Dance Matters Podcast
248 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsA podcast exploring all things Dance. Interviews held with dancers, dance teachers and everyone involved in the dance industry. Let's bring the dance community together.
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Episode 144- Yvette Lee, Dancer, Choreographer & Creative
August 25, 2023 18:00 - 39 minutes - 27.2 MBYvette Lee is a choreographer, creative director and creative producer who has become renowned as one of the most versatile creatives in Australia. She is renowned for her work in television, theatre and live touring events. Yvette’s television credits include Dancing with Stars , Asia’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, Australian Idol, Neighbours, The Masked Singer, Dance Boss, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and the ARIA Awards. Yvette has choreographed musical theatre production...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.48 Chatting with Yvette Lee
August 18, 2023 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.31 MBYvette Lee is a choreographer, creative director and creative producer who has become renowned as one of the most versatile creatives in Australia. She is renowned for her work in television, theatre and live touring events. Yvette’s television credits include Dancing with Stars , Asia’s Got Talent, So You Think You Can Dance, Australian Idol, Neighbours, The Masked Singer, Dance Boss, Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards and the ARIA Awards. Yvette has also worked on a range of live events in...
Episode 143- Shannon Burns, Professional Dancer and Choreographer
August 04, 2023 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBShannon grew up in the Central Queensland town of Gladstone which is where her love of dance began. At the age of 15 she moved to Brisbane where she studied ballet full time at Queensland Dance School of Excellence before completing a Diploma of Performing Arts at ED5 International in Sydney. She has since obtained a diploma in Professional Pilates Instruction through PITC. A versatile performer, Shannon has had the privilege of working with many of Australia’s leading choreographers inclu...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.47- Chatting with Shannon Burns
July 28, 2023 18:00 - 5 minutes - 4.11 MBAt the age of 15 Shannon Burns moved to Brisbane where she studied ballet full time at Queensland Dance School of Excellence before completing a Diploma of Performing Arts at ED5 International in Sydney. A versatile performer, Shannon has had the privilege of working with many of Australia’s leading choreographers including Kelley Abbey, The Squared Division, William Forsythe, Keith Hawley, Matt Lee, Leanne Cherny, Marko Panzic, Jason Coleman, Sarah Boulter and Stephen Baynes. Stage credi...
Episode 142- Zoe Ioannou, Professional Dancer, Musical Theatre, Singing Teacher
July 21, 2023 18:00 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBZoe Ioannou grew up immersed in the world of dance. It seems that dance was in her blood with her Nan, Aunt and mum all working as professional ballerinas. Originally Zoe’s goal was to follow in their footsteps but at the age of 12 she discovered her vocal talent. From that day on her trajectory changed. Zoe found a passion for musical theatre and jazz. She appeared in her first amateur theatre role at the age of 11 when she was cast in Les Mis. Zoe then landed her first professional job w...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.46- Chatting with Zoe Ioannou
July 14, 2023 18:00 - 5 minutes - 4.14 MBZoe Ioannou grew up immersed in the world of dance. It seems that dance was in her blood with her Nan, Aunt and mum all working as professional ballerinas. Originally Zoe’s goal was to follow in their footsteps but at the age of 12 she discovered her vocal talent. She found a passion for musical theatre and jazz. She appeared in her first amateur theatre role at the age of 11 when she was cast in Les Miserables. Zoe then landed her first professional job working on the set of Dance Academy...
Episode 141- Liana Blackburn, Professional Dancer, Choreography and Wellbeing Enthusiast
July 07, 2023 18:00 - 49 minutes - 33.7 MBLiana Blackburn is a professional dancer and long-time health and wellness enthusiast. Her versatility is what makes her such a valuable teacher, choreographer, and dancer. She has been honored to dance with so many incredibly inspiring individuals including Britney Spears, Nick Jonas, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Jason Derulo, Talyor Swift, Ricky Martin, and Kylie Minogue She has also worked on shows such as Glee, Dancing with the Stars, The Voice, Cirque Du Soleil, X-factor and many more. ...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.45- Chatting with Liana Blackburn
June 30, 2023 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.83 MBLiana Blackburn is a professional dancer and long-time health and wellness enthusiast. Her versatility is what makes her such a valuable teacher, choreographer, and dancer. She has been honored to dance with so many incredibly inspiring individuals including Britney Spears, Nick Jonas, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, Jason Derulo, Talyor Swift, Ricky Martin, and Kylie Minogue Join Charlie as she asks the hard questions in this performer profile. Find out all the things you have always wanted to ...
