Best Ask A Dancer Podcasts (2024)

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Ep 233 - Best of Spiritual Grit - Cultivating discernment when connecting with community 27:01

14h ago27:01

27:01

Since the quarantine years, many of us have been hungry for community. We've been longing for real connection. But how badly do we want it? At what cost? Not all communities are created equal. Not all communities are built with your best interest in mind. Are we willing to compromise who we are in order to feel like we belong somewhere? During this…

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Ep 232 - Finding yourself when you are lost 35:04

10d ago35:04

35:04

In a world that feels like it's crumbling, where all that's familiar is falling away, and everything around us is changing faster than the speed of light, how do we stay true to ourselves? How do we remember who we are? What do we do when immense grief overcomes us and we lose our way, when we lose sight of who we are? In this week's episode, I'm i…

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Ep 231 - Be bold! Be audacious! Express your truth 28:52

20d ago28:52

28:52

This week we've got the energy of a fiery new moon in Leo, which is inviting us to be bold and audacious! With this boost of confidence, what truth will you embody? How can you be more of your true self? What's holding you back? Fear? (Let's face it: we live in fraught times.) Friends? Who is truly around you for support? And how can Mercury retrog…

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Ep 230 - Listening to your own heart when taking actions towards liberation 37:08

13d ago37:08

37:08

This week, the King of swords (reversed!) is reflecting back to us all of the hubris out there, with people being rigid in their thinking and trying to convince us of their beliefs, telling us what to do. We must remember that we know ourselves best. How do we get back to our inherent knowing, our deep resonance with our inner Truth? How can we dis…

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Ep 229 - What do you imagine liberation to look like? 31:59

1M ago31:59

31:59

As the world continues to burn and we continue to fight for social justice, the question that comes to mind is this: what does liberation look like? Yes, we know what we don't want. But have we envisioned what we do want? What world do we want to create on the other side of this burning? We need to imagine it in order to understand how to get there…

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Ep 228 - Create in the Face of Destruction 33:23

1M ago33:23

33:23

As the world continues to burn (in my eyes, it's the burning down if oppressive systems), it's easy to lose sight of the big picture and fall into hopelessness when you witness so much destruction over and over. How can we continue to sustain our fight for liberation? How can we keep going when the allure of despair calls us? The answer: we create!…

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Ep 227 - Reclaiming Your Power: Asking for help is NOT a sign of weakness 37:31

1M ago37:31

37:31

It takes courage to ask for help, at least for the kind of help that feels vulnerable. But this is power. And this is the kind of power we must remember that we possess. We have to power to choose how we want to experience what the world brings into our lives. In this week's episode, I accidentally get meta with my own teaching. Haha! I'm sharing w…

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Ep 226 - The world is on fire. Is spirituality the fire hydrant we need? 41:08

2M ago41:08

41:08

After the appalling decisions made by Scotus this past week (being homeless is a crime & presidents can get away with anything), many of us are falling into despair or rage or both. What is this world we live in and how did we get here? Are we going to survive? In this week's episode, I'm bringing our focus back to the bigger picture: we exist beyo…

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Ep 225 - Share your gifts! Don't keep them hidden 23:28

2M ago23:28

23:28

How do we know what our gifts are to the world? And how do we know with whom to share them? Do we even want to share them? The body can help. Tune in to learn more! =============== Today’s poems/ Books mentioned: Oracle card: Oyster “We Might Have To Medicate You” by Hafiz =============== Courses / Exclusive Content / Book Mentioned: Subscribe to m…

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Ep 224 - Best of Spiritual Grit - “Both/And”: You Can Be An Activist in Your Everyday Life 38:06

2M ago38:06

38:06

Many of us compartmentalize our lives, putting things in boxes as if our lives are a bunch of multicolored beads that need to be separated and sorted.. Parenting goes in one box. Job goes in another box. Writer work in yet another. Activist work in another. This isn’t how we’re supposed to live. WIth the continuing gen0-side, compartmentalizing is …

