Dance Matters Podcast

Send us Fan Mail Jeff  Dimitriou is a megahouse Industry choreographer, director, and artist. He  is renowned for the energy and passion he instills within and around him in projects  that include Film, Television, World Ceremonies, Theatre, Live events, and art installations.  Jeff has an extensive list of film and television credits including ; Schitt’s Creek, The Next Step, Blues Clues & Yo...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Dimitriou is a dancer, choreographer, director, company owner and artist. He has been involved in incredible projects including working on; The Next Step, Odd Squad, Anne of Green Gables, Lucky Seven, Hellcats, So You Think You Can Dance, Sucker Punch, Twilight; the Breaking Dawn Saga and Mirror Mirror.  Here is your chance to get to know the man behind the amazing choreograp...

Send us Fan Mail Isobel Kinnear is an 18 year old dancer with the world at her feet. Currently training at Brent Street Studios Isobel has a wealth of experience for such a young age. She has been crowned both Showcase Dancer of the Year and Get The Beat National winner. Isobel has travelled overseas to compete and dance on a number of occasions. Recently she was signed to Presley Management, a fr...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Anne Hammer is the Director and Founder of TDC The Dance Company in Melbourne. With a background in acrobatics and all areas of dance training, Lisa identified a gap in the dance studio market for technique-focused training for dancers who aspire to dance on a more “serious” level. She launched TDC in 2010 as a dedicated training facility to develop dancers using her own uniq...

Send us Fan Mail Dustin Wolf is a professional dancer and choreographer from Canada. He has stared in film/television, national commercials, modelling, print, and product design. Dustin has appeared in Netflix’s Julie and the Phantoms and the latest upcoming film from Disney, Sneakerella. Over the course of his career, Dustin has accumulated many acclaimed recognitions and awards. Having been awar...

Send us Fan Mail Dustin Wolf is a professional dancer and choreographer from Canada. He has stared in film/television, national commercials, modelling, print, and product design. Dustin has appeared in Netflix’s Julie and the Phantoms and the latest upcoming film from Disney, Sneakerella. Here is your chance to get to know the man behind this amazing career as Charlie asks the tough questions such...

Send us Fan Mail Chris Haines is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher. He began his training at the Vanessa Lee Dance Academy in Wollongong, a school where he now teaches future generations of performers. Chris completed his Certificate IV in Performing Arts at Brent Street Studios before embarking on an exciting journey as a featured dance on Carnival Cruise Lines. Chris has also perf...

Send us Fan Mail Stephanie Rutherford is an award winning choreographer and teacher based out of Canada.  She has managed to create an established career in the industry primarily focused in directing and choreographing commercial and contemporary dance . Stephanie has received much  recognition in both professional, convention and competitive environments for her thought provoking work. She is th...

Send us Fan Mail Morgan Choice grew up dancing and training at Brent Street in Sydney Australia. She landed her breakthrough job dancing in Fame the musical and never looked back. Since then her career has sky rocketed. Morgan has danced for many International Artists and Australian artists such as Taylor Swift, Kylie Minogue, Ricky Martin, Jessie J, Wynter Gordon, Sam Sparrow, Jessica Malbouy, Fl...

Send us Fan Mail Lauren Ritchie grew up as a highly competitive dancer with big dreams to make it professionally. The reality of the difficulties that come with making  that transition and the challenges Lauren faced herself led her on the journey to become a mental skills coach. In researching and educating herself she realized that there was a lack of these skills being taught to young dancers....

Send us Fan Mail Sarah Alice Burns is a professional dancer, model and artist development coach who grew up in Australia.  After several years of working overseas as a dancer, Sarah took a leap of faith and moved to Los Angeles. After several setbacks and countless no's, she soon became accustomed to understanding that the LA dance industry was not for the faint of heart. Sarah's fierce...

Send us Fan Mail Tara Bajan is an incredible dancer known for her amazing turns and phenomenal leaps. Her flexibility and strength are insane. Today I find out all about the person behind the dancer. We have a fun chat about her favourite song, movie and even her least favorite food.  Make sure you check out Tara’s full interview in episode 76 of Dance Matters Podcast.  My Diva Squad The WORLD&#39...

