The Dance Podcast

Lauren shares her favourite podcasts, books, speakers and authours to fill up your inspiration bucket! From Living Your Best Life, to Business brilliance and nutrition gurus, Lauren wants to spread the love of goodness in hopes you will share yours too!  

A combination of passion, endless curiosity, undeniable strength and lif changing car accident leads has allowed Rory Freeman to build a remarkable career. Rory is currently touring with Travis Wall's Shaping Sound on the brand new show "After The Curtain." After receiving a BFA in Modern Dance from SUNY Purchase (NY) Rory travelled around the world performing with Momix,  and recently performed i...

Jocelyn Peden has been a renowned name in the Canadian dance scene,boasting extensive dance, choreography, acting, and co-directing credits. From dancing with Janet to Co-Directing and Choreographing massive Opening and Closing ceremonies, Jocelyn shares her insights on audition tips, how to transition from dancer to director and how to do it all while building a family!  More on Jocelyn: Some of...

This career and the many transitions, demands, and projects can sometimes leave Dancers feeling alone or anxious. Inspired by the Bell Let's Talk campaign in Canada, Lauren speaks to how our community can support each other, bring awareness to those around us who may be in need help, and why it is so important. 

Calling all teachers, coaches, mentors and parents. Lauren shares a Manifesto that grounds her in her teaching and inspires her to do better every day.

Talk about building your dream job! Mickela Mallozzi was a studio trained dancer who took her two loves, travel and dance - and built them into the Emmy-Award winning tv series Bare Feet project. Mickela opens her heart and countless words of wisdom on: what do you do with the self-doubt that shows up when trying something new? how can you start to create your own dream job? what are the things yo...

Co-Founder of an internationally acclaimed Jazz company (DJD) and University Professor of Dance, Michele Moss is a lover of all the world of dance. How do you build a successful dance company? How do you mentor young dancers from university into a career? What can we do for our bodies to create longevity? We cover it all. And talk about career envy! Michele has conducted ethnographic research in f...

The question asked was "What has surprised you most about Adulthood?". Lauren shares and reflects on navigating this dance career while we all find our feet as Adults! 

He is the man with the answers! Well, him and the 100 esteemed working professionals that he interviewed while creating the book "The Business of Show".  This book is dedicated to every dancer with a dream of pursuing a career and gives countless tips, advice and things to consider when becoming a pro. Adam Cates is  a theatre, opera, & event choreographer and director, as well as educator & freel...

You are your own business- are communicating that way?! Lauren breaks down helpful hints that can make or break getting a job. We can't rely on our dancing to get us the work- from email intentions to tone- let's put our best foot forward with electronic communication! 

Luis Javier Fuentes is a small, but oh so mighty Ballet boy who is spreading his love of the Ballet Lifestyle across the world! What do you do when you don't fit the Ballet mold ? What did sacrifice look like him and the young Cuban boys?    Luis shares how his reaching approach has changed the lives of dancers in South Africa, Cuba and across North America! 

Anthony Morigerato is a Tap Dancer, Director, Emmy nominated Choreographer and the Founder of "Operation Tap". We break down MAJOR topics, like Improv and it's true technique, what every dancer and performer needs in order to achieve a FANTASTIC performance, how dancer's should train to give themselves an edge, and what he sees as a fellow choreographer and adjudicator. His knowledge is deep, his...

What are the cruise ship show really like? Are there weigh-ins? How do you stand out in an audition? Does social media matter? We cover ALL of this and much more with Casting Specialist, Stephaine Jansen.

Ray Leeper is one of the most sought after teachers and choreographers in North America. Ray shares how the true realities of breaking into the business, his hardships transitioning into the professional world, how he had to deal with comparison (especially through the SYTYCD process) and how he creates his NUVO faculty and experience! Ray's credits include working with numerous recording artists...

Julianna Veldtman, a coach and bff of Lauren, joins us for a casual conversation about Burnout. We can all only go full out for so long! Juliana and I talked about what to do when you are there, how to reset, and what will connect us with our values and needs!  

Lauren shares her insights on the twists and turns of life and a helpful exercise to ease the way.

When Oprah herself tells you to do something - you listen! Well, Jonathan Givens did.  From Performer to Technical Director to Set Designer and now Photographer - Jonathan has worked on films & shows like Rock Of Ages, Iron Man 3, The Oprah Winfrey Show and countless stage productions. Jonathan shares his biggest lesson learned from career-ending injuries, the truth about world class Talent and Te...

Some major teacher inspo with Stacie Flood-Popp. She builds artists every day at the Nashville School for the Arts, but how do you not burn out? Or, when you do (like she did!) what needs to happen? We talk about powerful collaborations and the most asked (and answered) questions from young dancers.   After receiving her degree in Visual Arts from Wittenberg University, Stacie moved to Paris, Fran...

What do you do when you feel like you don't fit the norms? Or you lose your dance mojo? Once a contemporary dancer, now a fitness & Belly Dance Entrepreneur, Oreet shares her dance story and how she took her differences and made them a successful career. She has been featured on NBC, ABC, CBS and CNN - sharing her love of dance and words of wisdom to the world!

Brad & Felicia Taylor are the Presidents of Dance Makers, Inc. a dance convention dedicated to using dance as a medium for self-exploration and love. They witness thousands of dancers and dance teachers every year - so we dig into what they notice about the community, what could elevate the dancers to an even higher level of themselves, the magical, most powerful piece of success and what they wis...

Originally from Toronto, Anisa Tejpar is a graduate of Canada's National Ballet School. She is now Co-Artistic Director of the dance entertainment firm Hit & Run Dance Productions for which she has choreographed works for The Rolling Stones, Ferrero Rocher, Telus, Warner Bros., Fashion Cares, M.A.C. Cosmetics, CTV, PUMA, Mobilicity, the Toronto International Film Festival, and the Golden Globe win...

Justin Stadnyk has performed in major Musical Theatre productions like Kinky Boots & The Boys in the Photograph, as well as used his talents and entrepreneurial spirit to build Just Music - an editing company dedicated building a Choreographers vision. We talk about the benefits of a side hustle, the worst part about Broadway auditions, and the magical piece that will make audition experiences suc...

An American dancer, who trained in Canda and has worked for years in Europe, Tilman O'Donnell is an International man of movement. From his Ballet school days to being the 'Dancer To Watch" and "Choreographer To Watch" via Ballet Tanz, Tilman shares the undeniable roadblocks that Dancers encounter mentally and physically, as well as the exercises to help break through. What is the one message ever...

Holding an University Dance degree and a Master is Physiotherapy, Dani West shares loads of resources, techniques and body tricks to train and develop healthy dancers. From cross training to spine structure to giving yourself an edge- Dani has us looking a dancers body and brain in new ways!

You may recognize Harper Watters from his "pink heels" viral vids, but Harper is a demi-soloist at Houston Ballet and the face of The Pre Show on youtube. Harper talks about his early transition out of high school to Houston, the shocks and surprises of becoming a professional Ballet dancer, and how he structures his social media and builds his following.