THE SL MAN PODCAST: Eric Underwood: Getting To The Top Of Your Game, Modelling Nude, Breaking Down Barriers

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Mia Luckie

Fashion & Beauty, Society & Culture, Arts

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 6 June 2023

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Eric Underwood is a former leading dancer with The Royal Ballet in London. Born in Washington DC, Eric began his dance training at the School of American Ballet before joining The Royal Ballet in 2006. Eric has also made a name for himself in the fashion world, modelling for brands like Louis Vuitton and Diesel in publications such as Vogue, GQ and Esquire. Throughout his career, Eric has been a vocal advocate for greater diversity and inclusivity in both the ballet and fashion industries – and has worked with organisations such as Ballet Black and The Black Iris Project to promote greater representation and opportunities for dancers of colour. Here, he sits down with SLMan editor Charlotte Collins to tell his fascinating story, talk through his fitness regime and share his top London recommendations for culture, going out and tailoring.

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0:00.0	Welcome to this SL-Man podcast in which some of the biggest names in business, fitness, fashion and more tell us about their careers, their style, their routines, their mental health and much more. Welcome to the SL-Man podcast with me, Charlotte Collins. This week I'm joined by Eric Underwood.
0:15.7	Eric is a former leading dancer with the Royal Ballet in London. Born in Washington, D.C.
0:20.3	He began his training at the School of American Ballet before joining the Royal Ballet in 2006.
0:26.0	He has also made a name for himself in the fashion world, modelling for brands like Louis Vuitton,
0:29.4	Zanya and Diesel, and has been featured in publications such as Vogue, GQ and a squire. Throughout his career,
0:35.0	Eric has been a vocal advocate for greater diversity and in inclusivity in both the ballet and
0:39.1	fashion industries. He has worked with organizations such as Ballet Black Black, and the Black Iris Project to promote greater representation and opportunities for dancers of color.
0:47.0	Welcome, Eric.
0:48.0	Welcome, thank you. It's quite a CV.
0:50.0	Thank you.
0:51.0	Let's start at the beginning.
0:53.7	Tell me about growing up.
0:54.8	Did you always want to be a dancer?
0:56.4	Uh, no, I didn't.
0:58.0	I was an American football player, but I was awful.
1:00.6	I don't have the temperament for team sport. I feel a little bit out of control. I'd like to be. I was really
1:05.0	the temperament for team sport. I feel a little bit out of control. I'd like to be in
1:05.0	control of things. But my mother was really persistent about me going to this
1:10.1	particular school, which was a performing arts school and avoiding our local high school which
1:14.8	seemed to only really offer like ROTC which is a training to train you to be in the Army or you could
1:21.6	learn a trade.
1:23.0	My mom decided I would be an actor
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