Episode 140-Luca Dinardo, Professional Dancer and Choreographer
June 23, 2023 18:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBLuca Dinardo is a musical theatre performer, dance captain and choreographer. She grew up training at Patrick Studios and completed her full time training there. Luca was drawn to the world of musical theatre and her professional credits include; Bring It On – The Musical, Billy Elliot ,NINE, RENT , Kiss of the Spider , West Side Story and Hamilton. Luca’s career has also seen her assist some of Australia’s finest choreographers, including Andrew Hallsworth, Kelley Abbey, Michael Ralph an...
Chatting with Charlie Ep. 44- Chatting with Luca Dinardo
June 16, 2023 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.08 MBLuca Dinardo is a musical theatre performer, dance captain and choreographer. She grew up training at Patrick Studios and completed her full time training there. Luca was drawn to the world of musical theatre and her professional credits include; Bring It On – The Musical, Billy Elliot ,NINE, RENT , Kiss of the Spider , West Side Story and Hamilton. Join Charlie as she asks the hard questions in this performer profile. Find out all the things you have always wanted to know about your favo...
Episode 139- Soraya Zapata, Dancer and Choreographer
June 09, 2023 18:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBSoraya Zapata’s love for dancing started when she began taking classes at Sher's Studio of Modern Dance at the young age of 3. She continued her training at WHSPA (Wollongong High School of the Performing Arts) as a dance student. During her time there Soraya was thrilled to be given the role of a featured dancer Schools Spectacular. She was also company member of The Forge Tap Project and is a member of ‘Girls on Tap’. In January 2018, Soraya was honoured to obtain a position in the Dream ...
Chatting with Charlie Ep. 43- Chatting with Soraya Zapata
June 02, 2023 18:00 - 6 minutes - 4.24 MBSoraya Zapata’s love for dancing started when she began taking classes at Sher's Studio of Modern Dance at the young age of 3. She was a company member of The Forge Tap Project and is a member of ‘Girls on Tap’. In 2019, whilst completing her CERT IV in dance at Village Nation Soraya was given the opportunity to be a featured Dancer in Guy Sebastian’s hit single ‘Choir. Soraya was successful in gaining a contract with Royal Carribean cruise line as a dancer and left for Miami in December ...
Episode 138- Dominique Kelley, Professional Dancer and Choreographer
May 26, 2023 18:00 - 30 minutes - 21 MBDominique Kelley is an incredible dancer and choreographer. He may not have started his formal dance training until he was 9 but by the age of 12 he was already on his first Broadway tour. At the age of 16, he co-choreographed his first musical named “Wild Women Blues” in Germany. Dominique combined his love of musical theatre and commercial dance in order to become a highly sought after dancer and choreographer. He has worked on film including; “The Princess and the Frog”, “The Smurfs Mov...
Chatting with Charlie Ep. 42- Chatting with Dominique Kelley
May 19, 2023 18:00 - 6 minutes - 4.56 MBDominique Kelley is an incredible dancer and choreographer. At the age of 16, he co-choreographed his first musical named “Wild Women Blues” in Germany. He has worked on film including; “The Princess and the Frog”, “The Smurfs Movie”, “Bring It On: Fight to the Finish”, “Jump The Broom”, and “Mariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Special”. His television credits include; “So You Think You Can Dance”, “Dancing With The Stars”, “The Masked Singer”, “American Music Awards”, “The Late Late Show with ...
Episode 137- Angelique Cassimatis, Professional Dancer
May 12, 2023 18:00 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBAngelique is a true triple threat performer, excelling as an actor, singer and dancer with an extensive list of Australian stage and live theatre credits. Angelique began training for a performance career with The Dance Works in Brisbane, Australia and furthered her studies at The Australian Dance Performance Institute. She made her professional musical theatre debut in Annie in 2000. She recently starred as Cassie in A Chorus Line (Darlinghurst Theatre Company) for Sydney Festival and the S...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.41- Chatting with Angelique Cassimatis
May 05, 2023 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.53 MBAngelique is a true triple threat performer, excelling as an actor, singer and dancer with an extensive list of Australian stage and live theatre credits. She recently starred as Cassie in A Chorus Line (Darlinghurst Theatre Company) for Sydney Festival and the Sydney Opera House and is freshly back in Australia after appearing in the disco cabaret extravaganza, Velvet for its Hamburg, Germany season. Join Charlie as she asks the hard questions in this performer profile. Find out all the th...
