If self-awareness, and awareness of the world around you is the goal. I strongly recommend taking on a daily creative project as part of that regimen. Here is why: To make creative work, you must look both outside AND inside. You must call on imagination...
This conversation with the legendary Dominique Kelley dances on subjects including race, appropriation, protests, and progress, but it is REALLY about the responsibility of teachers, AND students to know the backdrop they are dancing in front of. Show Notes Quick Links: Follow Dom Kelley! https://www.instagram.com/domkelley/ In case you...
This episode makes abundantly clear where I get my emotionality, and love for music. Dad, thank you for dropping the knowledge, the memories, and the teardrops in this podcast. I love you. “ Donate to the Words That Move Me Community WTMM Membership: Join Here Follow us on...
This episode addresses Learning vs. RE-learning, YOUR truth vs. THE truth, and the best type of questions you should be asking yourself (and your students) right now. Epiphany chaser, teacher, re-learner, and dance extraordinaire Dominique Kelley joins us to shine the light exactly where it...
This episode is a workshop. A guided meditation (if meditation is a written or spoken discourse expressing considered thoughts on a subject) but really, it is an opportunity to show yourself yourself. It is designed for participation. Oh, and grab a pen/paper, recorder, because I...
It’s time to have some uncomfortable conversations. Being uncomfortable goes hand in hand with learning, and people, we need to learn because we need CHANGE! In this episode, I give a few first hand accounts of uncomfortable conversations about racism. I also give you...
I’ve been using Zoom for over a year (for non-dance related meetings) but I’ve been teaching dance classes on Zoom for about 10 weeks now. I have learned A LOT, and let me tell you, there’s a lot to learn! Yes, there are a handful of...
This episode goes out to everyone that wants to be booked and isn’t. It goes out to the Graduating Seniors that want the cap and gown gathering. It goes out to the dancers that want to win a title at Nationals this year. This goes...
Happy Mother’s day to all you funky mommas out there! Thanks for tuning into this super special suuuuper bonus episode! Today, I time travel to have a conversation WITH MYSELF 35 YEARS IN THE FUTURE… AKA, I Have a conversation with my Mom. I thought there might...
Plainly put, Kathryn Burns is fascinating. The only thing that is more exciting than her choreography, is the work she did before she even owned the title “2 Time Emmy Winning Choreographer”. From a post production machine room to UCB and beyond, we hear about...