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Ep 223 - Cultivating discernment when connecting with community 27:01

2M ago27:01

27:01

Since the quarantine years, many of us have been hungry for community. We've been longing for real connection. But how badly do we want it? At what cost? Not all communities are created equal. Not all communities are built with your best interest in mind. Are we willing to compromise who we are in order to feel like we belong somewhere? During this…

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Ep 222 - Is it okay to thrive during such a violent time? 34:27

3M ago34:27

34:27

The world is on fire. How can we continue to live our lives while so many lives are being lost every day? How does our passion, our calling in life matter during times like these? How do the things that light us up help fight for a free Palestine? What about our relationships? The ones where the people we love have been silent. Not those actively a…

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Ep 221 - What is your impact and who is your community 29:56

3M ago29:56

29:56

Who are your people now? As the jenny-side continues to drive us down into witnessing deeper barbarity and the grief and rage mount higher and higher, we might be looking around and asking ourselves: who are our people now? Who are our truest people? And: what difference can I make, if any at all? In this week's episode, I explore ways that we can …

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Ep 220 - Community is Crucial to Thriving 41:55

3M ago41:55

41:55

After the quarantine years, a lot of us have forgotten how good it feels to be in community with others. A lot of us have even forgotten how to do it. It's kind of like when you are sick for an extended period of time that it becomes your new normal and you don't know what it feels like to be healthy until the sickness goes away and then you rememb…

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Ep 219 - Finding balance between the personal and the collective 28:57

4M ago28:57

28:57

How do we stay present for the people in our lives while we are fighting for social justice? How do we stay vigilant about not becoming consumed by our activist work? And when it comes to conscientious parenting, how much do we guide our children and how much do we allow for them to figure it out on their own? The line keeps moving… in waves. And w…

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The inner child healing expert - Lavinia Sais Brown 41:14

3M ago41:14

41:14

In this episode of The Happy Single Mom Podcast, Lavinia Brown delves into the profound discussion on healing the inner child. She begins by addressing the emotional challenges of motherhood, including triggers, feelings of overwhelm, and the desire for control. Drawing from her personal experiences, Lavinia shares the journey of reconciling with h…

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Ep 218 - Best of Spiritual Grit - When Your Truth Hurts Others 32:22

4M ago32:22

32:22

The other day, a woman in an FB group accused me of ant!-s3m!tism because I had used the word “g3n0cide”. She was clearly speaking from a deeply wounded place, from generational trauma as a Jewish woman. And while I have compassion for her woundedness, I was not going to stop speaking the truth of what is happening in P@l-es-t!ne. But this raises t…

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Empowering Single Mothers: Navigating Branding and Selling with Jana Dawn 28:59

4M ago28:59

28:59

In this episode of "Empowering Single Mothers: Navigating Branding and Selling with Jana Dawn" we're honored to host Jana Dawn, an Australian single mother whose journey through the intricacies of parenthood and entrepreneurship is nothing short of inspirational. Jana not only shares her expertise in branding and digital product creation but also s…

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Ep 217 - Grounding Ourselves During Activism 19:19

4M ago19:19

19:19

I’m gonna let you know: this is a messy low-quality recording. So much is unfolding at once and in some cases, escalation is building quite rapidly that I didn’t have time to set up my usual mic – I just used some plug-in earbuds with a mic. This is an indication of how urgent and important it is for all of us to understand that “normal” no longer …

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Ep 216 - Caring for yourself as an activist 26:57

4M ago26:57

26:57

To put it simply: there's a hell of a lot going on right now and activism is growing exponentially. There is an urgency in the air that cannot be ignored. And with that urgency, momentum swells and we activists tend to forget that it's necessary to fill our own cup. We MUST take time to nourish ourselves, to replenish our energy, to rest and restor…

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Ep 59: The Hopeful with Kyle Porterbury and Jonas Myrin 10:30

4M ago10:30

10:30

Welcome to Imagine Faith Talk, the podcast where we believe that faith in God is the key to unlocking everything you are called to be! In this episode listen to Kevin interview Kyle Portbury and Jonas Myrin, the creative forces behind The Hopeful, a true story of a community whose lives were transformed as they learn what it means to truly wait for…

