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Growing Through Dance Podcast Dance to Live, Live to Dance
Growing through Dance podcast explores the way dance interacts with life. It features advice, views and anecdotes from a continuum that ranges from the local grass roots movers up to the dance world professionals. Every dance parent and would-be dancer can make use of the dance world's insights, life and social skills, confidence building and evolving lifelong friendships . Hosted by dance teacher and professional dance educationalist, Katherine-Lucy MA, the podcast stems from her lifelong experience as a dancer, teacher, tutor and facilitator, and her passionate belief that everyone benefits in multiple ways from dance and movement in their life.
Episodes
34 episodes
Rosie Martin- Nutrition, Dietetics & Dance
Rosie Martin, who works as a vegan nutritionist talks about her dance journey and the benefits she feels she gained and how it has shaped her adult life.Rosie is a believer in the power of plant based nutrition to benefit the body as well a...
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Season 2
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Episode 16
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30:24
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Dance & the Brain- Sophia Martin Neuroscientist
Sophia Martins is an international neuroscientist, dancer, performer, and dance teacher.She trained in dance therapy and somatic practices, has a double degree in Psychology and Forensic Psychology and worked as a mental health practitioner for...
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Season 2
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Episode 15
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31:26
Molly Beebee-Travel, Dance, Passion & Joy
Molly Beebee was a member of CCDA for 16 years. During which time she developed a great passion for dance. She enjoyed it so much she started down the professional training route. Molly then decided to study Biology at Bristol university and co...
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Season 2
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Episode 14
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34:59
Bill Waldinger-Part Two -Adapting his training to teach the next generation.
In Part Two bill discusses how his teaching has enriched his life and taught him so much about training others. We hear his thoughts on dance pedagogy and about his greatest compliment as a teacher.Bill can be found in New York teaching at ...
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Season 2
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Episode 13
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27:58
Bill Waldinger- Part One -Orthodontist to Professional Performer
Bill Waldinger is an inspiring and amazing man who didnt dance a step until his mid twenties, but then went onto have a professional dance career in New York city.Bill currently teaches in four schools in NYC including the prestigious Joffr...
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Season 2
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Episode 12
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27:47
Alex Fobbester-Part two-How his creativity supported his career choices
In Part 2 Alex discusses being a professional performer, and the debunks some of the myths of the professional industry. He talks about his side hustle of running a graphic design business and how his creativity and enjoyment of dance an...
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Season 2
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Episode 11
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20:51
Alex Fobbester- Part One -Using dance as the space for creative play.
Alex Fobbester, who not only sings and dances whilst he acts, but also plays the instruments to accompany and enhance his performance. In musical theatre land, a quadruple threat.In part one of this interview, Alex discusses after findin...
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Season 2
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Episode 10
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23:35
Rosie Terry -Toogood- International Contemporary Dance Artist
Rosie was an active child with energy and a sense of fun, but when she found dance she became happy in her tribe and committed to improving all aspects. A graduate of LIPA, Rosie has concentrated on developing her own choreographic style ...
