Aug 26, 2026 · 46 min · 10 segments
Having danced all over the world as a principal dancer with English National Ballet, The Royal Danish Ballet and the Deutsche Opera Berlin. He has partnered ballerinas such as Natalia Makarova & Lyne…
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Paul James RooneyHostHello and welcome to Drinks at the Bar, a podcast where we break through the fourth wall and discuss everything about dance and the theatre industry.
My name is Paul James Rooney, a dancer, choreographer and dance teacher based in Copenhagen, and I am your host of Drinks at the Bar.
Here we will discuss everything from hearing backstage stories, touring shenanigans, to deeper issues like body image, training, the reality of being a freelance dancer, and much more.
He was a principal dancer with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, English National Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
He has worked as ballet master for the Royal Danish Ballet and was knighted by Queen Margrethe of Denmark for his services in ballet.
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Hello and welcome to Drinks at the Bar, a podcast where we break through the fourth wall and discuss everything about dance and the theatre industry.
My name is Paul James Rooney, a dancer, choreographer and dance teacher based in Copenhagen, and I am your host of Drinks at the Bar.
Here we will discuss everything from hearing backstage stories, touring shenanigans, to deeper issues like body image, training, the reality of being a freelance dancer, and much more.
He was a principal dancer with the Royal New Zealand Ballet, English National Ballet, the Royal Danish Ballet and the Deutsche Oper Berlin.
He has worked as ballet master for the Royal Danish Ballet and was knighted by Queen Margrethe of Denmark for his services in ballet.
