Interview with Skylar Brandt

I love Skylar for her amazing work ethic and her down to earth personality. As a dancer she has an incredibly pure movement quality and approaches everything in such a special way. I'm so excited she just got to debut Giselle with ABT recently. Listen for tips on how she made her dreams come true.

[@kathymyers7279]

I loooove these interviews. Megan is gifted at this.

[@erpollock]

Megan Fairchild is wonderful as an interviewer and as a personality. She is sweetness personified. She asks excellent questions of interest to her audience, not just to the two on the screen. And Skylar Brandt is intelligent and articulate, as well as informative and straightforward. It's very interesting to see the comparison Megan makes between NYCB and ABT.

[@susanpaul4752]

Move over Terry Gross! Megan is a superb interviewer, using her extreme intelligence, charm and knowledge to ask extraordinary probing questions which further the dialogue into endless resonant terrain. Her organized thinking is saber sharp and always supportive. BRAVA!!!!!

[@paulinecheng3494]

So interesting to hear Skylar's process with Giselle months ago, and now knowing she's been promoted to Principal. Megan has a great way to provide context as a dancer herself without it veering too much into 'shop talk'. Makes these dancer interviews extra enlightening.

[@dominiqueboudreaugirard493]

Hi Megan! I've watched all of the interviews on your channel and I felt compelled to tell you how great they are. I have worked in media and something that most journalists/interviewers struggle with is going off on a tangent. This is really annoying for listeners who might have been waiting for the end of an answer/idea, but it is never completed as people start discussing something else. You handle tangents like an absolute professional. It is so enjoyable to listen to relaxed yet controlled interviews. You let people speak and be spontaneous, yet you always manage to have them circle back to complete their answers. I know this requires a lot of active listening and is demanding for the interviewer, so props to you for doing it so successfully. Amazing content, I will be on the lookout for more!

[@Laurelberninteriors]

Oh, man! Peaking through the door at an adjoining classroom, I first saw Skylar in 2003 at Scarsdale Ballet Studio. She was taking a private with Diana White. And, I said to a fellow adult dancer, "HOLY CRAP, that girl's going to be a prima ballerina!" It was all there and still is; perfect body, blinding talent, and laser focus. Plus, one of the most genuinely down-to-earth and sweetest young women I've ever met. Thank you both for another fabulous interview! xoxox

[@gailjacobson9736]

Skylar is Very lucky that she was able to have these wonderful opportunities to develop her talent

[@lar8200]

Ya no kidding. Her parents are very well off. I can only imagine how expensive all those private lessons are!

[@terpsiv8305]

I love this girl! Her talent work ethic and honesty are unbelievable!!! Can't wait for more interviews with people from our beautiful community

[@janegeller5443]

Megan opens the window to getting to know these wonderful artists in such a delightful way!

[@courtneypoland281]

Heartfelt thanks to Megan and Skylar! This interview is such a special gift. Thank you to 2 incredibly talented, brilliant, creative, and stellar dancers. You both are a gift to the ballet world.

[@WeirdLittleDreams]

Her strategy is frigging genius. I am going to have to watch this twice.

[@erikahansen6959]

With Nutcracker just passing, it would be crazy amazing to see Skylar guest as Dew Drop. Or guest doing any Balanchine pieces. The way she can just pick things up is amazing.

[@cherryji2422]

Now Skylar is a principal!!! Congrats!

[@tommydenzio]

I saw her Giselle at Kennedy center. ❤❤❤❤

[@balletvideos1]

Loving these interviews, thank you Megan!

[@shaunasavala5494]

I’m having so much fun watching these interviews! So much fun to listen in on these conversations :-)

[@hollydorgerprincipalballerina]

This was such an interesting interview! So much respect!

[@thefreedomfairy]

I’ve never heard Skyler speak and at first I thought she had a French accent! Cool to find out she’s just taking French classes!

[@PerfectFitPointe]

Loved this interview so much, Megan! Thank you both for doing this! Looking forward to more! xo

[@bryancunningham4977]

I love this, and I love and respect both of you so much!

[@adrianan3616]

No wonder Skylar is a Capricorn! They are the hardest workers! Shine on and way to go

[@melaniegill196]

I love this!! Thank you so much for spending your time developing this content for us all to enjoy and learn from! Really looking forward to more videos! Thank you, Megan! We love you!

[@gill77771]

I love these interviews! Thank you so much for doing these, Megan Fairchild!

[@sunnygem21]

Great interview. Really enjoyed it.

[@WeirdLittleDreams]

I'm so fired up just listening to Skylar!!!!

[@kimm3473]

What a thoughtful interview! Fascinating!

[@noahryang8640]

Amazing listen!

[@andrewblackmore9705]

Every dancer in the world could learn so much from the way Skylar uses her eyes on stage.

[@adrianan3616]

oo i love this comment. can you expand a bit more on what she does with her eyes on stage? thank you

[@andrewblackmore9705]

@@adrianan3616 line, in a dancer, is understood to be a function of the dancer's personal geometry. One dance legend told me that she thought of it more as lines of energy that travel off into infinity. The angle of the head is obviously vitally important, that goes without saying. But the eyes are the final statement on where your energy is going as a performer. If your focus stops at the wings or the lip of the stage, then your line dies there. If your eyes are wide open and directed properly, then your dancing fills the theater. How often have you seen a dancer whose projection stops at approximately the place where the mirror is in the studio? In Skylar, you see a dancer whose eyes and energy fill the theater. There's more to say, but that's the general idea.

[@adrianan3616]

@@andrewblackmore9705 wow, thats amazing. yes she does have a very expansive style of dancing. it fills the room. thank you thats wonderful

[@stephaniejee138]

What a wonderful interview! Megan, you are so talented! Hope that you will do more! Thanks!

[@WeirdLittleDreams]

OMFG HER WORK ETHIC!!!!!

[@fabiesque]

Megan it would be cool if you interviewed once a corps member! Both male and female!

[@kaykomckayface1097]

Waaaaaat my literal 2 goddesses! ❤️❤️😍 Wish this disaster would cease soon and we can finally go back to our lives enjoying ballet and everything 🙏💕 wish you both well and happy 💐

[@WeirdLittleDreams]

Skylar is a ballet mistress or AD in the making.

[@kathymyers7279]

More, please?!

[@TheFilipinaWifeLife]

Interview Joy Womack pleaseee

[@musicmaniac5117]

It would be great and amazing if you guys could exchange where Megan goes to American Ballet Theatre as a guest and Skylar goes to New York City Ballet as a guest

[@juliestrickland2145]

When are you going to interview The Cindies?!

[@TheNoblot]

nice 🩰🎶😉🥠

[@logiclanguagelearningFrench]

Megan if you’re learning French, then get in touch ! Best

[@WeirdLittleDreams]

I keep saying that Skylar and Nikisha Fogo look like cousins.

[@kdub10009]

It’s truly criminal that Kevin McKenzie hasn’t promoted her to principal yet.

[@mathildewesendonck7225]

KK oh come on, she’s still so young!