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...
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...
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 ...
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 …
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...
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 …
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 …
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...
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...
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 …