Dance Mama

By Dance Mama

Lucy McCrudden, Founder dancemama.org, and TEDx Speaker, discusses the issues surrounding being a parent in the professional dance sector. Talking to an array of guests from a wide variety of roles an... more

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FAQs about Dance Mama:

How many episodes does Dance Mama have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

Dance Mama episodes:

September 22, 2023 Dance Mama In Conversation Series 3 - Ep 9 Anna Watkins with Swindon Dance
Join Dance Mama Founder/CEO, Lucy McCrudden, for a slice of conversation with choreographer Anna Watkins and musician, Barry Ganberg, after she led one of our hybrid workshops for professional dancing parents with Swindon Dance. Anna and Barry talk about their experiences as well as what makes their professional relationship work so well. This, our third podcast series holds tantalising snippets of the conversations we had on Dance Mama Live Back On The Road - season 2 of our professional development programme, specially made for and about parents in dance supported by Arts Council England.

It followed our first Dance Mama Live 2021-22 which was entirely delivered online and is available to engage in for free when you
sign up to our site. Season 2 was our post-pandemic follow-up, where we were able to go ‘back on the road’ and get out and about in person as well as virtually to 10 national dance organisations across the UK.

This third podcast series will enable you to get a glimpse
of what we got up to speaking to great British dance artists and makers
including; Lizzie Klotz, Siobhan Hayes, Folk Dance Remixed, Sally Knight -
Artistic Director of CScape Dance, Melody Sinclair - Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical, Company Chameleon, Eleesha Drennan, Alleyne Dance, Anna Watkins and York Dance Studio.

To experience the full enchilada of 40-hours of workshops
and webinars we have produced on Dance Mama Live, head on over to our
site and subscribe as a Silver Member to
-      access all this inspirational and informative content
-      experience a monthly interactive webinar with Lucy for
latest developments for parents in dance, as well as address what’s coming up for people
-      and most importantly to connect as a community.

You can also see series 1 and 2 of our podcast in video
format on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2k1Bc-mnit69sZcOLOmTaw-
part of our collection of over 70 stories.

Visit www.dancemama.org for all the info to find out how you can get involved and how we help parents in dance move their worlds.

TW: @thedancemama
IG: @lucymccrudden.com
FB: @thedancemama

The conversation in this episode was recorded in March 2023
as part of Dance Mama Live Back On The Road supported by Arts Council
England.
It features reflections on the project from participants who
took part in the project when it toured to Sadler’s Wells. The full edit of
this can be viewed in our film by Flett Films and Tambrisk Pictures here: https://youtu.be/zsUd-N5lNn8 .

...more
25min
September 15, 2023 Dance Mama In Conversation Series 3 - Ep 8 Kristina Alleyne with DanceEast
Join Dance Mama Founder/CEO, Lucy McCrudden, for a glimmer of
conversation with Co-Artistic Director of Alleyne Dance, Kristina Alleyne, after she led one of our online workshops for professional dancing parents with DanceEast. Kristina speaks about the support network she is modelling and creating with the company bringing out the brilliant possibilities there can be for parents in dance. This, our third podcast series holds tantalising snippets of the conversations we had on Dance Mama Live Back On The Road - season 2 of our professional development programme, specially made for and about parents in dance supported by Arts Council England.

It followed our first Dance Mama Live 2021-22 which was entirely delivered online and is available to engage in for free when you
sign up to our site. Season 2 was our post-pandemic follow-up, where we were able to go ‘back on the road’ and get out and about in person as well as virtually to 10 national dance organisations across the UK.

This third podcast series will enable you to get a glimpse of what we got up to speaking to great British dance artists and makers including; Lizzie Klotz, Siobhan Hayes, Folk Dance Remixed, Sally Knight -Artistic Director of CScape Dance, Melody Sinclair - Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical, Company Chameleon, Eleesha Drennan, Alleyne Dance, Anna Watkins and York Dance Studio.

To experience the full enchilada of 40-hours of workshops
and webinars we have produced on Dance Mama Live, head on over to our
site and subscribe as a Silver Member to
-      access all this inspirational and informative content
-      experience a monthly interactive webinar with Lucy for latest developments for parents in dance, as well as address what’s coming up
for people
-      and most importantly to connect as a community.

