This week on the podcast I talk to the Deepraj (Deeps) Singh. Deeps has a background in contemporary dance and street styles and is currently working with Rosie Kay Dance Company on a new production of Romeo & Juliet. Much of our discussion this week revolved around how our mindset and an awareness of mindset can support our dancing. We talk about the role of therapy, faith, dancing in nature, the choreographic process and how these things can support us as human beings and as such as dancers. Deepraj is a such a lovely, warm and humble guy and I had a lot of fun doing this podcast with him and I hope you enjoy it too.

To find out more:
Deep's instagram: @howdeepisyourraj
Rosie Kay's Romeo & Juliet, world premiere 8 Sept 2021: https://rosiekay.co.uk/project/rj/

This week I talk about my experiences becoming a father, balancing dance and daddy duties, dealing with set backs, and the ways in which social media is changing the way we dance. I want to hear from you, the people who share this podcast with me. Email me at [email protected] and let me know a time you struggled in your dance journey and how you overcame it, I'll share it on the podcast and maybe it can be a launching point for a conversation. Throw in a highlight as well as a spoon full of sugar...
You can also message me on instagram: @dance_across_mediums
I hope you have a great week,
David

This week I’m joined by dancer, writer, and podcaster, Rachel Elderkin. We discuss the origins of her podcast Dance Dialogues, the merits of podcasting as a medium to facilitate conversations around dance, and her approach to writing about dance. Through this we hit on a conversation about how if we can apply just as much creativity to how we talk about dance as to the artistic process itself, more diverse conversations can emerge. Between her podcast and artistic network, Sanctuary on the Fault Line, a network of female dance artists creating public performance in wild places, there is a DIY attitude about Rachel’s approach to dance that doesn’t wait for permission, but instead creates new dialogues, new paradigms. I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did.

Dance Dialogues Podcast Insta: @dancedialoguespodcast 

Dance Dialogues Podcast Twitter: @podcastdance

Rachel Elderkin all social media: @rachel_elderkin

Sanctuary on the Fault Line Insta: @faultlinesdancenetwork

This week I’m joined by inter-disciplinary choreographer Richard Chappell. We discuss RCD’s identity as a company rooted in the South West, and how empathy and transparency are central to the working culture that drives his work. We talk about his personal journey through dance - recognizing new directions and learning to pitch oneself authentically. Richard creates work in which his dancers have the quality of not just moving, but of being moved. His work is deeply tied to the land and communities in which it’s created. It was a pleasure getting behind the scenes of his choreographic process and I hope you enjoy it too. Tickets for RCD’s new work “Infinite Ways Home” are on sale now.

To find out more: 

Season Announcement: https://www.richardchappelldance.co.uk/8405060-2021-season-announcement

For Films see dance films section on: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCw3chk2fYl_oUJ0UPts1syg

Website: www.richardchappelldance.co.uk

Instagram: @richard.chappell.dance

Facebook: richardchappelldance

Twitter: @RChappellDance

This week I’m joined by dance artist Ania Straczynska. We discuss her new work “Up the Hill”, how COVID limitations led her to explore new formats for dance performance, and the value of creating experimental work at the heart of a community. 

Ps. There was no episode last week as I was occupied becoming a dad for the first time. More on that another podcast, perhaps.

For more info and to book a doorstep performance of “Up the Hill”:

Ania’s website: aniastraczynska.com 

Community project website: se19dance.co.uk

Instagram: @se19dance @ania.straczynska

This week I am joined by a bboy known for his dynamic and powerful style and representing Gully Squad crew from London, Gabriel Infante. We talk about breakthroughs in Gabriel’s breakin’ and where they came from, exercises that helped take his breakin’ to the next level and how to structure an effective training session to create continuous growth. We also talk about the state of breakdancing today and our thoughts on what the Olympics mean for the future of the culture. 

To find out more about Gabriel’s classes, message him on:

Instagram: @infagram

or

Email:  [email protected]

This week on the podcast I’m joined by dance artist Ollie Robertson. We discuss his work with James Wilton Dance company, a contemporary floorwork company, known for their swirling, physical, and acrobatic choreography. We discuss how he found different ways to connect with each dance form, developing efficiency in his movement and learning to harness momentum to be able to perform James Wilton’s physical choreography, and lastly how our unique life experiences can inform our dancing.  

To find out more:

Ollie’s Instagram: @o_robertson_movement

James Wilton’s Instagram: @jwiltondance        

This week on the podcast, I am joined by dancer Sharol Mackenzie. We discuss her experience moving to the UK from Eswatini (Swaziland), how her love of the physicality of dance drove her to pursue a career in dance and recently discovering her desire to share her love of moving with others. Lastly, we discuss her work with Richard Chappell Dance on his new work “Infinite Ways Home”.

To find out more:
Instagram: @sharolmackenzie
RCD Website: https://www.richardchappelldance.co.uk   

Got a question you want us to discuss on the podcast, email me at [email protected]

This week on the podcast, I’m joined by dance artist and artistic director of her eponymous Wiltshire-based dance company, Amy Foskett. We discuss her intuitive and compositional approach to choreography, the role nature has as a source of inspiration for her work, and her new dance work on climate change Burning House. I love Amy’s primal and present choreography and it was so great to get an insight into her process, I hope you enjoy it too.

To find out more:

Website: https://www.amyfoskettdance.com/

Instagram: @amyfoskettdance

Facebook: @AmyFoskettDance 

This week I am joined by choreographer, performer, and teacher Vivian Triantafyllopoulou. We discuss her process for creating her new work Greener Grass, including the role of rhythm, preparing the mind for dance work, and the benefits and trade-offs of dancing in your own work vs being an outside eye. I enjoyed discussing how Vivian find ways into the feelings, themes, and movement of a dance work. Her light and friendly spirit was uplifting, and I hope you enjoy it too.   

To find out more: 

Greener grass will debut at Patras Art Festival 9th-10th July

Instagram: @vivian__tr

Website: www.viviantr.com