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Ep 215 - Expressing yourself opens a valve 33:10

4M ago33:10

33:10

How many of us stuff down our feelings when it comes to sadness or grief? How many of us try to hide our tears or look away when we are not able to? Our society has taught us to repress the emotions that make people uncomfortable. It has taught us that we are wrong or weak when we experience things like rage or grief. What happens when there's a bu…

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Ep 214 - Working with shadows and eclipses 31:41

5M ago31:41

31:41

In case y'all didn't know, eclipses are portals of transformation. Everything you hide in your shadows comes to the surface. So for those of you who watched the solar eclipse, how do you feel? In this week's episode, I'm posing some questions for deep inquiry. From looking at what stories we are addicted to about ourselves to examining the relation…

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Ep 213 - Honesty Rooted in Love 31:08

5M ago31:08

31:08

We're living in a time where our masks can no longer hold. Curtains are being pulled back. Veils are being torn down. There's no more hiding from yourself or from the truth of yourself. Everyone is showing themselves, whether they intended that or not. Pales-tine is helping us see that. So how do we deal with the loss and ensuing grief of the lives…

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Ep 212 - Your life's purpose is not about you 25:26

5M ago25:26

25:26

There's a lot of talk about one's purpose in life and often, in the West, it is individualistic: what will fulfill one's desires? How can one manifest the car/house/partner that they want? In this week's episode, I'm talking about what your purpose in life actually is and how you can get closer to figuring it out. Also, if your life's purpose isn't…

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Ep 211 - When two diasporic women have a conversation... with Sofia Ali-Khan 1:01:17

5M ago1:01:17

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In this week's episode, I'm in conversation with Sophia Ali Khan, activist, public interest lawyer, and Canadian-based author of *A Good Country: My Life in Twelve Town and the Devastating Battle for a White America*. We talked about a wide range of things, playing with the intersection of activism and spiritualit: from the current genocide (do we …

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Boosting your Mental Skills will actually Boost your Career. Here's Why. -- with Dr. Chelsea Pierotti & Kirsten Kemp 34:59

5M ago34:59

34:59

Today’s guests are Dr. Chelsea Pierotti and Kirsten kemp. Both Chelsea and Kirtsen help dancers with mental skills to improve their performance and enhance their careers and lives. As y'all know, I love diving deep into the psychology realm, so we got right into it and talked about: How defining values can help guide your path The fears and insecur…

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Ep 210 - Best of Spiritual Grit - 4 Stages to Strengthen Resilience and to Speak your Truth 27:42

6M ago27:42

27:42

In this week's episode, I'm talking about how important it is to have nervous system resilience when speaking your truth. It's okay if your voice shakes. What's key is being able to bounce back after feeling so vulnerable. Listen in to learn the four stages to help strengthen resilience so that you can speak your truth. =============== Today’s poem…

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Ask and you shall receive: Self-advocacy and leadership -- with Riley Groot 38:59

6M ago38:59

38:59

Today’s guest is the ever so talented professional dancer @RileyGroot. You may have just seen her dancing next to Katy Perry in her Las Vegas residency, but I know Riley from her time as a student at AMDA college here in LA and have had the pleasure of witnessing her career unfold over the years. She's been on “American Horror Story”, the MTV Video…

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Ep 209 - Duality and Non-duality in Activism 33:11

6M ago33:11

33:11

Uh, say what? What the heck is duality and non-duality? It’s a spiritual philosophy and teaching, one of which I’m still trying to unpack (and will likely be doing for the rest of my life!). But I wanted to pose this question of duality vs non-duality in activism: how do we understand these concepts and how do we apply them to real world situations…

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How to incorporate Strength Training for your Dancers -- with @trainwithKendall 34:19