You can also see series 1 and 2 of our podcast in video
format on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2k1Bc-mnit69sZcOLOmTaw-
part of our collection of over 70 stories.

Visit www.dancemama.org for all the info to find out how you can get involved and how we help parents in dance move their worlds.

TW: @thedancemama

IG: @lucymccrudden.com

FB: @thedancemama

The conversation in this episode was recorded in June 2023
as part of Dance Mama Live Back On The Road supported by Arts Council
England.
It features reflections on the project from participants who
took part in the project when it toured to Sadler’s Wells. The full edit of
this can be viewed in our film by Flett Films and Tambrisk Pictures here: https://youtu.be/zsUd-N5lNn8 .

...more
19min
September 08, 2023 Dance Mama In Conversation Series 3 - Ep 7 Eleesha Drennan from Sadler’s Wells Theatre, London
Join Dance Mama Founder/CEO, Lucy McCrudden, for a slice of
conversation with international choreographer Eleesha Drennan after she led one of our hybrid workshops for professional dancing parents live from Sadler’s Wells Theatre. Eleesha speaks about the logistics and challenges of bringing her daughter into the studio, the mental load of being a parent in dance, perfectionism and ‘decision fatigue’. This, our third podcast series holds tantalising snippets of the conversations we had on Dance Mama Live Back On The Road - season 2 of our professional development programme, specially made for and about parents in dance supported by Arts Council England.

It followed our first Dance Mama Live 2021-22 which was entirely delivered online and is available to engage in for free when you
sign up to our site. Season 2 was our post-pandemic follow-up, where we were able to go ‘back on the road’ and get out and about in person as well as virtually to 10 national dance organisations across the UK.

This third podcast series will enable you to get a glimpse of what we got up to speaking to great British dance artists and makers including; Lizzie Klotz, Siobhan Hayes, Folk Dance Remixed, Sally Knight - Artistic Director of CScape Dance, Melody Sinclair - Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical, Company Chameleon, Eleesha Drennan, Alleyne Dance, Anna Watkins and York Dance Studio.

To experience the full enchilada of 40-hours of workshops
and webinars we have produced on Dance Mama Live, head on over to our
site and subscribe as a Silver Member to
-      access all this inspirational and informative content
-      experience a monthly interactive webinar with Lucy for latest developments for parents in dance, as well as address what’s coming up for people
-      and most importantly to connect as a community.

You can also see series 1 and 2 of our podcast in video format on our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2k1Bc-mnit69sZcOLOmTaw- part of our collection of over 70 stories.

Visit www.dancemama.org for all the info to find out how you can get involved and how we help parents in dance move their worlds.

TW: @thedancemama

IG: @lucymccrudden.com

FB: @thedancemama

The conversation in this episode was recorded in May 2023 as
part of Dance Mama Live Back On The Road supported by Arts Council
England.
It features reflections on the project from participants who
took part in the project when it toured to Sadler’s Wells. The full edit of
this can be viewed in our film by Flett Films and Tambrisk Pictures here: https://youtu.be/zsUd-N5lNn8 .

...more
17min
September 01, 2023 Dance Mama In Conversation Series 3 - Ep 6 Juliana Javier, Company Chameleon, Manchester
Join Dance Mama Founder/CEO, Lucy McCrudden, for a brief snippet of conversation with Juliana Javier (Associate Artist, Company Chameleon ) after she led one of our online workshops for professional dancing parents at the company’s studios in Manchester. Juliana speaks openly about her experience as a female dancer and mother. This, our third podcast series holds tantalising snippets of the conversations we had on Dance Mama Live Back On The Road - season 2 of our professional development programme, specially made for and about parents in dance supported by Arts Council England.

It followed our first Dance Mama Live 2021-22 which
was entirely delivered online and is available to engage in for free when you sign up to our site. Season 2 was our post-pandemic follow-up, where we were able to go ‘back on the road’ and get out and about in person as well as virtually to 10 national dance organisations across the UK.

This third podcast series will enable you to get a glimpse of what we got up to speaking to great British dance artists and makers including; Lizzie Klotz, Siobhan Hayes, Folk Dance Remixed, Sally Knight - Artistic Director of CScape Dance, Melody Sinclair - Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical, Company Chameleon, Eleesha Drennan, Alleyne Dance, Anna Watkins and York Dance Studio.

