Interview with My Mom! | Kathryn Morgan

Interview with My Mom! | Kathryn Morgan
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Today I bring you a special video. This is an hour long in-depth interview with my mom, Sheila, that aired on my podcast, The Kathryn Morgan Show. Mom tells you everything from her perspective - auditions, summer programs, dealing with having a child who dances, and more. I know many of you don't or can't listen to it, so I wanted to make sure you got to hear this amazing interview! While my mom was a mom of a dancer, she certainly wasn't a dance mom!
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I am soloist with Miami City Ballet a former soloist with the New York City Ballet. When I was a young student, I was always looking for insights into the ballet world and how to improve my dancing as well as beauty and lifestyle tips. Now that I am a professional, it is my turn to share.
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[@physhac]

Lovely interview and so helpful. My daughter has gone from loving ballet to hating it. After listening to this I have decided to let her drop out despite her natural aptitude and being accepted into a major company school. I appreciate the motherly advice from a woman who knows what she is talking about. Kathryn you are lucky to have such a wise mom!

[@mrsgoofykid10]

SUCH a great interview. I’m a classical musician, but I feel like there is a ton here that is applicable to all of the visual arts. I’m definitely passing this along to my students and parents. Thank you so much for doing this.

[@lollylula6399]

Amazing that Katie was so passionate about ballet from such a young age & lovely that Mum was trying to broaden her daughters horizons but then also recognised & respected her daughters passion.

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thank you! And yes, she is a great mom.

[@gregj831]

It's a very special pair of parents to support their child so much.

[@ichdenkesonstichbin]

Katie, I like your mom. She's so understanding.

[@missloretta]

This was fascinating! Thank you for sharing!

[@marymohagheghi4875]

Your mom is as articulate as I imagined , wish I could have met her in Cleveland . She is so lovely and you are so blessed to be her daughter

[@saskiaguy1940]

As a fellow ballet mom to an aspiring professional ballet dancer (she’s 18), I found this chat immensely encouraging! Thank you both! It’s really evident you have a close and beautiful mother-daughter relationship. The tips were steeped in wisdom and I’m sure will be very valuable to many moms out there! We are from Cape Town, South Africa, but my daughter will be heading to New York for her very first American summer school at AAB in June! To go to New York (or anywhere in America!) at 18 for the first time is just ridiculously exciting! 😁 (She’s also looking forward to a trip to Sephora to stock up on make-up! 😜). Continue making all your wonderful KZbin videos, Katie! They’re just second to none!

[@brbmckenna3]

my daughter (who now is 44) started dancing in her crib, so at 5 she started ballet classes with a school that had a company. By 8 years old she was invited to the company and did her first solo in Who Cares. She wanted to be a part of a summer program in Carlisle Pa. so for the next 6 years she did all that was recommended by her teacher. I watched her go from an angel in the Nutcracker to the Sugar Plum fairy all three shows. I definitely was a proud mom and enjoyed all of it. She never received a scholarship to a summer program until the Pittsburgh Ballet program in her senior year in high school, shared an apartment with another student. My little girl was growing up, and it was time to audition for the company. She made a decision to not do that due to the stress on her body at the age of 17. My disiplined, mature daughter made her decision to end her dancing ... I admit I was so crushed at first and the thought of how hard she had worked to get to this stage of her life saddened me, but she bravely stuck to her guns and quit after 14 years of training. We have so many fond memories of her journey along the way and I couldnt be more proud of her. She is now living in Denver and still loves to see a good ballet and oh I admit I miss watching that ballerina on stage.

[@arianahelvie5033]

God has so blessed you with your mom Katie!

[@TheDailyConnoisseur]

Hi Kathryn, this was so enjoyable. As you know I follow your mom on Instagram and just think she is so elegant and classy just like you! What a great team you both make. Much love, Jennifer xo

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thank you so much Jennifer! xoxo

[@melaniegill196]

Oh my goodness, this was so wonderful!! I love your mom! She seems like an amazing woman. My little Rylee is 4 yrs old and she is one of those who is literally dancing around every waking minute of the day! It’s a very fine line for me as a former child dancer (who never got to fulfill her dream) when it comes to the question are we doing this for her or for me. So far, she just can’t get enough of it but I want to be extremely careful and intuitive over the coming years as she starts to form more opinions about it! This interview literally had me in tears by the end because I just want to be the best momma I can be for her and I can tell that your mom was just that for you! What a joy to listen to! Really! Thank you for this!

[@annmariethomas9968]

Hi Katy, you and your mom recorded this a year and a half ago, and I just listened, so not sure you’ll see this, but I want to say that your mom is amazing as are you. What a great dialogue. Best wishes to you both. Good luck with MCB!

[@leannosborne9238]

You are so blessed to have such a wonderful mom!

