Dance Real Podcast

A dance studio owner shares practical strategies for managing competition teams, including audition processes, team selection, and setting expectations for costs and performance schedules.

This episode features an interview with dance studio owner Suvi Salmi discussing leadership, adjudicating, and the philosophy behind her studio's approach to dance education.

This episode explores how nervous system regulation is a crucial but often overlooked component of high performance in dance, affecting dancers, teachers, studio owners, and parents alike.

This episode features a conversation with dancer Spencer Bloomfield about the emotional challenges of leaving home to study dance in Germany, including loneliness, grief, and cultural adaptation.

The host shares her personal healing journey from panic disorder and discusses anxiety, burnout, and scarcity mindset in the dance industry while transitioning from performing to teaching.

This episode features an interview with former professional ballerina Charlene Dujada, discussing her journey from dancer to teacher and soon-to-be dance studio owner, sharing inspirational tips and personal challenges.

The host reflects on season three of the Dance Reel podcast, highlighting its theme of creating healthier paths in dance culture through discussions on artistry, leadership, pedagogy, and well-being.

This episode features an interview with Melanie Gard, co-founder of Dance Arts Alliance, discussing child safety initiatives and best practices for dance studios in Australia.

This episode features an interview with Georgina Pazcoguin, a former New York City Ballet soloist and author, discussing her journey in dance, her memoir 'Swan Dive', and her advocacy work challenging outdated traditions in ballet.

This episode explores the difference between resilience and suppression in dancers, emphasizing emotional processing and practical strategies for genuine resilience.

This episode features an interview with Austin Crumley, known as the ballet educator, discussing his background in ballet and his human-centered, research-based approaches to ballet training and pedagogy.

This episode features an interview with mother-daughter duo Kate and Kira Martinov, exploring their individual dance journeys and how they navigate their relationship both inside and outside the ballet studio.

This episode explores how dance parents can support their children's dance journey without overstepping, focusing on emotional well-being and healthy boundaries rather than performance outcomes.

This episode features an interview with Terry Hyde, a former professional dancer turned psychotherapist, discussing mental health and wellbeing in the dance community.

This episode features an interview with Kellie Rhea, a trauma integration specialist, discussing how to identify and address coercive control and unhealthy power dynamics in the dance world to promote healing and agency.

This episode features an interview with dance scholar Dr.

This episode explores how the principles of improvisation from contemporary dance can be applied as tools for living, problem-solving, and creativity in everyday life.

This episode explores the Master Dancer Mindset philosophy, focusing on integrating mind, body, and soul in dance to enhance performance, artistry, and longevity through intuition and self-awareness.

This episode features an interview with dance educator Chasta Hamilton discussing her journey in dance, her critique of toxic competition culture, and her work empowering dancers through purpose-driven education.

This episode features an interview with Cindy Ambridge about implementing consent and boundary-setting practices in dance studios to enhance safe dance environments.

The host shares a personal childhood experience of encountering abuse in a prestigious ballet school to raise awareness about toxic cultural dynamics in the dance industry.

This episode features an interview with Marie Walton-Mahon, a renowned dance educator and creator of Progressing Ballet Technique, discussing her 50-year career and holistic approach to dance training.

This episode features an interview with Lisa Maloney, President of Australian Dance Adjudicators, discussing how dance competitions are judged and her journey from dancer to adjudicator.

This episode features an interview with Shane Wuerthner, a former professional ballet dancer, discussing his viral post about never winning competitions yet becoming a principal dancer and his science-backed approach to dance training.

This episode features psychologist Kaz Amos discussing how teachers and parents can support young dancers' mental health while addressing issues like abuse in dance schools.

This episode features an interview with Nicole Perry about creating safe, trauma-informed training environments in dance and performance education.

This episode explores how dancers can identify and handle difficult personalities, manipulation, and covert competition to protect their mental and emotional health in the dance world.

This episode explores how perfectionism affects pre-professional dancers, offering practical tools and insights for parents and teachers to support them.

This episode explores how dance studio leaders can develop effective communication, boundaries, and emotional intelligence to create healthier environments in the dance industry.

This episode features three ex-professional dancers who now specialize in mental wellness for dancers, discussing their journeys and the importance of mental health in the dance industry.

This episode features an interview with professional jazz dancer Amelie Pollock, discussing her journey from starting dance classes as a child in Byron Bay to becoming a professional dancer.

This episode features an interview with John English, co-director of the documentary 'Unbound,' which follows ballerinas who survived abuse in the ballet world as they create a radical, inclusive dance company to reclaim the stage.

This episode explores how improvisation can revitalize dance training by fostering creativity and expression, featuring an interview with contemporary dance educator Jen Murray.

This episode explores how trauma-aware teaching approaches can transform dance education by recognizing how unresolved trauma affects student learning and behavior in the studio.

This episode features an interview with Adam Scown, an award-winning director and choreographer, discussing his journey and insights into improving care, leadership, and culture in the dance industry.

This episode features an interview with world-famous ex-principal ballerina Katerina Makovskaya, discussing her early start in ballet and career journey.

This episode features an interview with Australian artist Joseph Brown, exploring his multifaceted career spanning ballet, contemporary dance, musical theatre, television, and film, along with his current role as a business leader in dance media.

This episode explores how intuition can be accessed through Embodied Dance to help dancers develop intrinsic motivation and bridge the gap between mind and body in traditional training.

The host reflects on season two of the Dance Reel Podcast, which explored behind-the-scenes realities in dance including toxic teaching methods, healing, boundary setting, and reimagining dance education.

This is a guided meditation offering a reset and renewal during the hectic festive season, encouraging self-kindness and relaxation through breathing exercises.

This episode explores the psychology of effective goal setting for dancers and leaders, emphasizing sustainable success over traditional New Year's resolutions.

This episode features an interview with Dr.

This episode explores how to identify and address subtle forms of bullying among students in dance studios, focusing on social dynamics and systemic factors rather than just individual discipline.

This episode features an interview with Dr.

This episode features an interview with former principal dancer Jenna Roberts discussing the physical and personal costs of ballet, including fertility issues, and her transition from professional dance to life after the stage.

Host Kate Histon interviews Janelle McPherson, an ex-Moulin Rouge dancer, about her journey from a rural upbringing in Victoria to professional ballet and her life transitions after dance.

Host Kate Histon interviews ex-ballet dancers Daniel Gordiello and Gabriel Rogers, founders of Luna and Gents, focusing on mental health in dance.

Host Kate Histon interviews Rachel Jackson-Weingardner, an international dance judge and Royal Academy of Dance trustee, discussing her expertise in dance pedagogy and experiences managing competitions.