Episode 136- James Maras, Choreographer and Dancer
April 28, 2023 18:00 - 17 minutes - 12.3 MBJames Maras is an incredible choreographer whose star is on the rise. At 7 he attended a summer camp which ignited his passion for dance. By the age of 12 he started taking his training seriously and had the opportunity to work on Candy man the Musical. At 15 James moved to Brent Street to study in their BSA program. But it wasn’t all a straight projection into consistent work as a professional dancer. James found the inconsistencies of life as a performer challenging and instead found a dee...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.40- Chatting with James Maras
April 21, 2023 18:00 - 4 minutes - 3.21 MBJames Maras is an incredible choreographer whose star is on the rise. At 7 he attended a summer camp which ignited his passion for dance. By the age of 12 he started taking his training seriously and had the opportunity to work on Candy man the Musical. At 15 James moved to Brent Street to study in their BSA program. James found a deep passion for teaching and choreographing. He now works at a range of studios and is highly sought after for his unique choreography. Join Charlie as she asks...
Episode 135- James Maxfield, Dancer, Choreographer, Director
March 31, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBWith an International Career spanning over a decade, James Maxfield is one of Australia and the UK's most versatile creatives. Starting his career as a Musical Theatre performer and Touring with International Artists, James has established himself as a highly sought after creative across all platforms of entertainment . Since graduating full time at Brent Steet, James has performed in numerous productions including; Wicked, Grease – The Arena Spectacular, The Boy From Oz, Sweet Charity, Mi...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.39- Chatting with James Maxfield
March 24, 2023 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.22 MBWith an International Career spanning over a decade, James Maxfield is one of Australia and the UK's most versatile creatives. Starting his career as a Musical Theatre performer and Touring with International Artists, James has established himself as a highly sought after creative across all platforms of entertainment . Join Charlie as she asks the hard questions in this performer profile. Find out all the things you have always wanted to know about your favourite performers, but never had t...
Episode 134- Eloise Harpas, Professional Dancer
March 17, 2023 17:00 - 31 minutes - 21.5 MBEloise Harpas is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher from Sydney. She trained at Ettingshausens in the Sutherland Shire. At 15 years of age, after landing a job working on the tour of Young Talent Time, Eloise realised that she wanted to make a career of it. Local work continued to come her way with opportunities such as X Factor throughout the time when she completed her full time training at Ettingshausens. During that time, her potential was recognised by icons of the dance...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.38- Chatting with Eloise Harpas
March 10, 2023 17:00 - 7 minutes - 5.07 MBEloise Harpas is a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher from Sydney. She trained at Ettingshausen's in the Sutherland Shire. At 15 years of age, after landing a job working on the tour of Young Talent Time, Eloise realised that she wanted to make a career of it. Already in her young career, she has danced with artists such as Sam Smith and Katy Perry. Now she is living in LA, signed to an agent and working at awards shows such as the Grammys. Join Charlie as she asks the hard que...
Episode 133- Faith Ward, Dancer, Model, Content Creator
March 03, 2023 17:00 - 28 minutes - 19.6 MBFaith Ward is a 19 year old dancer, model, acrobat and content creator from Perth Australia. Faith first started dancing at the age of 2, heading into her mother’s dance studio. Faith grew up in New Zealand before her family moved to Perth when she was 11 years old. From then she attended Smash dance studio and trained in all styles of dance. She had a very successful time competing in dance competitions. In 2017 she won Hollywood Dance run by KAR and was awarded a paid trip to America. In ...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.37- Chatting with Faith Ward
February 24, 2023 17:00 - 8 minutes - 5.71 MBFaith Ward is a 19 year old dancer, model, acrobat and content creator from Perth Australia. In 2017 she won Hollywood Dance run by KAR and was awarded a paid trip to America. In 2017 and 2018 she was names Australian Ultimate Teen Dancer. In 2018 when competing in America she managed to receive Overall Teen Dancer in Florida and 2nd Runner up Teen Dancer in LA. Faith is now making a living from creating social media content for her thousands of followers of her Instagram account Flexi Fa...
