo Sandoval and Gregory Richardson of Music From The Sole, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(354) Leonardo Sandoval and Gregory Richardson of Music From The Sole, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(353) Janie Taylor and Sebastien Marcovici of LA Dance Project, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(353) Janie Taylor and Sebastien Marcovici of LA Dance Project, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(352) Jennifer Homans, Author and Dance Historian, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(352) Jennifer Homans, Author and Dance Historian, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(351) Janet Eilber, Artistic Director of Martha Graham Dance Company, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
(351) Janet Eilber, Artistic Director of Martha Graham Dance Company, LIVE from the Vail Dance Festival
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(351) Savannah Green, Dancer with BalletX
(351) Savannah Green, Dancer with BalletX
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(350) Philip Duclos, Royal Danish Ballet Corps de Ballet
(350) Philip Duclos, Royal Danish Ballet Corps de Ballet
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(274) Reimagining lost works of Martha Graham: with Janet Eilber and Christopher Rountree
(274) Reimagining lost works of Martha Graham: with Janet Eilber and Christopher Rountree
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