Behind the Barre with Judy Rice

This week, Judy and Sam talk about Judy's Canadian family and the importance of paying it forward! A tear-jerker for sure!

This week, Judy and Sam discuss the importance of friendships. Plenty of funny stories and life lessons in this episode!

This week, Judy and Sam give their best audition advice. Students, this one is for you!!!

We have our first guest!!! This week Judy and Sam sit down with the amazing Erika Shannon to discuss her inspiring career both on Broadway and now in the at-home fitness world. Judy and Erika share exciting parallels in their careers and take a few trips down memory lane. This episode is not to be missed!!

This week, Judy and Sam talk about how Judy got to perform for her idol, Johnny Carson, on the Tonight Show! This episode also centers around manifesting your dreams, and how sometimes when you put things out into the universe, you might be surprised what comes back your way!

Judy and Sam talk about Judy's journey to the Joffrey Ballet, and how she laid the groundwork for her career there many years in advance.

Welcome back to Behind the Barre with Judy Rice! On this week's episode Judy and Sam talk about how to learn from people you don't necessarily see eye to eye with. With so many different learning and teaching styles, Judy and Sam aim to help students learn how to get what they need from all types of teachers.

Judy and Sam talk about adapting to reach different audiences, and how we will have to adapt to be successful in the post-COVID era. Judy recalls her experience auditioning for FAME, and what she learned dancing in a style she was not used to.

In this weeks episode Judy and Sam talk about overcoming adversity and turning a bad situation into a positive outcome. Judy shares stories from her time in school, and about how an injury transformed the way she teaches. They then discuss how students can use the extra time at home and virtual learning to their advantage during COVID-19.

In this episode, Judy and Sam talk about the the importance of being kind to musicians, technical directors and all of the people who work "behind the scenes." Judy shares stories from her time and the National Ballet school of Canada, the Joffrey Ballet Company, and the University of Michigan.

Judy Celebrates 30 years of teaching at the University of Michigan by recounting her first memories of Ann Arbor, and shares how she made the most out of some difficult situations.

Our first episode! Along with my co-host Sam Koeppe, we delve into the origins of Judy's ballet career. We cover Judy's story from growing up in Indiana, to how she became a student at the National Ballet School of Canada.