Dancing Swan Lake: Secrets from the Corps! | Behind the Scenes at NYCB @kathryn_morgan
Dancing Swan Lake: Secrets from the Corps! | Behind the Scenes at NYCB @kathryn_morgan
Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Ever wondered what it's REALLY like dancing Swan Lake in the corps de ballet? As a former New York City Ballet soloist, I'm sharing all my secrets, stories, and behind-the-scenes experiences from performing one of ballet's most iconic works - from the famous Swans ensemble to Pas de Trois and Pas de Quatre! 🩱✹
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Welcome to a world where ballet isn’t something you have to train for - it’s something you can live. I’m Kathryn Morgan, former New York City Ballet soloist, entrepreneur, and your guide to a more elegant, intentional, ballet-inspired life.

For over a decade, my subscribers have trusted me to translate the beauty, discipline, and storytelling of ballet into everyday inspiration. I’m not here to be your technique teacher - I translate 20 years of professional ballet elegance into accessible beauty, lifestyle, and cultural content for sophisticated women who value timeless grace over fleeting trends. I’m here to bring ballet to you, and then bring you into ballet through honest insights, real stories, and a lifetime of experience both onstage and off.

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𝘚𝘰𝘼𝘩 𝘭đ˜Ș𝘯𝘬𝘮 𝘱𝘳𝘩 𝘱𝘧𝘧đ˜Ș𝘭đ˜Șđ˜ąđ˜”đ˜Š 𝘭đ˜Ș𝘯𝘬𝘮. 𝘐 𝘼𝘱đ˜ș 𝘩𝘱𝘳𝘯 𝘱 𝘮𝘼𝘱𝘭𝘭 đ˜€đ˜°đ˜źđ˜źđ˜Ș𝘮𝘮đ˜Ș𝘰𝘯 đ˜Ș𝘧 đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶ đ˜±đ˜¶đ˜łđ˜€đ˜©đ˜ąđ˜Žđ˜Š đ˜”đ˜©đ˜łđ˜°đ˜¶đ˜šđ˜© đ˜”đ˜©đ˜Šđ˜ź đ˜ąđ˜” 𝘯𝘰 𝘩đ˜čđ˜”đ˜łđ˜ą đ˜€đ˜°đ˜Žđ˜” đ˜”đ˜° đ˜șđ˜°đ˜¶!

0:00 Intro
0:45 Getting My NYCB Apprenticeship
1:33 First Rehearsal
2:47 Swan Lake Production
5:29 Dancing the Famous Swan Corps
6:59 Funny Story
8:02 Act 4 Swans
9:19 The Bond of the Corps
10:12 Various Roles
10:58 Pas de Quatre
12:37 Pas de Trois
13:06 The BEST Story
14:42 Difficulty of Pas de Trois
16:00 The Struggle of the Ballroom Scene
16:30 APPRECIATE THE CORPS
18:17 Wrap Up

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