Beyond The Dance Floor with Geena Driven

What happens when worship music enters the dance competition space? 

In this episode, I'm talking about the responsibility choreographers carry when choosing worship music for the stage/performance. From costuming and movement choices to helping dancers understand the message they're presenting, every creative decision communicates something. 

This isn't about legalism, policing dancers, or saying worship has to look one specific way. It's about alignment. If the song points people toward Jesus, doe the choreography, presentation, and intention do the same? 

Worship music is more than a beautiful soundtrack. When we choose to put it on a stage, we should be intentional about how we represent it. 

Do you still set goals at the beginning of the year? I did too, until now. Something I have discovered over the last few years is that my goals don't work unless I do. I know we've all heard that one before. However, it is true! How many of us still set goals at the beginning of the year only to get to March or April and discover we've made very little head way ...? Let me offer up another viewpoint that will hopefully challenge your mindset and create a shift that will last longer than the goals you set last year. 


In this episode: 

• Give me 50
• Let's get uncomfortable 
• Are you invested in the answer? 
• Change your mindset, change your life 

Connect with Stephanie: 
https://www.instagram.com/geenadriven/

Michelle Brogan is a pastor, speaker, producer, wife, mother, and mentor. She has been traveling the country for over 21 years utilizing her testimony and unique illustrated sermons to see an awakening of the heart for all who desire change. Her powerful testimony and passionate delivery not only transforms but delivers a change that is permanent and life changing.

She is the founder and director of Dance Revolution, Epicenter for the Arts, Ingredients Dance company and discipleship program, EarthShakers the Competition and MBCulture boutique. She and her husband, Alec are ordained pastors and have been traveling the country since 2000. They have been imparting to youth and young adults the destiny that God has given to them as well as teaching them how to utilize their gifts and talents to glorify His name.

Besides speaking at ministry events nationwide, She has enjoyed writing over 12 original productions that have traveled the country and packed out convention centers and stadiums. She has been blessed to be married to the man of her dreams since the year 1998 and has two handsome young boys to add to her treasures…Brody and Zander. 

In this episode: 

• About Michelle
• Anxiety & fear in dancers 
• Overcoming boundaries/challenges in business 
• Creativity is everywhere: Michelle's creative process 
• The Testimony
• Seasons, Reasons, and Lifetimes 
• Hiring the right people for the vision 
• Favorite job as a dancer and or choreographer 
• 3 practical pieces of advice for an aspiring entrepreneur 
• "Hey 18-year-old Michelle, everything has a purpose." 
• Get you a Mr. Alec

Connect with Michelle
https://www.instagram.com/michellebrogan.dr/
https://www.instagram.com/dancerev/
https://www.instagram.com/mbculture/
https://www.instagram.com/ingredientsdancecompany/
https://www.instagram.com/epiarts/

Location + Recording
https://instagram.com/creativesfactory

Video Editor
https://instagram.com/kennynguyenprod...

Audio Tech
Drake Huckaba

Stephanie Dibiase is the Choreographer & Director of two professional dance teams in Dallas, TX - the Allen Americans Ice Angels and the NBA Dallas Mavericks D-Town Crew, and hip hop instructor at the Centre for Dance. She is a former Dallas Mavericks Dancer/Choreographer, Dallas Desperados dancer and choreographer, and currently one of the master choreographers for the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders. 

In this episode: 

• About Stephanie
• Finding my path  
• Managing 2 pro teams 
• The investment requires discipline
• It's a job and you're a brand 
• Who catches your eye during prep classes? 
• The 3 Ps - Going from dancer to performer
• Image and presentation 
• Your Social Media resume 
• 3 practical pieces of advice 

Connect with Stephanie: 
https://www.instagram.com/stephaniedibiase/
https://www.instagram.com/allen_iceangels/ 
https://www.instagram.com/mavsoffcourt/
https://www.instagram.com/centrefordance/

Location + Recording
https://instagram.com/creativesfactory

Video Editor
https://instagram.com/kennynguyenprod...

Audio Tech
Drake Huckaba

Resources
https://www.instagram.com/centrefordance/
https://www.instagram.com/dallaswear/
https://www.instagram.com/sharifabboud/
https://www.instagram.com/evolve.dallas/

"When you pursue your passion with excellence, you very well may discover your purpose."
- Geena Driven

This is becoming a wildly popular topic in the world today. Leaders no longer desire to just lead people effectively.  Part of their job now is to help people discover what they are passionate about, and develop that passion into purpose. Why? Because when someone finds significance in what they are doing, it makes leading them that much easier. 
Flip the coin. People no longer want to just go through life. They desire to find the one thing that sets their soul on fire. More people than ever before, desire to live a meaningful life. A purpose-driven life. 

Geena shares 3 practical handles to help you navigate balancing the transition from passion to purpose.

DJ Guthrie is the owner and creator of 300 Below, Lux Dance Convention and Enso Dance Convention. 

DJ is an accomplished dancer, choreographer and entrepreneur. He has a vast knowledge of the dance industry and is such a grounded individual. I learned so many things from this conversation, and I know you will too! 

• About DJ 
• Passion vs. Purpose 
• Pack mentality 
• Parents + young dancers with a passion for dance
• Pursuing a dance career without resources, funding, or parents to help 
• What happens when you can't dance anymore 
• Favorite job as a choreographer 
• If it's to be it's up to me 
• Mentoring 
• Impact of Social Media on dance 
• Go for it 

Connect with DJ: 
https://www.instagram.com/djguthrie/
https://www.dancelux.com/
https://www.dancelux.com/enso

It's the hottest dance style in the world today. I started teaching heels classes in 2010 and have had a front row seat, along with the world, to its evolution. Too often I find myself in conversations about where it all began, and the current state of heels classes all over the world, and what we really do gain from it all. 

Pretty sure we all walked away from 2021 with quite a few lessons. Mine are not necessarily "new" lessons. However, they became more apparent to me this past year. What are some things that you learned in 2021, and how are you applying them to your life in this new year? Cheers! 

A handful of times in my career I have been asked what I think is the difference between a dancer in Dallas and a dancer in LA. 

In this episode I got to sit down with two dancers who have experienced being a professional dancer in both cities - ShirJuanda "Bounce" Woodson and Marcus Anthony II.  Both of Bounce is from Dallas, and Marcus is from Houston. 
Some of you may have been thinking about this question but never asked out loud.  The answers may practical and obvious, and that's because they are! 

Connect with Bounce: 
https://www.instagram.com/i.am.bounce/ 

Connect with Marcus: 
https://www.instagram.com/marcusanthonyii/

Malcolm Gladwell suggests that not everyone is given equal opportunities and if we all were … well life would be a little different. While everyone is not given equal opportunities, everyone is given an opportunity at some point in their life. Now whether you are in a place to recognize the opportunity or not, is up to you. And what you choose to do with those opportunities is completely up to you. It's not the whole story, but here's a quick look at how a little girl from the south of Cameroon ended up in Texas running a handful of businesses for fun. And the "village" that helped to make her who she is today.