To experience the full enchilada of 40-hours of workshops and webinars we have produced on Dance Mama Live, head on over to our site and subscribe as a Silver Member to
-      access all this inspirational and informative content
-      experience a monthly interactive webinar with Lucy for
latest developments for parents in dance, as well as address what’s coming up for people
-      and most importantly to connect as a community.

You can also see series 1 and 2 of our podcast in video
format on our YouTube channel part of our collection of over 70 stories.

Visit www.dancemama.org for all the info to find out how you can get involved and how we help parents in dance move their worlds.

TW: @thedancemama

IG: @lucymccrudden.com

FB: @thedancemama

The conversation in this episode was recorded in May 2023
as part of Dance Mama Live Back On The Road supported by Arts Council
England.
It features reflections on the project from participants who
took part in the project when it toured to Sadler’s Wells. The full edit of
this can be viewed in our film by Flett Films and Tambrisk Pictures here: https://youtu.be/zsUd-N5lNn8 .

...more
15min
August 25, 2023 Dance Mama In Conversation Series 3 - Ep 5 Melody Sinclair with One Dance UK, Birmingham
Join Dance Mama Founder/CEO, Lucy McCrudden, for a brief snippet of conversation with Melody Sinclair (Assistant Choreographer, Six The Musical UK Tour ) after she led the first Dance Mama Live adult’s workshop in person (and hybrid) since the pandemic, for professional dancing parents One Dance UK, Birmingham. Melanie speaks about her experiences as a female choreographer in musical theatre and how she has navigated including pregnant dancers in her work with comment and ideas from the live audience and Lucy. This, our third podcast series holds tantalising snippets of the conversations we had on Dance Mama Live Back On The Road - season 2 of our professional development programme, specially made for and about parents in dance supported by Arts Council England.

It followed our first Dance Mama Live 2021-22 which was entirely delivered online and is available to engage in for free when you
sign up to our site. Season 2 was our post-pandemic follow-up, where we were able to go ‘back on the road’ and get out and about in person as well as virtually to 10 national dance organisations across the UK.

This third podcast series will enable you to get a glimpse
of what we got up to speaking to great British dance artists and makers
including; Lizzie Klotz, Siobhan Hayes, Folk Dance Remixed, Sally Knight - Artistic Director of CScape Dance, Melody Sinclair - Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical, Company Chameleon,
Eleesha Drennan, Alleyne Dance, Anna Watkins and York Dance Studio.

To experience the full enchilada of 40-hours of workshops
and webinars we have produced on Dance Mama Live, head on over to our
site and subscribe as a Silver Member to
-      access all this inspirational and informative content
-      experience a monthly interactive webinar with Lucy for
latest developments for parents in dance, as well as address what’s coming up for people
-      and most importantly to connect as a community.

You can also see series 1 and 2 of our podcast in video
format on our YouTube channel
part of our collection of over 70 stories.

Visit www.dancemama.org for all the info to find out how you can get involved and how we help parents in dance move their worlds.

TW: @thedancemama
IG: @lucymccrudden.com
FB: @thedancemama

The conversation in this episode was recorded in March 2023
as part of Dance Mama Live Back On The Road supported by Arts Council
England.
It features reflections on the project from participants who
took part in the project when it toured to Sadler’s Wells. The full edit of
this can be viewed in our film by Flett Films and Tambrisk Pictures here: https://youtu.be/zsUd-N5lNn8 .

...more
10min
August 11, 2023 Dance Mama In Conversation Series 3 - Ep 4 Sally Knight, Artistic Director of CScape with Hall for Cornwall
Join Dance Mama Founder/CEO,Lucy McCrudden, with Artistic
Director of CScape Dance, Sally Knight (with hall for Cornwall) speaking
about her experiences as a female choreographer with children making work for early years audiences, outdoor spaces and with other parent choreographers.
This, our third podcast series holds tantalising snippets of the conversations we had on Dance Mama Live Back On The Road - season 2 of our professional development programme, specially made for and about parents in dance supported by Arts Council England.

