Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Is the ballet world in a hiring crisis? This year, Iâve heard from so many dancers that spots are tighter than ever. Today weâre pulling back the curtain on how ballet contracts actually work in 2026- from the 36-week salary struggle to why some dancers actually make more on unemployment than teaching summer intensives. Iâm sharing my own story of getting my New York City Ballet corps contract, and why Iâm telling every dancer right now: if you get an offer, TAKE IT.
My "Kathryn 2.0" Update: youtube.com/watch?v=cxYae7PuGmI
12 Tips to Become a Pro: youtube.com/watch?v=PEME99ftP6k
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ð©° ðð² ððšð®ð«ð¬ðð¬
â Absolute Beginner? Start ðððð: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/oJwl4rpeqTwTp5UdRS5U
â 6 Month ððð¯ðð¥-ðð© Ballet Course: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/498SCkk7UKjs1qB1v8mE
â Turnout ðð«ðð§ð¬ððšð«ðŠððð¢ðšð§: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/6c2P99qgrFl9C18MA475
â Video Auditions ðððð ððð¬ð²: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/Zptj2bsajWMpsZxiSrc8
â ððð«ð«ð ðððððð Workshop: app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/videos/checkout/iMfgrvHLchEkkumUfO09
â ððšðð² ððšð¬ð¢ðð¢ðšð§ð¬ Workshop: app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/videos/checkout/UUZ855M0jGhhyBFWw7jA
â ðð¢ð§ð€ð¢ð§ð ðððð©ð¬ Workshop: app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/videos/checkout/jBTElIwQqm9PkZ9Es2eL
2nd Channel, The Second Act: youtube.com/@SecondActKM
Highlights Channel: youtube.com/@KMonPointe
⥠My Website: kathrynmorganonline.com
⥠Instagram: instagram.com/kathryn_morgan
⥠Tiktok: tiktok.com/@kathryn_morgan
⥠Facebook: facebook.com/KathrynMorganBallet
⥠ððšð§ðððð: kathrynmorganinquiries@gmail.com
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âš ðð¡ðð«ð ðð«ððð ððððð¬ ðð«ðð¯ð¢ððð¬âš
Welcome to a world where ballet isnât something you have to train for - itâs something you can live. Iâm 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. Iâm 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. Iâm 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.
ððð° ðð¢ðððšð¬ ðð¯ðð«ð² ðððð€!
_____________________________
ðð°ð®ðŠ ððªð¯ð¬ðŽ ð¢ð³ðŠ ð¢ð§ð§ðªððªð¢ðµðŠ ððªð¯ð¬ðŽ. ð ð®ð¢ðº ðŠð¢ð³ð¯ ð¢ ðŽð®ð¢ðð ð€ð°ð®ð®ðªðŽðŽðªð°ð¯ ðªð§ ðºð°ð¶ ð±ð¶ð³ð€ð©ð¢ðŽðŠ ðµð©ð³ð°ð¶ðšð© ðµð©ðŠð® ð¢ðµ ð¯ð° ðŠð¹ðµð³ð¢ ð€ð°ðŽðµ ðµð° ðºð°ð¶!
#BalletLife #DanceIndustry #Ballerina #BalletContract #CareerAdvice
0:00 Intro
0:29 Ballet World This Year
1:14 How the Week System Works
2:20 Making Money During Off Season
3:04 Pay Scale
5:08 International Companies
6:06 The 2026 Crisis - Get in the Door if You Can!
6:56 When a Principal Retires - Doesn't Mean There is a Spot!
8:36 Apprentices & 2nd Company Members - the Stipend
10:19 NYCB Apprenticeship
12:41 Companies Like to Fill Their Corps de Ballet
13:26 If You Want to Be a Professional Dancer
14:39 Dancers Changing Companies
15:46 Other Clauses
16:49 Wrap Up
Is the ballet world in a hiring crisis? This year, Iâve heard from so many dancers that spots are tighter than ever. Today weâre pulling back the curtain on how ballet contracts actually work in 2026- from the 36-week salary struggle to why some dancers actually make more on unemployment than teaching summer intensives. Iâm sharing my own story of getting my New York City Ballet corps contract, and why Iâm telling every dancer right now: if you get an offer, TAKE IT.