[@rhodablackburn5806]

Thank you for a very insightful interview. The ballet world is brutal, you are a beautiful dancer and human being, glad your health has improved and you have loving parents and a boyfriend who is loving and supportive. I am not a dancer but had a friend who was, as a member of the public watching the performances, we have no idea of the mental and physical demands placed on the dancers. All the best, health and happiness always.

[@rosiesimmons423]

I loved hearing this information from real, genuine people! Thank you.

[@laurels495]

Your mom is very wise. :) These are many of the same strategies that my mom took while I was growing up at a large ballet school, and I'm filled with gratitude for the life lessons she imparted. Thank you for sharing!

[@angelcarrera8794]

Very inspiring! Love what your mom had to say, I admire her parenting so much! (:

[@susansauls8902]

Loved loved loved this!!! With 2 extraordinary lovely ladies, you two were a tour de force team in bringing about this dream career! 47:15 I could not imagine anyone saying this about being a ballet dancer of NYCB! It's the same as someone saying this to the parent of an astronaut ... it's not just A job, it's a DREAM job! I would have reacted the same way as mom!

[@emiliebourdet516]

The wisdom you show into your videos come from your mother too. I love her

[@kristiebranch3557]

Love this! Hope to see more video/podcasts with your mom in the future.

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

The phrase your mom is trying to remember is 'Comparison is the thief of joy'

[@lindseybelsky4065]

THIS WAS AMAZING! I loved this and was so inspiring

[@kirstyrogers8584]

What a wonderful interview. Mrs Morgan, you are a very kind and very wise lady. Katie, you two are a great team. Brava!

[@themunch2]

Loved this 😄 so informative. Thank you to you both for sharing your wise words!

[@angelcarrera8794]

Also, can you do adoption story styled like this with your mom???

[@tammycooper4759]

Katie your mom is a breath of fresh air!!!! I can see why you’ve been so successful both while dancing and now!! Her advice and tips are spot on!! She answered a question I was pondering on. I will go with Jaden this summer, drop and pick her up at the door, be supportive but not to hovering. Thank her for me for her wonderful knowledge! The only problem now is where to go. Jaden has been accepted to Point Park University’s 6 week program, Joffrey Ballet’s 5 week program and 4 year trainee program and MET dance’s 1 week program and I have no idea which one to take her to! Any suggestions you have would be very much appreciated. Thanks

[@sarahn.4775]

Aw! Your mom is awesome! I enjoyed this interview!

[@katrinlutz8501]

I‘m a non dancer. For a while I did a little tap dance. But I was a child that loved to sing and to dance through the house. To let the music run through my body and watch the pictures in my head the music gave me. I had parents they compared me with my friends and that made a huge mess out of me like your mother said; if you compare your child than you get a broken relationship to your child and it stressed me out that I get always black outs in exams. I hate my parents for the fact that they don‘t could read me and that they are so selfish. I never could let out who I really am because my parents told me that this is a worse habit. So much thank you for that podcast! The podcast moved me to tears! You are such a lucky person to have such good and supportive parents! God be with you!

[@heatherannpetersen]

Such an adorable interview! I would love to have a continuous series of this, and to have you guys on camera. You sound so cute and full of love for each other! Reminds me of me and my mom haha.

[@GGGGGGGGGGGGGggggggggggggg_]

This was such a treat! Your mom is so lovely! As a former dancer with a three-year-old starting ballet, this was immensely helpful.

[@sophieh2902]

Very interesting, your mum is great! She has such a lovely and engaging voice and has some solid life advice.

[@margotflynn1591]

absolutely loved this ! i shared on facebook and tagged many fellow dance professionals

[@kmartin5174]

You and your mom are precious!

[@kiaraeijo]

Hi Katie, even though I am not a dancer ( I am a Flutist), I see some similarities. My mom knew that both my sister and I were passionate from a young age about music. However, my sister and I came from a relatively humble background ( Both my sister and I were mostly self-taught until we got to our undergrad). Your mom is a wonderful person! 😃❤️🎼🎶

[@giselarivera7932]

HI MOM❤️

[@jaquelinekristineschager6151]

I loved this Interview ! 😍

[@Rocky-gn5xn]

I'm with your mom. I told my daughter that; if you get to the end of this journey and you feel like you've "wasted" four years, then we're not doing something right. It's fine to have a dream. It's fantastic to have a goal. But, if you're not feeling like your journey is worth it, WHILE YOUR ON THE JOURNEY, then you've not thought it out very well. I liken it to saying "I want to visit New York." That's the goal. That's the dream. Great. But, if you miss all the cool and interesting places between Los Angeles and New York, then you missed so much. If you don't get to New York, you can still enjoy every day of the journey thus far...it's about the perspective. But, that's just a dance dad's opinion.

