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April 23, 2024

TED 09 | Neurodivergent Experiences + Masking to Fit In

Neurodiversity's impact on movement and social interaction, particularly within the context of dance, is a topic often overlooked. This episode highlights the challenges faced by some neurodivergent individuals in society fro...

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April 16, 2024

TED 08 | Safer Dance Spaces with Lara Tabet

This episode discusses creating safer spaces in dancing communities, particularly focused on preventing sexual abuse. Lara is a co-founder of the Safer Dance Spaces initiative and in this episode, she talks about the importan...

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April 9, 2024

TED 07 | From Social Dancing to Performance + Competition with Diana …

In this second part of Bobbie's interview with Diana Liu, they talk about her experiences, performance dancing, and joining a competition. Diana shares about her first time auditioning and joining competitions, how it helped ...

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April 5, 2024

TED 06 | Social Dancing Tips from a Seasoned Dancer with Diana Liu

Diana and Bobbie catch up and talk about their festival tips and tricks and how they keep their energy alive to have a good time and for a memorable social dance experience. Prepare to make a list of Diana’s practical …

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April 4, 2024

TED 05 | Safe Spaces and the Role of the Teacher with Vanessa Bright

Creating safe spaces and boundaries is the responsibility of the instructors of the class. But how aware are the instructors and how do we open up this uncomfortable topic of conversation to help create a safe environment for...

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April 3, 2024

TED 04 | Swapping Roles and the Freedom it Brings with Laura Conde

Who leads and who follows on the dance floor? When the music comes on, you and your dance partner, more often than not, naturally jump into the leader and follower roles. But what if we swap these roles every so …

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April 2, 2024

TED 03 | The Highs of Festivals, the Flow of Energy with Grace Clay

Finding the perfect festival is all about the environment and the energy it brings. You may have the best dancers in a room, but if the atmosphere does not bring out the best in you as a dancer or if …

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April 2, 2024

TED 02 | DJing & Changes in the Scene with Pierre Henry - Part 2

In this second part of Bobbie's interview with Pierre Henry, the discussion takes a turn to the changes in the dynamics of the dance scene worldwide. Pierre gives his deep observation of how teaching dance has changed from 'c...

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April 2, 2024

TED 01 | Becoming A Teacher with Pierre Henry - Part 1

How does one become a Bachata dance teacher? Join us as renowned Bachata and Salsa instructor Pierre Henry share his inspiring journey to becoming a dance teacher. He talks about his passion for dance, teaching philosophy, an...

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March 8, 2024

The Empowered Dancers Podcast

Some of the big questions… How can you maintain boundaries in a dance? Why is it so hard to say “no” to a dance? What are teachers actually thinking in lessons? The salsa, bachata and kizomba space is a special …

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