03 Nov 97. Feeling Blue
Those that know me/ have been listening to the podcast for awhile, might call me a “Joy Machine”. My default setting is “SPARKLE”...
27 Oct 96. A Slice of Professional Performer Pizza Pie with Jessica Castro
Today’s guest means BUSINESS, and she’s been in it for 26 years. She got a late start (relative to most dancers) but it seems like there’s nothing she hasn't done: films, tours, TV, TWO Super Bowl halftime shows, and her very own training program Lipstick...
20 Oct 95. Camera & Film Terminology for Dancers & Choreographers
This episode is NOT an A-Z glossary of camera and film terminology. It IS a deep dive into why "film speak" is important for dancers and choreographers...
13 Oct 94. The Key to All Creative Collaborations
“Negotiation” shouldn’t be a scary word. Advocating for yourself and your values is cool, AND it is part of the job! In this episode, I discuss the role of intimacy coordinators and how much they can teach us about establishing and communicating boundaries in our...
06 Oct 93. Outside the Box with Nina McNeely
This episode’s guest is the reason I pursued a professional career in dance,but she isn’t only an inspiration and a hero in MY life, she is a creative leader in the entertainment industry at large. Nina McNeely’s work is singular… it is dark, it is...
29 Sep 92. Questions That Move Me. Answers That Guide You.
In this Q&A episode I get to tackle questions from listeners that span the spectrum from technical to philosophical. I share the best advice I’ve ever gotten (from David Frickin Fincher), and I talk about some outstanding gigs! I tell you about the race and...
22 Sep 91. The Club- Are You In or Are You Out?
This may be the first time we really dig into the subject of status and power dynamics on the podcast! FUN!!! In this episode, insiders and outsiders are under the microscope, and we approach the subject from the position of moving into a new role...
15 Sep 90. You Don’t Have to Do It Alone… But You Probably Do Need to Simplify
In this episode, I talk about why many creative people feel the need to take on the world by themselves...
08 Sep Ep. #89 Where Natural Meets Magical with Reshma Gajjar
Reshma Gajjar had to be my first interview back after vocal cord surgery no doubt about it. In this episode, Reshma and I discuss the importance of humanness in dance and how silence and meditation can help to achieve it. She also speaks about how...
01 Sep Ep. #88 Lessons Learned from 21 Days of Silence
You know me as a dancer/ choreographer, you know me as a talker, but I am ALSO a person who WRITES… in a journal. You better believe I journaled the crap out of my 10 days of silence that turned into 21 days of silence...