It followed our first Dance Mama Live 2021-22 which was entirely delivered online and is available to engage in for free when you
sign up to our site. Season 2 was our post-pandemic follow-up, where we were able to go ‘back on the road’ and get out and about in person as well as virtually to 10 national dance organisations across the UK

This third podcast series will enable you to get a glimpse of what we got up to speaking to great British dance artists and makers including; Lizzie Klotz, Siobhan Hayes, Folk Dance Remixed, Sally Knight -Artistic Director of CScape Dance, Melody Sinclair - Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical, Company Chameleon, Eleesha Drennan, Alleyne Dance, Anna Watkins and York Dance Studio.

To experience the full enchilada of 40-hours of workshops and webinars we have produced on Dance Mama Live, head on over to our
site and subscribe as a Silver Member to access all this inspirational and informative content, experience a monthly interactive webinar with Lucy for latest developments for parents in dance, as well as address what’s coming up for people and most importantly to connect as a community.

You can also see series 1 and 2 of our podcast in video format
on our YouTube channel part of our collection of over 70 stories.

Visit www.dancemama.org for all the info to find out how you can get involved and how we help parents in dance move their worlds.

TW: @thedancemama

IG: @lucymccrudden.com

FB: @thedancemama

The conversation in this episode was recorded in February 2023 as part of Dance Mama Live Back On The Road supported by Arts
Council England.
It features reflections on the project from participants who
took part in the project when it toured to Sadler’s Wells. The full edit of
this can be viewed in our film by Flett Films and Tambrisk Pictures here: https://youtu.be/zsUd-N5lNn8 .

...more
27min
August 04, 2023 Dance Mama In Conversation Series 3 - Ep 3 Natasha Khamjani & ABH with East London Dance
Join Dance Mama Founder/CEO, Lucy McCrudden, with Co-Artistic Director of Folk Dance Remixed, Natasha Kham and award-winning beatboxer, ABH, speaking from East London Dance about their experiences as parents working in dance and the arts. This, our third podcast series holds tantalising snippets of the conversations we had on Dance Mama Live Back On The Road - season 2 of our professional development programme, specially made for and about parents in dance supported by Arts Council England.

It followed our first Dance Mama Live 2021-22 which was entirely delivered online and is available to engage in for free when you
sign up to our site. Season 2 was our post-pandemic follow-up, where we were able to go ‘back on the road’ and get out and about in person as well as virtually to 10 national dance organisations across the UK.

This third podcast series will enable you to get a glimpse
of what we got up to speaking to great British dance artists and makers
including; Lizzie Klotz, Siobhan Hayes, Folk Dance Remixed, Sally Knight -
Artistic Director of CScape Dance, Melody Sinclair - Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical, Company Chameleon, Eleesha Drennan, Alleyne Dance, Anna Watkins and York Dance Studio.

To experience the full enchilada of 40-hours of workshops and webinars we have produced on Dance Mama Live, head on over to our site and subscribe as a Silver Member to access all this inspirational and informative content, experience a monthly interactive webinar with Lucy for the latest developments for parents in dance, as well as address what’s coming up for people and most importantly to connect as a community.

You can also see series 1 and 2 of our podcast in video format on our YouTube channel part of our collection of over 70 stories.

Visit www.dancemama.org for all the info to find out how you can get involved and how we help parents in dance move their worlds.

TW: @thedancemama
IG: @lucymccrudden.com
FB: @thedancemama

The conversation in this episode was recorded in January
2022 as part of Dance Mama Live Back On The Road supported by Arts
Council England.

It features reflections on the project from participants who
took part in the project when it toured to Sadler’s Wells. The full edit of
this can be viewed in our film by Flett Films and Tambrisk Pictures here: https://youtu.be/zsUd-N5lNn8 .
...more
21min
August 01, 2023 Dance Mama In Conversation Series 3 - Ep 2 Siobhan Hayes & Wayne Walker-Allen with Fabric, Nottingham
Join Dance Mama Founder/CEO, Lucy McCrudden, with independent
dance artist Siobhan Hayes and Wayne Walker-Allen, musician, speaking from FABRIC in Nottingham about their experiences as a parents working in dance and the arts. This, our third podcast series holds tantalising snippets of the conversations we had on Dance Mama Live Back On The Road - season 2 of our professional development programme, specially made for and about parents in dance supported by Arts Council England.
It followed our first Dance Mama Live 2021-22 which was entirely delivered online and is available to engage in for free when you
sign up to our site. Season 2 was our post-pandemic follow-up, where we were able to go ‘back on the road’ and get out and about in person as well as virtually to 10 national dance organisations across the UK.