[@kellym587]

You and your mom have such a lovely relationship. Listening to your mom talk, I can see how you became so level-headed and such an eloquent speaker. You are so blessed to have such a wonderful mother. You mentioned doing this video in the past... I would love to hear your adoption story. 😊💞

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

What a super mom! Supportive and caring but not taking over her daughter’s life. It must be difficult to find that balance. Thank you for the enjoyable and educational interview!

[@SP-kk5nj]

Your mum is amazing, can I have her please?! 😘

[@brendastevens9077]

I Love Your Mom. I can see why you became a Successful Dancer and a well rounded genuine kind hearted person. She's the Best.😊❤

[@SkatingChik629]

I love this so so much. So enjoyable.

[@sketchysunday5471]

Your mom is gorgeous, I could listen to you two chatter all day!

[@miezjam]

Awesome interview!

[@savannatobias]

You have been such an inspiration to me seeing as I started ballet again when I was twelve and am about to turn 14. My dream is to be a professional for NYCB and you have made that dream a closer reality. So thank you Kathryn!!

[@lydiakiamos9116]

Omg I am exactly the same but my dance place does only two times a week.... I don't know what to do... I really want to become professional but if don't start taking more classes I don't think I can make it... Especially now with the Corona virus everything has paused.... If you read this what advice would you give? ❤️

[@renatadarriba]

OMG, Katie! I could so relate to many of the issues you and your mom have mentioned.

[@lourdes5110]

Love this!💜👍

[@miloschblue]

Well this was a lovely interview!

[@miarobbins5652]

I love this with every ounce of my being. Your videos motivate and inspire me so much. I really hope one day I will be a professional ballerina. I love you to bits

[@Erika-cw4lk]

Special thank you to your mom for doing such a long interview

[@hannahsliwinski7066]

Love this!! Ms mom Morgan needs to defiantly come back! #onceuponapointewithmommorgan

[@laurendavis185]

aaaw I loved this so much! Gah! Aren't Mom's just the best?! :)

[@erinkrueger5436]

As a Mom of a 14 yr old ballet dancer, I really enjoyed this video and found it helpful and timely. I would love to listen to more like this in the future!

[@TheSugarplumFairy]

I loved listening to this podcast/video. Your Mum is super sweet and gave really great advice for parents who's children dance, both as amateurs and professionals. It's very clear how close the two of you are and that you not only love each other, but have a mutual respect for each other. I'd definitely love a video Q and A with you and your Mum, so that we can see your facial expressions and get more of an idea about the dynamics of you guys as mother and daughter.

[@heathers8826]

Go back to the director and find out where you stand. They might have been trying to assess what class to place you. Give it another week or two and if you are still not happy find another school. I started back when I was 18 with the full knowledge of not being a professional, but to get good enough to be in a few things. If you feel like the teachers are not interested in helping you advance, you need to find teachers who will.

[@allisonhowell4044]

This is such an inspiring and cool podcast! I didn't really get serious about ballet until I was 11. But I'm almost fourteen now and have been on pointe for a year and I'm hoping to take more and more classes every year.

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thank you!

[@lillipolster434]

loved it🥰

[@jocornel]

I would like to hear how your parents handled it when your health began to decline!

[@leanorcross3860]

This is so exciting! Thank you so much Kathryn, and her mom:)

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thank you!

[@katieanne3995]

Hi Katie, this was so helpful, thank you for putting it on youtube! I do have a quick question, I was thinking about auditioning for The Washington Ballet School, but I'm not sure if I will get in. Should I audition for the experience? I am almost thirteen years old, and quite frankly running out of levels at my studio:) Thank you so much!

[@cristinac.m.523]

That was wonderful! Love you both and I hope to see/hear more of your mom. Love her style and wisdom. Thank you again! Xx

[@bunheadladymelody3355]

Your mom is the best. This was great and also great to listen . Hopefully I will have my mom listen to this even though we are in a on and off relationship. I couldn't help but laugh at the jokes. But this was alot of fun.

[@anyamukraj9309]

Adoption story?

[@hadleyboguniecki4694]

I am going to cpyp this summer and I’m 14 and it’s my first away summer intensive. What should I expect

[@Picklescape]

Love this podcast. Brings back memories of my early years competing when my mom and dad were both brilliantly supportive and refreshingly honest. Their opinion was always the most important to me!

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thank you!

[@Legittoquit1]

So adorable 🥰! What the vintage shop called ? Now I want a dressing gown .

[@jackystar5099]

I just went to my first ballet class, at 17, and I'm feeling discouraged. First of all I was told I would be in a class with other girls but it was a private lesson. It was not bad but it threw me off a bit. I paid for 1 hour but only did 30 min. Apparently the owner, who I'd talked to to sign up, had told her to only give me half an hour. I know it might have been to see how much I know but I let them know I knew nothing about ballet. We just did stretches and I felt like they just didn't care. This also made it worse. It made me feel like I would amount to nothing because I had not started early. That also made me realize I was ready and willing to work hard to get to where I had to be. I want to go to a studio that specializes in ballet but I'm not sure if I should stay and learn more or just go. I don't want someone to just tell me I did good but not correct me on most of what I do. I want an honest person who is serious about helping me.