Episode 132- Amy Campbell, Dancer, Choreographer, Director
February 17, 2023 17:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBAmy Campbell is one of Australia’s most accomplished creative talents with a career spanning all areas of the entertainment industry. Amy has performed domestically and internationally, dancing alongside Kylie Minogue, Flo Rida, Redfoo, Tina Arena, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Sam Sparrow. She also appeared on television including; placing in the Top 3 on So You Think You Can Dance Australia Season 2, as well as appearing on The X Factor, The Nickelodeon Awards, TV Week Logie Awards, Austra...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.36- Chatting with Amy Campbell
February 10, 2023 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.61 MBAmy Campbell is one of Australia’s most accomplished creative talents with a career spanning all areas of the entertainment industry. Amy has performed domestically and internationally, dancing alongside Kylie Minogue, Flo Rida, Redfoo, Tina Arena, Natalie Bassingthwaighte and Sam Sparrow. Amy recently created and directed the world premiere of LEAP. She also made her directorial debut originating a brand new Australian production of A Chorus Line and most recently Amy has been working on V...
Episode 131- Season 4 Curtain Raiser
February 03, 2023 17:00 - 12 minutes - 8.85 MBAfter three epic seasons of Dance Matters Podcast we are back for Season 4. Join us for a preview of what you can expect to hear throughout the year. In this preview we reveal our first guest for Season Four. Thank you to Crystalized Costumes: https://www.instagram.com/crystalizedcostumes/?hl=en And Adrenaline Dance Competitions https://www.adrenalinedancecomp.com.au/ For coming onboard as sponsors for Season 4 Crystalized Costumes Adrenaline Dance Competition Disclaimer: This post conta...
Episode 130- Allie Goodbun, Moulin Rouge Dancer, Business Owner, Actress, Model
September 30, 2022 18:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBAllie Goodbun is a young Canadian dancer who is lighting up the stage nightly in Paris at the Moulin Rouge. It wasn’t all smooth sailing for this journey from Canada to Paris. Despite successfully auditioning in 2019, the world had other ideas. When the Moulin Rouge was closed down due to the pandemic, Allie had to bide her time and keep up her training. Not one to sit idly by Allie used this time to keep herself fit by launching an online Fitness program- Flex by Allie Goodbun. Allie’s pas...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.35- Chatting with Allie Goodbun
September 23, 2022 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.63 MBAllie Goodbun is a young Canadian dancer who is lighting up the stage nightly in Paris at the Moulin Rouge. In this episode we talk all things Moulin Rouge; from training and costumes to performing nightly for sell out audiences. Make sure you check out Allie’s first interview with us in episode 36 to learn all about her training growing up and her time on The Next Step. Join Charlie as she asks the hard questions in this performer profile. Find out all the things you have always wanted to...
Episode 129- Rhonda Malkin, Professional Dancer, Rockette, Dance Coach
September 16, 2022 18:00 - 50 minutes - 34.7 MBRhonda Malkin started ballet when she was 4, tap when she was 6 and then joined in the jazz class at 8. By ten she was in the performing troupes at her studio. While attending UCLA as a sociology major, Rhonda performed as a Los Angeles Laker Girl for three years and received a championship ring for the 2000 inaugural season at Staples Center with the Lakers. She was a Radio City Music Hall Rockette for 12 years and a Rockette Swing (memorizing all 36 Rockette dance tracks) for seven of th...
Chatting with Charlie Ep. 34- Chatting with Rhonda Malkin
September 09, 2022 18:00 - 5 minutes - 4 MBRhonda Malkin worked as a Professional Dancer for 25 years. Throughout her career Rhonda worked in a range of film, television, commercials and live stage shows. She also performed for an incredible 12 years as part of the Radio City Rockettes. After 25 years of working as a dancer Rhonda decided to pass on her knowledge to young dancers as a dance coach. Since then she has helped dancers to get jobs on Broadway, in music videos, tv shows, national tours, NBA and NFL dance teams and of cour...
Episode 128- Jason Coleman, Dancer, Choreographer, Studio Owner, Director & Producer
September 02, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBJason Coleman is a legend of Australian Dance. He is a; professional dancer, choreographer, studio owner, agency owner, director, producer and presenter. Jason began dancing at the age of four. At 12 he won a scholarship to the Victorian College of Arts Secondary School in Melbourne. At 16 he attended the Australian Ballet School. This then led to an audition with David Atkins that changed his life. He has sung and danced in 18 Broadway musicals, performed in 27 countries, worked in film...
