Afleveringen
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Co-hosts Sandy and Danielle chat about the highlights of this season and add some of their own commentary on things that matter to them. Danielle Harvey is a seasoned dancer, choreographer and performer who now also enjoys being a mom. Sandy Rosen is a studio owner, dance mentor and choreography coach who owns and runs Bez Arts Hub.
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Sandy and Danielle chat with Sherrie Scherger about choreography, inspiration and adjudication. Foundationally trained in RAD Ballet, Jazz and Tap, Sherrie was further educated in Dance/Music history, anatomy, kinesiology at Grant MacEwan. She has been an educator for 35yrs and adjudicator for over 20yrs. As a professional she has been principal dancer with various companies, is an international choreographer and instructor with numerous others and has worked on many film projects as choreographer and movement coach, winning numerous distinguished awards for her creative choreography. Her motto,âASPIRE TO INSPIREâ
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Sandy and Danielle chat with Amelie Lavoie about the pleasure of getting people dancing and the joys and challenges of studio ownership. Amelie has carved out a dynamic professional dance career placing her in high demand within the entertainment industry, performing in various professional shows and teaching workshops. Amelie just canât get enough of dance, so when she canât perform or take a class sheâs sharing her passion and exercising her creativity in choreography by teaching it! She now owns her own studio and aspires to pass on everything that has stuck with her over her years of training and believes there is always room to grow in dance which is what makes it so interesting.
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Sandy and Danielle interview accomplished dance artist, Kate Franklin. Kate has spent this time training, performing, producing, administrating, educating and creating. She has performed in works by nearly 50 different choreographers/creators/directors over the course of her career so far. Kate is now, as she was 20 years ago, a passionate, open-minded, optimistic and curious dance artist. She loves improvisation, collaboration, making dance education more joyful, and empowering the dance artists in her community, one interaction at a time.
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Sandy and Danielle chat with emerging artist, Tessa Davies to talk about the process of choosing and training in dance for a sustainable career. Tessa is a pre-professional dance artist and dance instructor who has set her sites on a career in dance. She trained in dance through her elementary and then high school years and now is about to complete a 4 year post-secondary dance training program (Bez Dance Mentorship). Tessa is the process of launching her first full-length dance production called ReFrame at the Waterfront Theatre in Vancouver.
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Sandy and Danielle chat with veteran dance artist Carla Catherwood about building a healthy, holistic life as a mover. Carla Catherwoodâs career has spanned almost three decades as a movement teacher, creator and facilitator, and 20 years building businesses as an entrepreneur. As she says she has âwoven a unique path one step at a time.â In 2020, when the world shifted, she knew it was time to explore new modalities and opportunities, specifically with regard to the body and regulating the nervous system.
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Sandy and Dannielle chat with Ashley Sweett about dance and motherhood and the ever-changing role that balances between the two. Ashley is a dance artist who has collected 20 years of experience working locally and has had a broad and immersive experience in a variety of opportunities from film to stages to television to interdisciplinary work, making her mark amongst notable artists as perfomer, producer, dance director and more. Most recently, Ashley has stepped into a forever role as a mom which is her favourite job and proudest creation.
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Sandy and Danielle Harvey chat with Danielle Jeal about getting dancers and instructors organized and inspiring confidence in the classroom. Danielle Jeal is a dance artist, instructor, and writer from Vancouver, BC. Over the past twelve years Danielle has followed her passion, teaching, choreographing, and reviewing screen dance across the lower mainland. She created Exult Dance as a movement storytelling dance company in 2012âsince then Exult has evolved into a home for dance instructor resources.
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Sandy and Danielle chat with veteran dancer, teacher, choreographer, performer, Suzanne Ouelette about the evolution of dance and the dance community/industry. Originally from Vancouver, Canada Suzanne is well-known in the Canadian Dance and Theatre community, having performed on stage and screen as an actor, dancer and singer for over 40 years. She is a master ballet teacher, a stretch and body conditioner for dancers and actors, as well as an established choreographer.
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Rachelle is a career dancer who spent years in Dance Academies, on cruise ships, in dance companies and as a dance instructor, but chronic pain began to force her to delve into other territories of creativity, specifically visual art - initially it became a way to cope with the dance void in her life, but it gradually became a âobsessionâ. Since 2010, she has made it her goal to create art every day - she is a firm believer that if you show up everyday to put in the work it will pay off. Art is a practice and a skill as well as a healing form of therapy that has enriched Rachelleâs life
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Laura is a Vancouver, Canada based photographer focused on creating intentional and authentic portraiture, movement, and lifestyle images for all her subjects. Laura Zeke Photography was born out of Lauraâs own love for dance. Growing up as a dancer has given Laura a particularly attuned eye to exceptional movement images, as well as essential communication skills to bring the best out of dancers and artists. In all her work, Laura seeks to bring out the beauty and authenticity of every person she has the privilege to photograph.
