Dance Matters Podcast

Send us Fan Mail BJ has had an amazing dance career performing in feature films and numerous television shows. He has performed with the likes of; Rita Ora, Ricky Martin and Fergie. Along with his amazing career as a dancer BJ has also choreographed and produced touring theatre shows. Join us as he shares his passion for dance which led to owning his own dance studio and launching the NxtGen Proje...

Send us Fan Mail Lewis Shilvock is a 17 year old Australian dancer currently taking the world by storm. Join us as we explore his rollercoaster ride to International success. He shares all of his major achievements including an upcoming appearance on America's Got Talent. Lewis also reveals the challenges he has faced along the way. A truly meteoric rise to stardom.  

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we recap the first 15 episodes. We review our favourite moments from all of the episodes with each of our guests. We highlight our top five take away's from the episodes so far as well as talking about up and coming episodes. Don't forget to listen right to the end to hear our big announcement of our Easter Sunday Guest!

Send us Fan Mail Natasha Crane is an international choreographer and performer. She has worked nationally and internationally on television shows, films and stage shows. Natasha has also added the title of Life Coach to her amazing resume. In this episode Natasha discusses her dance career and achievements. Then we join an online support group to help people in the Performing Arts Industry deal wi...

Send us Fan Mail Mitch Michaels is a renowned dancer and choreographer. We discuss his personal dance career and the journey he has taken to reach the point he has today. Mitch now owns his own dance studio and explains all that Legacy Dance Company has to offer young dancers. 

Send us Fan Mail Megan Bolton represented Australia at 2 Junior World Championships and 2 Senior World Championships in gymnastics acrobatics. During her amazing career she endured many personal challenges and setbacks. Megan has now become a highly sought after acrobatics coach helping many dancers achieve their goals and reach their potential. Megan Bolton Acrobatics has a state of the art facil...

Send us Fan Mail Bek Ansell is an inspiring and motivating dancer and singer. She continues to perform whilst also choreographing, adjudicating and teaching dance. Bek talks through the difficult times she has endured and how she has come through stronger and more passionate then ever. Her outlook on life and about valuing your self worth will leave a mark on everyone who listens. 

Send us Fan Mail Angela Hamilton doesn't like to wait for opportunities instead she goes out and creates them. Angela is the director of Wild Hearts Youth Company and Twisted Element. She has performed internationally and is now passionate about building creativity and confidence in young dancers whilst providing boutique training in International contemporary dance styles.

Send us Fan Mail Enthusiastic and energetic Brad Green shares his experiences in the dance industry. Brad is a well known performer, choreographer and dance teacher. He has experience choreographing for major events such as School Spectacular and Showcase Nationals. We discuss his experiences as a highly sort after choreographer in the dance industry. 

Send us Fan Mail 14 year old Sienna Osborne lives and breathes dancing. She shares her experiences performing on Australia's Got Talent where she made it all the way through to the Finals. Sienna also holds numerous Dancer of the Year titles and explains all the training that went into achieving those. Listen to to the passion and hardwork that goes into achieving so much success. 

Send us Fan Mail Ilyan Keyes was a competitive Gymnast working her way to the top level of Australian Trampolining when intensive training and total burnout led to her entirely quitting the sport she once loved at 16. Since then she has re found the joy in acrobatics and now owns and coaches at an acrobatic company-Acropals, that works with a lot of dancers to increase their acrobatic skill. 

Send us Fan Mail Caitie Hawkins is a humble and gorgeous 16 year old full time dance student who has already had so many achievements in her dancing and has now opened her own choreography company. She is a full time student at Village Nation Performing Arts and a member of Rebecca Davies Architect Squadron. Find out what life is like for a full time dance student and now business owner. 

Send us Fan Mail Amanda Sommerville is an ex professional Ballerina who toured with the Royal New Zealand Ballet Company before injury brought her professional dance career to a sudden end. Since then she has worked in New Zealand, London and now Sydney as a pilates instructor specialising in prehabilitation and injury prevention. She has worked with many professional athletes and now can be found...

Send us Fan Mail Lisa Warren the owner and designer for Devant Dancewear Australia discusses all things costumes. We explore current trends, future fashion and how to get the ideal costume for your dancer. 

Send us Fan Mail Angelique Faglioni is the Prinicipal and Owner of Dance Kinetic School of Performing Arts in Menai. She sat down to share her passion for teaching and her love of dance. We discuss her inspirations, achievements and thoughts on owning a dance studio. 

Send us Fan Mail Sam Turpin a 22 year old professional up and coming dancer shares with us her passion for dancing and her career so far. We discuss her inspirations, experiences and thoughts on the dancing industry. 

Send us Fan Mail Goal setting is an important skill to learn to be successful in every area of life. Goals are particularly crucial to helping dancers achieve their dreams. Setting a goal creates purpose, direction and motivation for your life. This podcast will focus on how to set smart goals, that are relevant, measurable and achievable. We will discuss the daily five you can do to make sure you...

Send us Fan Mail An introduction to the people behind Dance Matters Podcast and the reasons they are doing it. Dance mum Kali introduces her 9 year old dancing daughter and they discuss what the podcast will explore.