Rosie Martin, who works as a vegan nutritionist talks about her dance journey and the benefits she feels she gained and how it has shaped her adult life. Rosie is a believer in the power of plant based nutrition to benefit the body as well as the planet. Rosemary Nutrition & Dietetics provides expert, evidence-based nutrition and lifestyle advice and support. Rosemary specialises in working with the power of plants to support anyone looking to improve their health and wellness. Rosie can be contacted on rosie@rosemarynutrition.co.uk http://www.rosemarynutrition.co.uk/ @plantdietitianrosie ..read more

Episode 1-For most young dancers, the journey begins with recreational classes held after school or on Saturday mornings. For the vast majority of recreational dancers, the fun they have learning to dance is enhanced by the friendships and a shared unique camaraderie bond.  Almost by osmosis they also obtain social skills and grow in confidence. In this first episode of Growing through Dance, my guest is the talented Dr Penny Martin, whom I have been privileged to know since her childhood and to have played a small part in her journey as she was a founder member of CCDA (Cirencester Creat ..read more

Sophia Martins is an international neuroscientist, dancer, performer, and dance teacher.She trained in dance therapy and somatic practices, has a double degree in Psychology and Forensic Psychology and worked as a mental health practitioner for 4 years. Sophia conducted research on the brain mechanisms in dance for her postgraduate studies in neuroscience Through her Neuroscience of Dance project and Dance Integrated Healing Method, she provides neurocognitive and dance healing tools. She has been helping dancers and dance teachers all over the world for the past two years with the following k ..read more

Bill Waldinger is an inspiring and amazing man who didnt dance a step until his mid twenties, but then went onto have a professional dance career in New York city. Bill currently teaches in four schools in NYC including the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School. His transfer of skills from being an Orthodontist to dancer, and back again, has now lead to this teaching career.  Part two in which Bill be discussing adapting his training to teach the next generation will be out later this week ..read more

Molly Beebee was a member of CCDA for 16 years. During which time she developed a great passion for dance. She enjoyed it so much she started down the professional training route. Molly then decided to study Biology at Bristol university and combine her love of dance, with her degree studies and her big passion for travel. Molly tells us about how dance has interacted in her life making defining who she is and giving her the confidence to explore the world ..read more

This  Bonus episode, concerns the concept of ballet training being the foundation for all dancers.  Jacqui Richards from J R Classical who specialises in making Ballet more accessible, shares her thoughts on the value of learning ballet in the 21st century. Her thoughts on the vocational schools curriculum's; why the daily ballet technique class is still appropriate to the trainee professional performer and why children starting their dance journey should take ballet class. Full details on JR classical can be obtained by emailing jrclassical21@gmail.com ..read more

In part 2 of the interview with the inspirational Raymond Chai,  we will hear how he made the leap from Ballet dancer to Musical theatre performer, and homed his skill as a Ballet teacher, becoming an International Ballet master. Raymond also discusses what skills a career in dance has given him, his thoughts on the value of dance during Covid and his advice to all would be dancers. Raymond's full Bio can be viewed on his website (link below) along with his choreographic works. raymond-chai.com ..read more

Part 2 of the interview with professional performer Hannah Ponting, where she tells us  about her life since graduating, how she deals with a performer’s mental health issues; her love for teaching  and how dance continues to interact in her life ..read more

In Part Two bill discusses how his teaching has enriched his life and taught him so much about training others. We hear his thoughts on dance pedagogy and about his greatest compliment as a teacher.Bill can be found in New York teaching at Teacher at Molloy College/CAP21 Theatre Arts BFA Program Teacher at New York Film Academy Ballet Teacher at The New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts Teacher at Broadway Dance Center Dance Teacher at Joffrey Ballet School ..read more

Bill Waldinger is an inspiring and amazing man who didnt dance a step until his mid twenties, but then went onto have a professional dance career in New York city. Bill currently teaches in four schools in NYC including the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School. His transfer of skills from being an Orthodontist to dancer, and back again, has now lead to this teaching career.  Part two in which Bill be discussing adapting his training to teach the next generation will be out later this week ..read more