Send us Fan Mail Tara Bajan is a young woman with the world at her feet. She first strapped her dancing shoes on at the age of 4 and hasn’t looked back since. Tara has won countless titles and championships at various competitions in and around Australia. She has been crowned:Miss Rainbow Australia, Miss Starpower Australia, Follow your Dreams National Champion and GTB Overall Highest Scoring Teen...

Send us Fan Mail Matthew Gode is an artist renowned for his unique and creative choreography. Growing up Matthew struggled with the idea that he never quite fit into the predesigned model of what people thought a dancer should be. Instead of letting that defeat him he used it to his advantage. Through that experience he decided to embrace his individuality and create an iconic style. Heavily influ...

Send us Fan Mail Mitchell Jackson grew up training in Ontario Canada in jazz, ballet, hip-hop, contemporary, and musical theatre. Within two years as a competitive dancer, he had won multiple awards. He then went on to train in Toronto, New York and Los Angeles. As a dancer, he has appeared in multiple television shows and music videos by leading artists. In Los Angeles, he taught at the Millenniu...

Send us Fan Mail Holly Robinson is a dedicated and passionate young lady with the world at her feet. At ten years of age she already has a number of national and international titles to her name. Holly has been crowned Dancer of the year twice, won Get the Beat national champion  and Dancelife Unite national champion. She has also competed overseas and was awarded KAR Miss USA. Holly is an assista...

Send us Fan Mail Jessica McGaugh and Roma Sur are two film makers who have been brought together through their mutual love of storytelling.  Jessica McGaugh is an award-winning independent film director, cinematographer and editor. Her work has been screened internationally including the Mumbai International Film Festival, Denver Film Festival, NDTV and Rocky Mountain PBS. Jessica received an MFA...

Send us Fan Mail Growing up in New York City Monica Delehanty started training in dance at age 3. She danced competitively for a number of years winning numerous regional and national competitions. She was also named as Dancer's Inc.'s "Dancer of the Year". Monica also achieved Onstage New York's Top Scoring Senior Soloist for her solo where she was then scouted by an agen...

Send us Fan Mail Amy Tasker is the founder and owner of Groove Nation. Groove Nation is a company she founded to deliver quality, engaging dance programs to schools.  A dancer all her life, Amy knew the benefits that dance could bring to every child if it was taught in the right manner. Growing up training in all styles, Amy completed full time ballet training before later going on to complete a b...

Send us Fan Mail Growing up in Queensland, Michaeljon headed over to the United States after winning the Australian dancer of the year and a full scholarship to attend American Ballet Theatre’s Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis school. From there he became the first Australian to be accepted into the prestigious Juilliard school in New York.  In 2009 MJ made his debut on Broadway as the dance captain on...

Send us Fan Mail Michaeljon Slinger has had a phenomenal career. He was the first Australian to be accepted into the prestigious Julliard School in New York. From there he performed in many Broadway hits before moving into directing and choreographing for shows on Broadway. Throughout his time living and working in New York he has worked with some amazing performers including; Ricky Martin, Daniel...

Send us Fan Mail Starting out as a young gymnast who just wanted to dance with her friends. Paris Cavanagh quickly found that her true passion lied in dance. At 13 she headed off to the talent development high school at Brent street where she trained extensively. Since graduating Paris has become a highly sought after choreographer. She has worked with Guy Sebastian, Samantha Jade, Delta Goodrem,...

Send us Fan Mail Alex Dunlop  is a Professional Dancer who started when she was only 2 years old. Throughout her childhood she trained in all dance styles and competed Nationally and Internationally.  Alex went on to have contracts with Opera Australia and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.  Now Alex enjoys choreographing, teaching and being a mum.  You can check out Alex's full interview on episo...

Send us Fan Mail Growing up as a young boy in a small town in launceston Tasmania Locky followed his sisters into the dance studio and never looked back. Despite years of traumatic teasing by the local boys Locky knew dancing was what made him happiest and so he peservered. Moving to Sydney to train at Brent St studios Locky completed his full time training and moved straight into a role in Wicked...

Send us Fan Mail Locky Brownlie is an Aussie Dancer living in LA. He has danced for many amazing dancers including; Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears.  In this preview of our full interview, to be released Saturday, Charlie asks the tough questions. From what he would cook her for dinner to his go to singing song in the shower. Join us for a hilarious insight into this in...