[@sfrancies87]

Aww this was super cute!

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thanks Sarah!

[@sfrancies87]

Katie I didn't realise you had a podcast until this video so I went to watch some older ones but noticed the episodes prior to no.39 (how to be a great teacher) are no longer there! Is there any way you could kindly reinstate them? If so thank you so much xx

[@jazmynrose5899]

❤

[@dlourdes4743]

always support and praise your children whether is sports or music or dancing, they always will remember your praises I do not allow my children to compare themselves to others...there is going to be someone better....I was very involved in the production and execution of recitals and performances, because of my music background, she had altogether about 15 different music teachers (violin piano, and voice) all of which gave something unique to her, as a musician and as a person....she performed with an opera company, but never as the main character...she did not want to be that..I respected that she wanted to perform as a soloist and she did it and always that will be in our good memories...

[@natalkaeagle751]

Hi Kathryn, I have a question about reading your child. I have an 12 yearold who loves ballet. We live in a small town, she goes to the best ballet school we have here but it's not even as good as the one where you started. She is the best in the class and really exerts herself each class but they only get technique. she never dances at home and therefore gets no experience in artistic expression. You mentioned it was very important. But worse of all she is not ambitious. When I asked her your dad's question about where she wanted to dance, she said she didn't know. when I asked her if she wanted to be a professional ballerina, she also didn't know. At the same time, she puts herself into her ballet classes like into nothing else; comes out in a totally soaked leotard each time. What should I do? Make our family move to a new place so she could get better training or leave things where they are until she gets ambitious enough, which maybe too late? Thanks for considering my question.

[@DASHERBLITZEN]

Very charming!

[@unknownalien1204]

You both mention having an "artsy brain," internalizing things, and making a big deal of small things. I am the opposite (would analytical be the word?) and truly have a need to understand such a person. Would you be able to explain this further in a way I could understand or direct me to a resource? Thank you.

[@camillehoughton6931]

I love your video

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thank you Camille!

[@brendamiller5785]

Hi Katie and Mom, thank you so much for this fun and interesting interview. A comparison on the Other End of the scale would be hockey players! Thousands and Thousands of children step onto the ice at three years old. Secretly their parents might dream of them playing in the NHL ( l before their child even knows exactly what is). They practice and have 6 games a week, traveling all around playing in tournaments and going to summer camps. The difference is hockey players don't audition - they are chosen by scouts around age 16-17. As I said, thousands and thousands and thousands of children/youth dream of being in the NHL...there are maybe 800 -900 (?) players in the NHL . Period. As your said it's really important to ensure your child has a social life/ athletic life outside of hockey.

[@bunheadladymelody3355]

I do have a question for your mom . How can I get my mom to take me seriously about doing ballet as an adult and dealing with her condescending actions ?

[@lucyhurford8028]

Bunhead Lady Melody excellent question !! I’d also love to know the answer as my mother has a condescending attitude towards my desire to dance as an adult , I’m under no illusions myself as I’m too old to ever be professional but I’ve always loved ballet and as an adult would love to see how far i can go in my abilities , I see no reason an adult cannot dance well and progress. Best of luck to you ! And take care 😊

[@bunheadladymelody3355]

Lucy Hurford thank you honey I agree with you I always love ballet and dreaming of just dancing in commitment to the art of dance.

[@dlourdes4743]

Instead of ballet, I decided to put my daughter in voice and violin classes at age 6...she has been signing since then , completed college education in Canada, and became a professional Soprano, with a Soubrette's voice, performing as soloist and choirs....she was homeschool and had a normal childhood, and while very busy in music she played softball for 1 year. .but ...she just got married she wants to be a home wife and evetually to be a mom...instead of being famous!

[@brendamiller5785]

Brenda again. Sorry for the long message about hockey! My point was encourage your child, but keep an eye on them...do they want it, or do. you? Don't be a hockey-mom at the ballet school! I'll stop rambling now. Love your channel.

[@bellabelleras2758]

Workout for extension??? My developpees cant get high at all :(

[@borealisap8809]

Love you sooo much luv oh are an amazing dancer and a amazing person to love you sooooo much please reply to me love you soo much

[@kathryn_morgan]

Awww thank you Annabel!

[@borealisap8809]

I can't believe that you talk to me I love you please can you do a coreogrphy video

[@wilhelminaindermaur3009]

What lip color are you wearing??

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[@irishslipjig]

Great interview!!!

[@kathryn_morgan]

Thanks Vicki! xo