6M ago34:19

34:19

Kendall Baab is a personal trainer for dancers and dance science educator based in Los Angeles. I met Kendall online actually and I totally aligned with her philosophies. Her business, BodyKinect, has made dance science education accessible for dancers and dance educators - which is so incredibly important. We chat about: Our shared experiences of …

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Ep 208 - “Both/And”: You Can Be An Activist in Your Everyday Life 38:06

6M ago38:06

38:06

Many of us compartmentalize our lives, putting things in boxes as if our lives are a bunch of multicolored beads that need to be separated and sorted.. Parenting goes in one box. Job goes in another box. Writer work in yet another. Activist work in another. This isn’t how we’re supposed to live. WIth the continuing gen0-side, compartmentalizing is …

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Curious about the European Dance Scene? Listen to this. -- with Italy's Fortuna Picardi 35:54

6M ago35:54

35:54

I'm thrilled to welcome my first international guest, Fortuna Picardi, from Italy. She is an Italian talent manager and dancer and started her career as a talent manager in 2020 with Be a Pro agency. It was really cool to connect with someone from overseas and see the parallels of dancers in general, but also hear about how things are different in …

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A Dancer's Guide to Networking like a Boss -- with Mikey DellaVella 35:20

6M ago35:20

35:20

Today's guest is the effortlessly cool Mikey Dellavella. I know Mikey through his fiance Maryann Chavez and we're all faculty members for Souldesoul Dance Convention. I really love this episode. We get real, as per usual, and talk about: Typecasting and rejection - starting your career out this way and figuring out your lane His journey into the ac…

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Ep 206 - External activist work = internal spiritual healing work 24:17

7M ago24:17

24:17

We've been living in divisive times for a while now. But now it's all coming to a head. How do we balance our activist work with our inner spiritual work? We've gotten to a point where they are no longer separate. They are inextricable. One feeds and nourishes the other. And vice versa. In order for us to be effective in our activist work, we need …

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Tips for Building a Smart + Sustainable Career -- with @thebrainyballerina Caitlin Sloan 27:51

7M ago27:51

27:51

Todays guest is the lovely caitlin sloan, AKA @thebrainyballerina. You may have seen her popping up on your explore page every now and then with her poignant posts about professional ballerinas, but she also gets real candid with me today on the pod. We chat about the stigma behind shifting focus away from performing in your dance career, juggling …

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Ep 205 - Holding the Vision and Birthing a New Earth 31:51

7M ago31:51

31:51

When it feels like the world is on fire and structures are crumbling down (which is, like, all the time!), we must find it within ourselves to keep going. We must dig down to find the resolve within us to keep working towards our vision, whether that is your own personal dreams or a vision for a better world, full of peace and justice. In this epis…

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Dr Efi | Clinical Psychologist- Rediscovering You: Empowering Strategies for Stressed Single Moms 33:35

7M ago33:35

33:35

Dr Efi | Clinical Psychologist- Rediscovering You: Empowering Strategies for Stressed Single Moms Podcast Episode Summary: In this enlightening episode , we dive into the world of psychology and mental health with Dr. Efi, a clinical psychologist and hypnosis practitioner dedicated to helping individuals overcome their mental and emotional challeng…

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Jennifer Perri's- Award-Winning Master Mindset & Empowerment Coach 25:59

7M ago25:59

25:59

✨Inspiring Transformation 💫 Award-Winning Master Mindset & Empowerment Coach | CDC Certified Divorce Coach® | 3x Best-Selling Author & Speaker Jennifer Perri shares her remarkable journey from adversity to empowerment. Hailing from the small town of Eddystone, Pennsylvania, Jennifer's story is one of resilience, courage, and unwavering determinatio…

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How to Pursue your Dance Career with Authenticity -- with Gerran Reese 37:43

7M ago37:43

37:43

Today’s guest is @iamgerranReese dancer, choreographer, educator galore. I’ve known Gerran now for almost 15 years (!) through lots of different dance education spaces - and I’m so excited I was finally able to get him on the pod. Gerran is super inspirational in so many ways and we chat about: The differences between regular weekly classes and mor…