Episode 127- Ali Phillips, Dancer, Dance Business Coach
August 26, 2022 18:00 - 23 minutes - 16.3 MBAli Phillips is an established and experienced Dance Business Coach who began her entrepreneurial journey at the young age of 17. A passionate dancer at heart, Ali founded BAMDance - an inclusive dance organisation running classes for people with disabilities which now operates in Brisbane Australia & Toronto Canada. Now 30 years of age, Ali has spent the past 13 years turning her passion into profit, fearlessly implementing innovative ideas, and coaching others to also, live their dreams. h...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.33- Chatting with Ali Phillips
August 19, 2022 17:00 - 6 minutes - 4.64 MBAli Phillips is an established and experienced Dance Business Coach who began her entrepreneurial journey at the young age of 17. A passionate dancer at heart, Ali founded BAMDance - an inclusive dance organisation running classes for people with disabilities which now operates in Brisbane Australia & Toronto Canada. Now 30 years of age, Ali has spent the past 13 years turning her passion into profit, fearlessly implementing innovative ideas, and coaching others to also, live their dreams. k...
Episode 126- Bec Condino, Professional Dancer & Choreographer
August 12, 2022 18:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBBec Condino is fast becoming one of Sydney’s up and coming teachers and choreographers, making her mark in the industry through her dynamic style of choreography. She completed her Bachelor of Dance Education at the Australian College of Physical Education before achieving her Certificate IV in Performing Arts at Brent St. Bec also travelled internationally to New Zealand to train under Paris Goebel and America, where she sought training from some of the leading industry professionals acros...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.32- Chatting with Bec Condino
August 05, 2022 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.39 MBBec Condino is fast becoming one of Sydney’s up and coming teachers and choreographers, making her mark in the industry through her dynamic style of choreography. Most recently, Bec has established and founded BCCAP – a contemporary arts program designed to train, nurture and educate dancers seeking to amplify their knowledge and skills in the style of contemporary dance. Join Charlie as she asks the hard questions in this performer profile. Find out all the things you have always wanted to ...
Episode 125- Lucy Ellis, Dance Technician and Technique Trainer
July 29, 2022 18:00 - 56 minutes - 38.6 MBLucy Ellis grew up in a musical theatre loving household in Adelaide. She started her dance training at 7 years of age. She continued to train and perform in musical theatre roles before heading to Scotch College Adelaide on a Performing Arts scholarship. Upon graduating, Lucy attended Dance World Studios in Melbourne to obtain an Advanced Diploma in Musical Theatre & Dance. Lucy then fell in love with coaching and teaching. This led her to begin Lucy Ellis Dance Coaching. She now travels a...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.31- Chatting with Lucy Ellis
July 22, 2022 14:00 - 10 minutes - 7.29 MBLucy Ellis grew up in a musical theatre loving household in Adelaide. She started her dance training at 7 years of age. After years of training Lucy then fell in love with coaching and teaching. This led her to begin Lucy Ellis Dance Coaching. She now travels all over the world training students in dance technique and performance. Lucy is the co-owner of the dance technique syllabus, International Dance Technique, which has recently launched and is already used by over 100 studios worldw...
Episode 124- Kyra Dooley, Professional Dancer, Model
July 15, 2022 18:00 - 25 minutes - 17.5 MBKyra Dooley is a proud young Australian of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who is embarking on a career as a Professional Dancer. From 5 years of age she trained at Dance Force Dance Studio. She also completed her Full Time training at Dance Force. After completing the first year of Marko Panzic’s Dream Creative at seventeen, she went on to win the Get the Beat Senior Protégé section and subsequently a scholarship to Panzic’s Dream Show Business. Kyra then went onto assist on t...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.30- Chatting with Kyra Dooley
July 08, 2022 18:00 - 5 minutes - 3.88 MBKyra Dooley is a proud young Australian of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent who is embarking on a career as a Professional Dancer. From 5 years of age she trained at Dance Force Dance Studio. At 18 years of age she signed to Jeep Management Agency. In 2020 she was announced as the Energetiks x VDF Ambassador of the Year. Kyra has also appeared in Guy Sebastian’s Choir music video. Most recently she celebrated one of the highlights of her young career when she was cast in Baz L...
Episode 123- Simone Barry (Doulaveras), Dancer, Pilates Instructor, Business Owner
July 01, 2022 18:00 - 36 minutes - 25.3 MBSimone Barry (Doulaveras) started her dancing at just three years old. She grew up with a strong focus on ballet in her training. Simone completed her full time training at Brent Street. When she completed that course though Simone realised how difficult it was to find work as a dancer. Her fear of auditions was the first big hurdle she had to overcome. Simone’s first professional job was working with Encore productions around Sydney where she learnt the ropes of Professional Dancing. She ...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.29- Chatting with Simone Barry
June 24, 2022 18:00 - 9 minutes - 6.59 MBSimone Barry started her dancing at just three years old. She grew up with a strong focus on ballet in her training. Simone completed her full time training at Brent Street. Simone’s first professional job was working with Encore productions around Sydney where she learnt the ropes of Professional Dancing. She then headed to India to perform in Bollywood movies. A contract in Las Vegas followed. After that Simone completed more corporate gigs in Australia before heading over to Germany wh...
