The Curtain Call | Dancing with Shadows – Episode 7
Nicky tries to track down a current NYCB dancer who will share their story and their experience of the Company.And then, one day in February 2025, one of NYCB’s longest-serving principal dancers steps forward, ten days after her retirement. She’s ready to talk.Thank you for listening to Dancing with Shadows. Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Dancing with Shadows – the third series of the award-winning Legacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Interval
An important announcement about the series and our story.Dancing With Shadows will continue on Tuesday March 25th. Subscribe now to make sure you don’t miss it.You can view a full list of contributors for the series so far here.Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Dancing With Shadows – the third series of the award-winning Legacy.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Golden Boy | Dancing with Shadows – Episode 6
In 2018, Alexandra Waterbury filed a lawsuit against Chase Finlay and New York City Ballet that made headlines worldwide. Chase had taken sexually explicit photos and videos of Alexandra without her consent, and shared them with other male dancers in the Company.Ever since then, Chase’s silence has stretched on, heavy and unbroken. Until today.Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Dancing with Shadows – the third series of the award-winning Legacy.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Weight of Grace (Part Two) | Dancing with Shadows – Episode 5
In December 2017, five former dancers came forward and accused Peter Martins of verbal and physical abuse. But not everyone in the ballet world was ready to listen.Nicky sits down with one of the dancers who testified against him – and another who stood firmly in his defence. Two perspectives, one deeply divided Company.Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Dancing with Shadows – the third series of the award-winning Legacy.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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The Weight of Grace (Part One) | Dancing with Shadows – Episode 4
Carrying on a legacy like George Balanchine’s was the impossible job.But when Peter Martins took control of the Company, the consequences for one dancer were particularly devastating. Nicky tracks her down and hears her story…Part Two of The Weight of Grace is out right now.Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Dancing with Shadows – the third series of the award-winning Legacy.***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us.*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Legacy – Season 4: Defiant | Available Monday 10th NovemberEric Morante was a boy torn between boxing and the Marines when – on September 11th, 2001 – the decision became clear. Defiant traces Eric's journey to the US Marines, through deserts, disasters, and one life-changing day where a whole new struggle began. It asks us to consider what can be achieved when sport becomes therapy, when we strive to push past the limits we place on ourselves, and when community is valued above all else.Defiant is not just a story about boxing – it’s about what it means to lose everything and still choose to fight.Episode One drops Monday, 10th November. Subscribe now.Extraordinary sporting stories that really matter. From Stak, this is Defiant, the fourth series of the award-winning Legacy.You can listen to Seasons 1-3 right now.Season 3: Dancing With Shadows – New York City Ballet is celebrated as one of the world's greatest ballet institutions. But behind the beauty, there's a more complicated history.Season 2: The English Disease – There was a time when football hooliganism was everywhere. For decades it dominated headlines, merging the two things England loves most: football and fear. We dig deeper – beyond the stereotypes and tabloid headlines – to understand what first brought people to this violent, sprawling subculture, and how it has forced its way back into our society today. ‘Best Podcast’ winner at the 2025 Sports Journalism Association Awards.Season 1: Inside the Qatar World Cup – Ahead of football’s showpiece event controversially landing in Qatar, we hear from those whose lives have been touched by it and speak to migrant workers who were sold a dream – and then lured into a nightmare. ‘Best Audio Documentary’ winner at the 2023 Sports Journalism Association Awards. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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