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Ep 204 - Let Love Lead Your Voice 25:21

7M ago25:21

25:21

Speaking your truth can be daunting, especially during these times of intense division. How can you practice using your voice so that you can express your truth with more confidence? How can you soften those blocks that prevent you from using your voice? In this week's episode, I talk about how love is the key to leading the way to truth and invite…

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Can You Do it All? 12:08

7M ago12:08

12:08

Can you make a sustainable living as a dancer? Will this work? Will I make it? What does the cheesecake factory have to do with my professional dance career? How do I juggle multiple creative aspirations? Lots of questions answered and food for thought in today's episode. This is definitely one to save for later when you're feeling overwhelmed by y…

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Ep 203 - Calling in your community 33:03

7M ago33:03

33:03

Community is so important for us. Human beings. And if the last few years has taught us anything, isolation really sucks. In this week's episode, I invite you to be open to creating communities that you need. Rather than waiting for someone to call you in, why not reach out to others? Tune in to find out how. =============== Today’s poems/ Books me…

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Conquering Audition + Performance Stress -- with Danscend's Michelle & Kristin 33:29

7M ago33:29

33:29

Today’s guests are Kristin Deiss and Michelle Loucadoux from Danscend, the mental wellness company for dance educators and dancers. These 2 are no strangers to the podcast, having had episodes on both seasons 1 and 2 of the pod. I love chatting with them because we dive deep on all the things behind the scenes no one is talking about. We chat about…

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Ep 58: Kevin's Word for 2024 14:21

7M ago14:21

14:21

Welcome to Imagine Faith Talk, the podcast where we believe that faith in God is the key to unlocking everything you are called to be! First off, Happy New Year! In this episode Kevin and Donovan talk Kevin's word for 2024! Kevin gets mistaken for an LA Ram, Donovan talks breakthrough, momentum and results. Here you can leave us a voice message: Wh…

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Ep 202 - The Great Shedding: A Consequence of Standing In Your Truth 32:26

7M ago32:26

32:26

As I continue to speak my truth and advocate for a free Pal3st!ne, more and more folks are telling on themselves, showing who they really are. And the shedding of various levels of relationships –from acquaintances to friends to community members– continues. In this week’s episode, I address the fears that come with this shedding and what to do abo…

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Career Spotlight: Contemporary Dancers in LA with Michaela Moore + Nicole Hagen 34:00

8M ago34:00

34:00

When you think of dance in LA, you think commercial. But there is actually a pretty large community of contemporary dance companies in LA doing amazing things. Today’s episode is a Career Spotlight episode and we are highlighting contemporary dance company experiences in Los Angeles. My guests, Michaela Moore and Nicole Hagen, both have a plethora …

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Ep 201 - Rest and Reset: Letting Go of Limiting Beliefs 33:22

8M ago33:22

33:22

This year is about spiritual and material abundance! But if you’ve got limiting beliefs that keep you small, it’s kinda hard to receive that abundance. In this week’s episode, I talk about how the subconscious can hold us back and how you can shift those beliefs. Relatedly, this year is also about rest, about creating more space for dreaming and in…

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Behind the Scenes of the LA Dance Industry -- with Yoe Apolinario (Dancer + Author) 33:41

8M ago33:41

33:41

Yoe Apolinario has danced for artists like Taylor Swift, Madonna, Usher, Cardi B and many more and is dishing it all in today's episode. She’s also a published author of two works, “Cafe Con Leche” and her newest book “So You Wanna Move to LA” - a vulnerable, inside look at her journey in the dance industry in LA. I’m a big fan of Yoe's positive en…

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Knowing When To Let Go Of A Business with Chavonne Hodges 1:14:34

8M ago1:14:34

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In this episode of #PourIntoMyCup, I talk with Chavonne, founder of Grillz and Granola. We talked about what led her to launch Grillz and Granola and the deciding factor to know when it was time to close the business down. Want to Connect with Chavonne? Link: https://linktr.ee/ccchavonne ____________________ Connect with Pour Into My Cup online: In…

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