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Co-hosts Sandy and Danielle dig into interviewing one another. They uncover their differing dance journeys and discuss how each affected their current perspectives and trajectory in dance. Danielle is a lifetime dancer and choreographer and Sandy is a dance director, mentor and owner of Bez Arts Hub.
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We welcome back the wise and insightful Linda Arkelian. Linda has a unique and restorative movement practice that incorporates a focus on breath (to awaken the parasympathetic nervous system and reduce stress), core strength, creative expression and group connectivity. She loves to add visual art as a conceptual spark for mindful movement and inspiration. As a former professional ballet dancer (Royal Winnipeg Ballet), Linda has a lifetime of experience and reflections regarding the gifts and pitfalls of our dance academies and is all about instigating the changes that will make our studios healthier places for all humans.
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Sandy and Danielle step into an intriguing discussion with dancer Shannon Cluff about "body neutralityâ vs. âbody positivityâ. Shannon has an enlightening perspective on how body positivity can still induce an heightened focus on the body and suggests that body neutrality - creating a space where thereâs not a need to assess bodies - is often a more life-giving perspective in our studios. Shannon is an energetic and compassionate dancer, choreographer, Pilates & yoga instructor and studio owner.
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Maintaining a sense of pleasure and enjoyment in the studio and dance class is always a challenge when thereâs so much âworkâ to be done. Our guest Leslie Kuny, thinks that through play in the studio, you canât fuel a greater sense of positivity and joy in dance. Leslie is a Co-Owner & Director of Ignite Dance Center in South Surrey BC and has a BFA from Simon Fraser University where she worked closely with Brian Webb, Rob Kitsos, Barbara Bourget, and Wen Wei Wang. Over the past 20 years, Leslie has devoted herself to training dancers in a supportive empowering environment, and choreographing for competitive and recreational studios, schools, and pre-professional training programs. Her dancers and choreography have been recognized for the use of space, a balanced approach of technique and performance, as well as humour.
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Join us for a unique look at a movement wellness strategy that targets muscle activation to relaxation to enable optimal movement preparedness and minimal movement injury. Our guest Teresa Ojinma has a unique perspective as an exercise physiologist, Kinesiologist and an Essential Somatics Movement Teacher who cares about the ongoing wellbeing of movers and people everywhere.
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Today Danelle and Sandy chat with Dance Artist, Elya Grant - together they unpack the importance of keeping creativity flowing as a dance artist and what it takes to maintain that crucial element in every part of your dance practice. Elya is a graduate of the contemporary dance program Modus Operandi and has been a company member of Out Innerspace Dance Theatre since 2015. She received further formative training with Rubberbandance Group, Domaine Forget, Ecole de Danse Contemporaine de MontrĂ©al and the Eastman/Sidi Larbi Cherkaouiâs Intensive in Antwerp and has worked with Amber Funk Barton, Heather Laura Gray, Company 605 and many others.
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Our Voice of the Artist Podcast host, Sandy Oshiro Rosen is a guest on Family 360 podcast and chat with host Rachel Cram about how dance and movement can be a part of embodiment and wellness, specifically as connected to grief. Sandy is the owner and Creative Director of Bez Arts Hub and is the author of the book Bare - The Misplace Art of Grieving and Dancing
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Today, Sandy and Danielle chat with dancer, choreographer, company director and dance entrepreneur, Joanne Pesusich about launching as a professional, developing a dance career that pivots with age, stage and opportunity, and loving life through it all.
Jo has trained in New York, LA and Vancouver and has performed with such notable artists as The Artist formerly known as Prince, The Backstreet Boys, Kool and the Gang, Lauryn Hill, Busta Rhymes and more. She has been choreographer and performer for numerous high profile events and movies & television including the NAACP Image awards, The Presidentâs Annual Easter Celebration, The L Word and many others. Jo is currently the director of the Source Dance Company and is the co-founder of Groove Street Productions.
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This episode we talk with Andrea Gibson about keys to reimagine our studios as places with provisions for self-care, compassion and mental health considerations. Andrea is a Self-Compassion and Mindset coach, dance educator and mental health advocate. She is the creator and founder of UNCONDITIONAL the Self-Love movement where she helps women reconnect to their wants & needs & enjoy life again by falling in love with themselves through spiritual and self-care practices.
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