The Grace & Form Podcast

Are you ballet curious? The Grace & Form podcast is your backstage pass to the world of movement and the stories that shape it. Hosted by the founders of the ballet and workout app Grace & Form, Indiana Woodward (Principal Ballerina at New York City Ballet) and Saskia Gregson-Williams (Bestselling Author), we share the inspiring journeys of top dancers, creators, and artists who find joy and purpose through movement. Each episode explores their careers, life lessons, and how they’ve learned to be a little kinder to themselves along the way.

The Grace & Form Podcast is a arts podcast hosted by graceandform, with 27 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #25

  Season 2 Finale: Advice from Megan Fairchild, Esteban Hernandez, Ashton Edwards, Katherine Barkman and more!

  Jan 26, 202647 minS0

  <p>What is the advice that stays with you long after the curtain falls?</p> <p>In this Season 2 finale of the Grace & Form Podcast, we bring together the most powerful, honest, and unexpected pieces of wisdom from dancers, directors, and creative leaders across the ballet world.</p> <p>From Megan Fairchild, Ashton Edwards, Katherine Barkman, Tamara Rojo, Wendy Whelan and more, we revisit moments of advice that shaped careers, challenged perspectives, and redefined what it means to succeed in dance.</p> <p>Alongside these voices, we share new reflections and personal insights from artists like Esteban Hernandez - advice...

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  Episode #24

  Lauren Lovette: On Spreading Her Wings

  Jan 19, 20261h 49mS0

  <p >Former New York City Ballet Principal, choreographer, and creative force, Lauren Lovette has always felt most at home in the studio where curiosity, fear, and becoming collide. In this intimate conversation, Lauren reflects on starting ballet later than most, navigating performance anxiety, injury, identity, and the pressure of rising fast, and why the rehearsal room has always mattered more than the spotlight.</p> <p > She speaks candidly about motherhood, creativity after the stage, ADHD, self-trust, and what it means to build a life and an artistic voice without a final version. This episode is about the quiet work, the...

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  Episode #23

  Stories From The Stage: Mira Nadon, Alexa Maxwell, Naomi Corti, Christina Clark and KJ Takahashi

  Jan 12, 202652 minS0

  <p>Stories From the Stage brings together five extraordinary dancers: Mira Nadon, Alexa Maxwell, Naomi Corti, Christina Clark, and KJ Takahashi - for an honest, hilarious, and deeply human look at what really happens behind the curtain.</p> <p>Hosted by Indiana Woodward and Saskia Gregson-Williams, this special Grace & Form stories from the stage talks about moments dancers never forget: costume malfunctions, missed cues, split-second saves, and the beautiful chaos that can unfold onstage when things don’t go to plan.</p> <p>Whether you’re a dancer, a theatre lover, or someone who’s ever had to think on their...

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  Episode #22

  Tamara Rojo: How to Lead an Art Form Forward

  Jan 4, 20261h 21mS0

  <p >In this episode, Tamara Rojo reflects on a career shaped by courage, curiosity, and conviction. From navigating ballet as an outsider to leading major institutions from within, she shares how intentional leadership, creative risk, and respect for tradition can coexist.</p> <p >Tamara speaks openly about power and gender in ballet, building healthier cultures for dancers, and why repeating what’s worked before is rarely enough. This conversation explores what it means to lead with intelligence honoring the past while making space for new voices, new audiences, and new ideas.</p> <p >---</p> <p >Take class with one of...

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  Episode #21

  Taylor Stanley: Bringing Your Whole Self to the Stage

  Dec 22, 20251h 24mS0

  <p>In this episode, we sit down with Taylor Stanley, principal dancer at New York City Ballet, for a deeply honest conversation about identity, self-acceptance, and what it means to take up space on stage and in life.</p> <p>Taylor reflects on growing up in ballet, navigating gender and fluidity within a highly traditional art form, and learning to trust an evolving sense of self. We talk about musicality as instinct, softness as strength, and how sensitivity, often misunderstood, can become a source of power. Taylor shares how therapy, community, and creative outlets beyond ballet have helped shape a...

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