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**The Dance Podcast**

Inspired by big dreams, big let downs and authentic conversations with some of North America’s most successful dancers; the Dance Podcast is a series of interviews designed to inspire, share and connect dancers pursuing a career in the industry.

Latest Episodes:

#081 Lauren Ritchie. The Process is Imperfect. Oct 25, 2017

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Lauren shares her insights on the twists and turns of life and a helpful exercise to ease the way.

#080 Jonathan Givens: Performer. Photographer. Backstage Technician. Oct 18, 2017

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When Oprah herself tells you to do something - you listen! Well, Jonathan Givens did. From Performer to Technical Director to Set Designer and now Photographer - Jonathan has worked on films & shows like Rock Of Ages, Iron Man 3, The Oprah Winfrey Show and countless stage productions. Jonathan shares his biggest lesson learned from career-ending injuries, the truth about world class Talent and Technical crews, and how Dance photography inspired Dance Across the USA - an adventure that took Jonathan into every US state to capture the beauty of diversity, dance and nature.

#079 Stacie Flood-Popp: Teacher at Nashville School for the Arts. Found Movement Group. Teacher inspo! Oct 11, 2017

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Some major teacher inspo with Stacie Flood-Popp. She builds artists every day at the Nashville School for the Arts, but how do you not burn out? Or, when you do (like she did!) what needs to happen? We talk about powerful collaborations and the most asked (and answered) questions from young dancers. After receiving her degree in Visual Arts from Wittenberg University, Stacie moved to Paris, France to study at Cite' Veron and Studio Harmonic; focusing on modern, jazz, hip hop, salsa and contemporary. After she moved back to the States, she started to train in Vagonova method of ballet, West African dance, and Bartenieff Fundamentals. Stacie has worked closely with world renowned choreographer Andre Fuentes, she has also performed with Collide Dance under Erica Sobol.

#078 Oreet. Contemporary trained. Fitness lover. Belly Dancer Entrepreneur. Oct 04, 2017

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What do you do when you feel like you don't fit the norms? Or you lose your dance mojo? Once a contemporary dancer, now a fitness & Belly Dance Entrepreneur, Oreet shares her dance story and how she took her differences and made them a successful career. She has been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN - sharing her love of dance and words of wisdom to the world!

#077 Brad & Felicia Taylor. Dance Makers. Dream Builders. Sep 27, 2017

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Brad & Felicia Taylor are the Presidents of Dance Makers, Inc. a dance convention dedicated to using dance as a medium for self-exploration and love. They witness thousands of dancers and dance teachers every year - so we dig into what they notice about the community, what could elevate the dancers to an even higher level of themselves, the magical, most powerful piece of success and what they wish EVERY dance teacher knew.

#076 Anisa Tejpar. Toronto Choreographer. Commercial & Concert Dancer. Entrpreneur. Sep 20, 2017

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Originally from Toronto, Anisa Tejpar is a graduate of Canada's National Ballet School. She is now Co-Artistic Director of the dance entertainment firm Hit & Run Dance Productions for which she has choreographed works for The Rolling Stones, Ferrero Rocher, Telus, Warner Bros., Fashion Cares, M.A.C. Cosmetics, CTV, PUMA, Mobilicity, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Golden Globe winning feature film Barney's Version. She is also the pilot choreographer of Steven Spielberg's "Minority Report".

#075 Justin Stadnyk. Kinky Boots. Just Music. Side Hustler. Sep 13, 2017

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Justin Stadnyk has performed in major Musical Theatre productions like Kinky Boots & The Boys in the Photograph, as well as used his talents and entrepreneurial spirit to build Just Music - an editing company dedicated building a Choreographers vision. We talk about the benefits of a side hustle, the worst part about Broadway auditions, and the magical piece that will make audition experiences successful.

#074 Tilman O'Donnell: The Forsythe Company. International Choreographer. Explorer of Movement. Sep 06, 2017

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An American dancer, who trained in Canda and has worked for years in Europe, Tilman O'Donnell is an International man of movement. From his Ballet school days to being the 'Dancer To Watch" and "Choreographer To Watch" via Ballet Tanz, Tilman shares the undeniable roadblocks that Dancers encounter mentally and physically, as well as the exercises to help break through. What is the one message every dancer NEEDS to hear? Listen now to find out!!

#073 Dani West. Physiotherapy Dance Specialist. Aug 30, 2017

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Holding an University Dance degree and a Master is Physiotherapy, Dani West shares loads of resources, techniques and body tricks to train and develop healthy dancers. From cross training to spine structure to giving yourself an edge- Dani has us looking a dancers body and brain in new ways!

#072 Harper Watters. Houston Ballet. Viral Video Queen. Social Media Star. Aug 23, 2017

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You may recognize Harper Watters from his "pink heels" viral vids, but Harper is a demi-soloist at Houston Ballet and the face of The Pre Show on youtube. Harper talks about his early transition out of high school to Houston, the shocks and surprises of becoming a professional Ballet dancer, and how he structures his social media and builds his following.

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