My "Kathryn 2.0" Update: youtube.com/watch?v=cxYae7PuGmI
12 Tips to Become a Pro: youtube.com/watch?v=PEME99ftP6k
ð¬ ððð+ ðð¥ðð¬ð¬ðð¬ ðð§-ðððŠðð§ð: kmandfriends.com/ondemand
ðïž ðð¡ðšð© ðð² ððððšðŠðŠðð§ðððð¢ðšð§ð¬: amazon.com/shop/tutugirlkem
ð©° ðð² ððšð®ð«ð¬ðð¬
â Absolute Beginner? Start ðððð: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/oJwl4rpeqTwTp5UdRS5U
â 6 Month ððð¯ðð¥-ðð© Ballet Course: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/498SCkk7UKjs1qB1v8mE
â Turnout ðð«ðð§ð¬ððšð«ðŠððð¢ðšð§: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/6c2P99qgrFl9C18MA475
â Video Auditions ðððð ððð¬ð²: app.arketa.co/iframe/kmandfriends/series/Zptj2bsajWMpsZxiSrc8
â ððð«ð«ð ðððððð Workshop: app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/videos/checkout/iMfgrvHLchEkkumUfO09
â ððšðð² ððšð¬ð¢ðð¢ðšð§ð¬ Workshop: app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/videos/checkout/UUZ855M0jGhhyBFWw7jA
â ðð¢ð§ð€ð¢ð§ð ðððð©ð¬ Workshop: app.arketa.co/kmandfriends/videos/checkout/jBTElIwQqm9PkZ9Es2eL
2nd Channel, The Second Act: youtube.com/@SecondActKM
Highlights Channel: youtube.com/@KMonPointe
⥠My Website: kathrynmorganonline.com
⥠Instagram: instagram.com/kathryn_morgan
⥠Tiktok: tiktok.com/@kathryn_morgan
⥠Facebook: facebook.com/KathrynMorganBallet
⥠ððšð§ðððð: kathrynmorganinquiries@gmail.com
________________
âš ðð¡ðð«ð ðð«ððð ððððð¬ ðð«ðð¯ð¢ððð¬âš
Welcome to a world where ballet isnât something you have to train for - itâs something you can live. Iâm 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. Iâm 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. Iâm 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.
ððð° ðð¢ðððšð¬ ðð¯ðð«ð² ðððð€!
_____________________________
ðð°ð®ðŠ ððªð¯ð¬ðŽ ð¢ð³ðŠ ð¢ð§ð§ðªððªð¢ðµðŠ ððªð¯ð¬ðŽ. ð ð®ð¢ðº ðŠð¢ð³ð¯ ð¢ ðŽð®ð¢ðð ð€ð°ð®ð®ðªðŽðŽðªð°ð¯ ðªð§ ðºð°ð¶ ð±ð¶ð³ð€ð©ð¢ðŽðŠ ðµð©ð³ð°ð¶ðšð© ðµð©ðŠð® ð¢ðµ ð¯ð° ðŠð¹ðµð³ð¢ ð€ð°ðŽðµ ðµð° ðºð°ð¶!
#BalletLife #DanceIndustry #Ballerina #BalletContract #CareerAdvice
0:00 Intro
0:29 Ballet World This Year
1:14 How the Week System Works
2:20 Making Money During Off Season
3:04 Pay Scale
5:08 International Companies
6:06 The 2026 Crisis - Get in the Door if You Can!
6:56 When a Principal Retires - Doesn't Mean There is a Spot!
8:36 Apprentices & 2nd Company Members - the Stipend
10:19 NYCB Apprenticeship
12:41 Companies Like to Fill Their Corps de Ballet
13:26 If You Want to Be a Professional Dancer
14:39 Dancers Changing Companies
15:46 Other Clauses
16:49 Wrap Up
