Summary: <br> Today we are joined by our friend, Monica Stephenson, who just started work at a new post as Director of Community Engagement at Miami City Ballet. Monica is originally from North Carolina and is a graduate of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts and the Professional Training Program at the Houston Ballet Academy. In 2002, she received her first professional contract with The Washington Ballet. She went on to perform with the Dance Theatre of Harlem Ensemble from 2003-2005 before joining the Los Angeles Ballet as an inaugural season company member. Monica was previously a member of the Education Staff at American Ballet Theatre as both a Teaching Artist and the Project Coordinator for Project Plié, an initiative to increase diversity in classical ballet. An engaging dancer, teacher, and administrator, Stephenson joined MCB in January 2022 from The Washington School of Ballet where she served as Head of School for the SE Campus in Washington, DC.<br> <br> <br> <br> We chat with Monica about leading The Washington School of Ballet’s SE campus through the pandemic, what brought about this opportunity at Miami City Ballet, what this position entails, and what she is looking to accomplish in the Miami community. To hear our first chat with Monica, tune into <a href="https://conversationsondancepod.com/2019/06/10/monica-stephenson/">episode 141</a>.<br> <br> <br> <br> _________________________<br> <br> <br> <br> LINKS:<br> <br> <br> <br> Cleveland School of Ballet:<br> <br> <br> <br> Trainee Program Auditions – <a href="https://clevelandballet.org/trainee-program-auditions/">https://clevelandballet.org/trainee-program-auditions/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Summer Intensive Auditions – <a href="https://clevelandballet.org/summer-intensive-2022/">https://clevelandballet.org/summer-intensive-2022/</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Join our email list: <a href="https://bit.ly/3basX5g">https://bit.ly/3basX5g</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Instagram: <a href="http://facebook.com/conversationsondance">instagram.com/conversationsondance</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Facebook: <a href="http://facebook.com/conversationsondance">facebook.com/conversationsondance</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Facebook Group: <a href="http://facebook.com/groups/conversationsondancefriends">facebook.com/groups/conversationsondancefriends</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/convoondance">twitter.com/convoondance</a><br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="http://conversationsondancepod.com/">conversationsondancepod.com</a><br>
