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Michaeljon Slinger has had a phenomenal career. He was the first Australian to be accepted into the prestigious Julliard School in New York. From there he performed in many Broadway hits before moving into directing and choreographing for shows on Broadway. Throughout his time living and working in New York he has worked with some amazing performers including; Ricky Martin, Daniel Radcliffe and Bette Midler. 
Get to know the man behind this amazing career as Charlie asks the tough questions such as who is your favourite singer and what is your favourite food. 
Find out more about this amazing Australian before his full interview is released on Saturday. 

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Starting out as a young gymnast who just wanted to dance with her friends. Paris Cavanagh quickly found that her true passion lied in dance. At 13 she headed off to the talent development high school at Brent street where she trained extensively.

Since graduating Paris has become a highly sought after choreographer. She has worked with Guy Sebastian, Samantha Jade, Delta Goodrem, TLC, Little Mix, Jessie J just to name a few.

Paris is highly sought after for her teaching and choreography and has recently been named as the choreographer for the Dream Dance Companies 2021 show. Join us to find out what inspires and motivates one of Australia’s most highly sought after young dancers. 

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Alex Dunlop  is a Professional Dancer who started when she was only 2 years old. Throughout her childhood she trained in all dance styles and competed Nationally and Internationally.  Alex went on to have contracts with Opera Australia and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines.  Now Alex enjoys choreographing, teaching and being a mum. 
You can check out Alex's full interview on episode 46 of Dance Matters Podcast. 
This episode was recorded live at Shire Dance Workshops.
In this interview our youngest guest ever makes a cameo appearance. Charlie chats with gorgeous 15 month old Billie and asks mum Alex the tough questions. Find out her favourite food and what children's song sends her loopy. 
Don't miss gorgeous Billie sharing her favourite shape and colour. 

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Growing up as a young boy in a small town in launceston Tasmania Locky followed his sisters into the dance studio and never looked back. Despite years of traumatic teasing by the local boys Locky knew dancing was what made him happiest and so he peservered. Moving to Sydney to train at Brent St studios Locky completed his full time training and moved straight into a role in Wicked the musical. But after a long stint in the show he knew there was other opportunities out there that he wanted to pursue. LA was calling him and despite a few hiccups along the road Locky made it to LA. Since then he has gone onto dance on television shows such as Glee and perform around the world with numerous musical artists. Katy perry, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears just to name a few.
Now Locky is gearing up to run Tasmania Dance Expo and bring people from all around the world to dance in Australia.
Join us as we explore the highs, the lows and the many lessons learnt along the way. 

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Locky Brownlie is an Aussie Dancer living in LA. He has danced for many amazing dancers including; Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Jennifer Lopez and Britney Spears. 
In this preview of our full interview, to be released Saturday, Charlie asks the tough questions. From what he would cook her for dinner to his go to singing song in the shower. Join us for a hilarious insight into this incredible dancer. 

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The baby of Dance Matters Podcast where host Charlie delivers a short, sharp, quirky and funny profile of some of your favourite people in the dance and performing arts industry. Charlie will preview our feature length interview by asking those questions you’ve always wanted to know about your favourite dancers. Find out their favourite foods, places to travel and movies. 
Check out this episode to find out more of what you can expect from Chatting with Charlie and a little more about host Charlie.
Looking forward to sharing these quick fire interviews with you. 

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Season One of Dance Matters Podcast was massive. Now we are back with a bang for Season Two. Join us for a preview of what you can expect to hear in what is destined to be an epic season. 
In this preview we reveal our first guest for Season Two. 

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As 2020 comes to a close and we sit on the edge of a new year  it’s time to reflect, refocus and achieve results. Every year people set new years resolutions in the hope of changing something about their lives but most people don’t have the tools to set up goals that they may actually achieve. Did you know that 95% of New Years resolutions are never actually achieved.
Don’t be one of the statistics. Check out this episode to find practical and realistic ways to set goals that are not going to gather dust in the cupboard but that are actually going to form the cornerstone of your road map for 2021.
There are many simple actions you can take to make your goals a reality.
Join with me and take back control of 2021. 
Most importantly remember success is a journey not a destination.

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You won’t find a more dedicated and hardworking dancer then the incredible Holly Doyle. Since staring dancing at the age of 3 she has never looked back. Attending Newtown Performing Arts High School, Holly took out first in the state for classical ballet during her HSC and was also awarded the prestigious dedication to dance award. From there Holly threw herself into chasing her performance dreams. She worked hard in open classes where she was noticed by Rafael from Sydney Dance Company. From there Holly spent 7 years dancing all around the world with Sydney dance company. Despite some serious injuries Holly continued to dance on. You can now find Holly working on choreographic pieces all over Australia. 

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Katie Ortencio is a Professional dancer and actress. She is best known for her role as Lilly in The Next Step. Beginning dancing at the age of 4, it wasn't long until Katie found herself in the competition team. She danced competitively for years, winning numerous awards . Katie is trained in all styles of dance and continues to further her training in both dance and acting. We talk all things The Next Step including behind the scenes information. Katie shares her training, experience and knowledge with us as well as her dreams for the future.