Episode 122- Kiana De Van Der Schueren, Professional Dancer
June 17, 2022 18:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBKiana De Van Der Schueren trained from a young age at Dance Force studio. She completed 3 Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship contracts before landing her dream job. Kiana secured a job performing with Cirque Du Solei in their Las Vegas Residency. When covid forced the closure of the show Kiana found herself back in Australia. As luck would have it she managed to land a role in Magic Mike Australia and performed with them until she got the word that Cirque would be reopening. Kiana continues to live...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.28- Chatting with Kiana De Van Der Schueren
June 10, 2022 18:00 - 5 minutes - 4.03 MBKiana De Van Der Schueren trained from a young age at Dance Force studio. She completed 3 Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship contracts before landing her dream job. Kiana secured a job performing with Cirque Du Solei in their Las Vegas Residency. When covid forced the closure of the show Kiana found herself back in Australia. As luck would have it she managed to land a role in Magic Mike Australia and performed with them until she got the word that Cirque would be reopening. Kiana continues to live...
Episode 121- Greta Brinsley, Dancer, Acrobat, Choreographer, Educator
June 03, 2022 18:00 - 51 minutes - 35.3 MBThrough a diverse career spanning almost her entire life, Greta has refined her skills as a vocalist, dancer, actress, acrobat, director, choreographer, adjudicator, examiner and as an educator, allowing the experiences through her own career to compliment her coaching. Greta has worked throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the USA both performing, coaching and adjudicating. After working as a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher Greta decided to ta...
Chatting with Charlie Ep. 27- Chatting with Greta Brinsley
May 27, 2022 14:00 - 8 minutes - 5.83 MBThrough a diverse career spanning almost her entire life, Greta has refined her skills as a vocalist, dancer, actress, acrobat, director, choreographer, adjudicator, examiner and as an educator, allowing the experiences through her own career to compliment her coaching. Greta has worked throughout Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Malaysia and the USA both performing, coaching and adjudicating. After working as a professional dancer, choreographer and teacher Greta decided to ta...
Episode 120- Caroline Liviakis, Dancer, Choreographer, Director
May 20, 2022 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.8 MBCaroline Liviakis has always held a clear vision for herself in dance: that of a creator. She brings large-scale productions to life: blending dance with film; mixing concert and commercial styles. She began her journey as the Founder and Executive Artistic Director of the Caroline Liviakis Dance Company (CLDC), choreographing and producing live performances and interactive experiences. Now she brings her creative visions to digital form as a choreographer and director of film, music videos...
Episode 119- Stephen Perez, Professional Dancer
May 13, 2022 18:00 - 40 minutes - 28 MBStephen Perez is one of Australia’s most exciting and dynamic male performers! Stephen has been dancing and acting since he was just 7 years old. He completed his full time training at Brent Street. From there Stephen appeared in Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. Some of his early career highlights include; a role in the group of core dancers for Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby, performing with Taylor Swift at the ARIA’s under the direction of ‘The Squared Division’ and perfo...
Chatting with Charlie Ep.26- Chatting with Stephen Perez
May 06, 2022 18:00 - 7 minutes - 5.24 MBStephen Perez has been dancing and acting since he was just 7 years old. He completed his full time training at Brent Street. From there Stephen appeared in Season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. Some of his early career highlights include; a role in the group of core dancers for Baz Lurhmann’s The Great Gatsby, performing with Taylor Swift at the ARIA’s under the direction of ‘The Squared Division’ and performing with Kylie Minogue and Sam Sparrow at the Sydney Mardi Gras. In 201...
Episode 118- Deirdre Barnes, Dancer & Choreographer
April 29, 2022 18:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MBDeirdre Barnes is a dancer and choreographer from Ottawa Canada. From a young age she showed incredible talent and dedication to dance. Her passion led to an incredible amount of awards as a competitive dancer Including; Dancer of the Year, Miss Teen Candance, 2007 Starpower’s Dancer of the Year Scholarship, Miss Starpower and Miss Capezio. Deirdre booked her first job at 18 at cirque du soleil in Las Vegas as part of the Criss Angel believe show and never looked back. She then went on to ta...