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Lauren Kate Seymour is one of Australia’s most sought after commercial and contemporary dancers who has found success both in Australia and the UK. In season 4 of So You Think You Can Dance, she was crowned Runner Up. Landing roles in films including Happy Feet 2, Goddess and Rocketman, Lauren has experienced great success in her career. 

She has also performed with Kylie Minogue, Liam Payne, Jessie J, Zara Larsson, Robbie Williams, Lunchmoney Lewis, Delta Goodrem and Kelly Rowland. Lauren also took on the Dance Captain role for the Australian commercial dance company, The Dream Dance Company for the first three seasons. We chat all things dance and about the opportunities and challenges with finding work in Australia and The UK. 

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Milaina is a Canadian dancer and actress best known for her role as Zara in The Next Step. Milaina has been dancing for more than 18 years and has trained in all styles. In addition to her role in The Next Step,  you can also find her in Freeform's Motherland, Descendants 3, Riverdale and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist.  She has performed for Harlem Globe Trotters, the Briar Cup, Continental Cup, Sharing Dance, WE Day, BMW's Cabriolet Gala and Family Channel's Big Ticket Summer Concert. As well as pursuing her professional dance and acting career Milaina now travels across Canada, teaching and adjudicating. We sit down and chat with her all things dance, the dance industry and The Next Step. Milaina gives some great insight into working as a professional dancer and actress. 

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Charlie Powell, is an Australian born actress and dancer from Sydney. Charlie grew up with a passion for performing. Prior to pursuing acting, she trained as a dancer for seventeen years. Charlie attended high school at Newtown Performing Arts and was accepted into the prestigious Joffrey Ballet School.  She was also awarded the Broadway Dance Professional Scholarship in New York City and received the Highest Female Scholarship to Point Park University. Charlie is a recent graduate of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and has studied at Australia's prestigious National Institute of Dramatic Arts. She chats with us about her journey to Los Angeles to pursue her acting and dancing career. 

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Jack Chambers launched his Professional Dance career in Australia as the inaugural winner of So You Think You Can Dance Australia. He started dancing at the age of three at the Julie-ann Lucas Dance school, where he stayed till he was 17, learning all styles and taking his CSTD exams. Following his success on SYTYCD Jack followed his dreams to New York. Unfortunately visa and union struggles made the move harder than expected. Eventually Jack found his breakthrough Professional role back in Australia in the hit musical Hairspray. He has since gone onto perform in Singing in the Rain, Jason Gilkinson's Burn the Floor and with Hugh Jackman in his world tour. Jack's story is one of amazing highs and real struggles and challenges. Follow his extraordinary story about what it takes to be a working Professional Dancer. 

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Ellie Ashe grew up dancing and competing. From her early days competing to her time spent at Brent Street’s Talent Development High School, we discuss all of her training and experience in the dance industry. Now as Owner and Principal of one of NSW leading dance studios we talk all about running a studio and how Ellie’s passion, knowledge and choreographic skills have led to her students many achievements. Elite Performance Studios boasts an array of National Champions and numerous success stories, Ellie discusses what it takes to reach those heights. 

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Noah Zulfikar is a professional dancer and actor. He has been dancing since he was seven and has trained extensively in all styles. Landing the role of Kingston in the hit television series The Next Step changed Noah’s life and put him on a new career path. We discuss Noah’s training and dance experience. He also shares his behind the scenes insight into filming for The Next Step and discusses what the future holds for him. 

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2020- what an absolute crazy ride it has been. If I have learnt one thing, it is to never take for granted all of the opportunities we have. This episode we celebrate everything to do with the dance and performing arts industries. Take a little moment to celebrate and enjoy what dance brings to our lives. "The world is a complicated place and there is a lot of division between people. The performing arts tends to unify people in a way nothing else does." David Rubenstein

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Alex 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. She then attended Brent Street Full time. On completion of that, Alex went on to have contracts with Opera Australia and Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines. Alex also danced for Kelly Rowland, Olivia Newton John and The Potbellez. Now Alex enjoys passing on her knowledge and passion to the next generation of dancers through her choreography and dance teaching. We discuss how this new mum juggles; dancing, teaching and choreographing with the role of being a mum. 

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Alex Mac is a renowned DJ and Music Producer. He works throughout Sydney as a highly sought after DJ. He has even been awarded DJ of the year for the Merivale group. Alex has created many music edits for dancers performing at national and international level competitions. He has also created them for television show appearances. Find out the importance of a quality music edit. Alex shares with us all of the amazing changes and edits he can make to your music tracks to make them sound amazing. In this Fathers Day special we also chat about his experience as a dance dad. Contact Alex at 
[email protected] to find out how he can work his magic on your dance tracks. 

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Alexandra Chaves is a dancer and actress. Through dancing, Alexandra has won numerous national and international competitions. She landed a spot in a program for the National Ballet of Canada, as well as membership on the Toronto Raptors junior hip-hop crew. She shot to fame as Piper on the hit television series The Next Step. She has also had roles in Anne with an E and the Good Witch. Join us as we explore her achievements and the challenges she has faced along the way. Alexandra also gives us a behind the scenes look at The Next Step.