This third podcast series will enable you to get a glimpse of what we got up to speaking to great British dance artists and makers including; Lizzie Klotz, Siobhan Hayes, Folk Dance Remixed, Sally Knight -Artistic Director of CScape Dance, Melody Sinclair - Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical, Company Chameleon, Eleesha Drennan, Alleyne Dance, Anna Watkins and York Dance Studio.
To experience the full enchilada of 40-hours of workshops and webinars we have produced on Dance Mama Live, head on over to our
site and subscribe as a Silver Member to access all this inspirational and informative content experience a monthly interactive webinar with Lucy for latest developments for parents in dance, as well as address what’s coming up for people and most importantly to connect as a community.

You can also see series 1 and 2 of our podcast in video format on our YouTube channel - part of our collection of over 70 stories

Visit www.dancemama.org for all the info to find out how you can get involved and how we help parents in dance move their worlds.

TW: @thedancemama
IG: @lucymccrudden.com
FB: @thedancemama

The conversation in this episode was recorded in November
2022 as part of Dance Mama Live Back On The Road supported by Arts
Council England.

It features reflections on the project from participants who
took part in the project when it toured to Sadler’s Wells. The full edit of
this can be viewed in our film by Flett Films and Tambrisk Pictures here: https://youtu.be/zsUd-N5lNn8 .

...more
22min
July 28, 2023Dance Mama In Conversation Series 3 - Ep 1 Lizzie Klotz with DanceCity, Newcastle
Join Dance Mama Founder/CEO, Lucy McCrudden, with independent
dance maker, performer and facilitator Lizzie Klotz speaking from DanceCity inNewcastle about her experience as a parent and taking part in balletLORENT’s Rapunzel. This, our third podcast series holds a tantalising snippets of the conversations we had on Dance Mama Live Back On The Road - season 2 of our professional development programme, specially made for and about parents in dance supported by Arts Council England.

It followed our first Dance Mama Live 2021-22 which was
entirely delivered online and is available to engage in for free when you sign up to our site. Season 2 was our post-pandemic follow-up,
where we were able to go ‘back on the road’ and get out and about in person as well as virtually to 10 national dance organisations across the UK

This third podcast series will enable you to get a glimpse
of what we got up to speaking to great British dance artists and makers
including; Lizzie Klotz, Siobhan Hayes, Folk Dance Remixed, Sally Knight -
Artistic Director of CScape Dance, Melody Sinclair - Associate Choreographer of Six The Musical, Company Chameleon, Eleesha Drennan, Alleyne Dance, Anna Watkins and York Dance Studio.

To experience the full enchilada of 40-hours of workshops
and webinars we have produced on Dance Mama Live, head on over to our
site and subscribe as a Silver Member to
access all this inspirational and informative content

experience a monthly interactive webinar with Lucy for
latest developments for parents in dance, as well as address what’s coming up for people

and most importantly to connect as a community.

You can also see series 1 and 2 of our podcast in video
format on our YouTube channel - part of our collection of over 70 stories

Visit www.dancemama.org for all the info to find out how you can get involved and how we help parents in dance move their worlds.

X / TW: @thedancemama
IG: @lucymccrudden.com
FB: @thedancemama

The conversation in this episode was recorded in November
2022 as part of Dance Mama Live Back On The Road supported by Arts Council England.

It features reflections on the project from participants who
took part in the project when it toured to Sadler’s Wells. The full edit of
this can be viewed in our film by Flett Films and Tambrisk Pictures here:
...more
25min
July 14, 2022 *BONUS* New Adventures In Parenthood with Lucy McCrudden
Enjoy this special bonus episode created by New Adventures in the global pandemic 2020.
Lucy McCrudden, Dance Mama Founder, leads ‘New Adventures in Parenthood’, a conversation about balancing parenting and a career in the Arts from a range of perspectives from key members of our New Adventures team.
Available on New Adventures YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EwUawrqbkE&t=5s
www.new-adventures.net
www.dancemama.org

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49min

FAQs about Dance Mama:

How many episodes does Dance Mama have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.