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Today on the show I have TALIA is who a huge inspiration to me. Talia has mad style and has recently endeavoured into the world of popping from choreography and commercial dance which is very DAUNTING if you ask me. We discuss that transition and our experiences freestyling and battling.   Talia has performed alongside Tkay Mydza, Cosmos Midnight, Tones & I and The Deep Faith. She has also performed and worked creatively at a number of national and international events, for institutions such as VIVID, Canon, Westfield, the Voice, ABC and Australian Afterpay Fashion Week. You can watch our conversation on Youtube @thedancebantsshow.

Today on the show I have Vanessa Marian, founder of Groove Therapy and movement director for every brand under the sun. We have found ourselves serendipitously in the same town and thus it is my honour to have an onsite yarn with Vanessa. I felt very inspired and ready to do business after this conversation was over and I highly recommend it for anyone looking at movement direction or being casted in anything in general. We talk auditions, red flags for agents, how to work in professional environments, establishing a brand or identity and finances; all topics that give me the heeby jeebies but it was less heeby and more fun education. I hope you enjoy! You can also catch us visually having the same conversation on youtube where you can see me ducking on repeat to the ominous swarm of sparrows that kept flying in circles over my head during the episode @thedancebantsshow

Today on the show I am overjoyed to share a conversation with Luc Jacobs. Luc is well known for his work as a dancer and then Rehearsal Director of the Batsheva Dance Company aka my favourite dance company for 18 years. Needless to say I was busting with excitement to talk to him and he delivered very much the kind of funny wig out I expected regarding what is dance or movement really, how he likes to choreograph, how sensation doesn't have a weight and his epic career that only continues to expand since he is now doing Sleep No More with Punchdrunk!!!!! Please enjoy

Today on the show we have Kira Holland, legend of the community and wise cowboy from the inner west. We discuss Kira's full time Qld Ballet life and her journey to One Dance community. We talk about her cancer experience and the epic One dance/PB jam show that raised money for her during that time. I shed tears about dancing. it's been a really long time since I uploaded, wow but we keep on charging full steam towards 300 episodes love youz

My horse friend Mathilde and I cross the world to zoom

Today on the show we have Linda Gamblin, Head of training at Sydney Dance Company and the creator of pre professional year aka PPY aka the full time course I did! Linda had a huge career dancing with the Royal Ballet Company, Australian Ballet, Sydney Dance Company and the National Ballet of Portugal! Linda tells her story and we discuss the full-time course she developed that has now grown to have three coordinators and about 60 students! We also talk about Linda's breast cancer journey and the lessons she realised through this. It is an honour to have Linda on, she is one of the most inspiring people who has influenced me and so many people in my journey. Dance Bants is getting VERY pre professional. I also can't believe I could finally talk about full time with a real course director on my show. Catch us on Youtube if you prefer to watch the conversation @thedancebantsshow.

Today's episode is kinda the part 2 to Matt Gray's. It was recorded later that day up on the Goldy and continues the ideas of his episode. It is also one of my favourite dance bants of all time. Corey is Matt Gray's best mate and it's crazy because Corey and I met as couch surfers in Barcelona 5 years ago, and only this year we realised we have heaps of mutual friends and met again. Life is magic like that. Corey has knowledge from about 5000 different lives and he makes me laugh VERY hard also. We discuss dance identity crisis and getting out of depression, wheat diet, near death experiences, a rare perspective on the doofer life, why manifestation isn't that effective, ADHD, why Canberra is weird, and how you can be the heart throb of the party, and why you should encourage people. Thanks for listening! As always, you can catch us on Youtube having the real life conversation if you wanna. @thedancebantsshow

Today on the show I have Matt Gray, and I reckon this might be my favourite conversation on dance bants so far. We discuss big ideas about 'tHe aRtS', what the public wants vs you want, why you shouldn't quit your job then launch a gofundme, diversifying your art, creativity, finances, jamming, and his favourite art. You can catch this episode on Youtube @thedancebantsshow

Today it's my pleasure to share a conversation with Lydia Kivela who has been an infinitely requested guest. This convo blew my mind a milly times while I was editing it Lydz drops bombs about self expression and acceptance, freestyling, being a girl in an all boys crew and her experience doing suit work at christmas time. This was the longest dance bants conversation in history it was originally 3.5 hours but here is the very best 1 hour 27. Enjoy! ALSO catch the bOrble pic and our conversation as it gets dark on Youtube and follow on insta @thedancebantsshow PS sorry for the three month break  I'm an EmErGiNg choreographer and I'm a massive deal in freefall and I have spooky nightmares every night. Back to regular broadcasting, I swear. Love youz thanks for listening :)

On today's episode of Dance Bants we have the one and only Anton. We discuss his new show Narcifixion, his teaching methods and philosophy, coming back from a break, his life story, how dancing until 60 is not unreasonable, and his advice for the NEW GEN. Yaa hooo. Catch the visual episode on youtube or insta @thedancebantsshow

Today on the show Kieran brings a special poem he prepared earlier and we address its contents. We talk about how teaching is SO important and some potential avenues for fulltimers. I propose a theory about how maybe fear permeates many of our environments in dance and we also discuss the pursuit of individuality and how it can help us find purpose, freedom and opportunity in our dance.

Today on the show we have an ear dancer who makes ASMR and is a professional in his league. Jonah's most popular ASMR video has had over 7 million views and his youtube channel is on and poppin with like 90 million new subs every day. We talk about his life and he SPILLS the beans, talks to his sister, and tells us about the secret life he lives as a famous celebrity in the dungeon of objects. Don't forget, you can also see this episode on Youtube. Yee HAW