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Season 2
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Episode 9
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37:03
Deborah Laws- Dance is her Business
After dancing from a very early age, Deborah trained professionally at Laine Theatre Arts, before fulfilling her ambition to be a dance teacher. Deborah ran her dance studios for over 27 years and as a direct result of her experience and succes...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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35:33
Anna Frost- Confidence & Camaraderie gained from Dance
Anna danced from the age of three, and joined CCDA when she moved from London with her family to Gloucestershire. Throughout the 12 years she attended, she learnt several styles. Anna has found that the confidence & camaraderie that dance h...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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26:28
Jon-Scott Clark- Dance improved his football skills
Jon Scott is passionate about football and as a teenager had ideas of being a professional. Dance came into his life as a way to improve his football skills and this led to a very successful musical theatre career, alongside films and televisio...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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42:00
Clare Williams and her Dance Passion
Clare started her dance life as a two year old, progressing to all the dance classes she could find, She studied all the theatrical genres before finding Latin and Ballroom. Always a high achiever, Clare managed a strong academic career as well...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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24:30
Developing a Voice in Dance -Dr Nathan James PhD -Part 2
Part 2 of the interview with Dr Nathan James, we hear about his professional career, the people who inspired and furthered his expertise and the teaching, examining & adjudicating whilst continuing his thirst for knowledge to improve his te...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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30:27
Finding a Voice in Dance- Dr Nathan James PhD- Part 1
In Part 1 of this episode, we follow Nathans journey from a shy and withdrawn child, to a professional performer via teaching. Nathan didn't begin to embrace life until he found dance, but once he started to dance and watched a performance ...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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20:19
Carrie-Anne Ingrouillie- 2020, Covid, future projects & Golden Nuggets
Episode 2 of series 2 continues with the second part of the inspirational interview with the amazing Carrie-Anne Ingrouillie, the choreography creator for the musical SIX, and resident choreography on the west end production of Hamilton. Carrie...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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23:09
Carrie-Anne Ingrouillie-from toddler dance class to choreographer of the musical SIX
Amazingly here we are on series two of the Growing through Dance podcast. This time last year, the podcast was still just a dream in the making, so finding myself today launching series two is extremely special for me. In choosing the con...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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33:44
Reflections on series one with Katherine-Lucy
Lifelong dance facilitator, dance teacher and podcast host Katherine-Lucy, reflects on the diverse yet linked stories of how dance interacts with life, that has been the subject of the first series of Growing through Dance podcast. The podcast ...
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Season 1
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9:32
Rachel Daly- The springboard of creativity and resilience
Rachel was a late starter with dance, but loved the challenges that learning to dance gave her.She found her creativity, transferring it into pursuing her goals as an adult, and enjoying all aspects of performing . Now a new mum, she uses her i...
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Season 1
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Episode 15
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30:22
Sue Wybrow- Dance just popped into her life
When Sue became a mother to her boys, she decided that exercising to the tunes from the 80's, 90's, and 00's was a way to keep her mental health balanced and her fitness level consistent. Using her marketing background, Sue set about maki...
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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16:41
The happy dance accident that gave inspiration to Danish Composer Soren Bebe
Danish Composer Soren Bebe, from age eight, when he inherited his grandmother’s piano, had music in his blood. He firstly played piano before mastering several other instruments. Taking his passion with him to music college, he paid his w...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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16:44
Katie Lloyd- Balancing her dance life
Being in love with dance her whole life, Katie followed her passion for passing on her love of dance and is co-owner of Shine Studios (‘Dance School of the Year 2020’). As a trained life coach, Katie says she is all about balance, and helping e...
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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29:22
Kathryn King- How her dance passion has contributed to educating & empowering young women.
Kathryn King spent her young years learning to dance and perform at CCDA (Cirencester Creative Dance Academy). Kathryn's confidence and strong performance skills, progressed to allow her to lead her peer group as dance captain, and in...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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27:29
Singer /Songwriter Grace George-How dance has impacted her life.
Singer/songwriter Grace George was a late starter to dance, preferring karate as a child. Grace started her performing career at the age of ten, and took every opportunity to act and sing in school productions, gradually building her movement a...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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28:30
Ballet- does it still provide a foundation for dancers? An interview with Jacqui Richards
This Bonus episode, concerns the concept of ballet training being the foundation for all dancers. Jacqui Richards from J R Classical who specialises in making Ballet more accessible, shares her thoughts on the value of learning b...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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15:38
Raymond Chai- International Ballet master and Musical Theatre Performer Part 2
In part 2 of the interview with the inspirational Raymond Chai, we will hear how he made the leap from Ballet dancer to Musical theatre performer, and homed his skill as a Ballet teacher, becoming an International Ballet master. Raymond a...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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27:21