We sit down with dancer and choreographer Josh Saradpon.  Josh shares his dance journey and we reminisce on our days at The BOX Dance studio.  Josh provides tips for aspiring young dancers on how to stay focused and tells us what he would do if he could talk to himself as “13-year old Josh”.  We talk with Josh about his opinions on how the dance community has evolved and Josh talks us through how he deals with being discouraged.  As with many of us, the current pandemic has helped us find new ways to be creative and Josh discusses his new found passion for cooking and caring for plants.  We talk about the importance of self- care and Josh shares his own tips for how to indulge in activities to really nurture yourself.  Josh  shares his biggest lessons from leading others and talks about dancer fatigue.  Josh feels the pressure from the rapid fire, he shares his top 5 coffee spots in San Diego and we wrap the episode with his insights on what’s good in the dance community.

In this episode, we explore: 

00:30Introduction

03:02Josh’s dance journey

13:07Tips for young aspiring dancers

15:04Talking to your past self

17:34 Rehearsals during a pandemic

24:13Josh’s opinion the dance community’s evolution

30:24Dealing with being discouraged

36:55“Chef Josh” and “Plant Dad”

41:30 The importance of self-care and Josh’s self care tips

47:04 Transition from student to team director

50:54Boasting with Pride & Joy

53:50 A lesson in leading others

1:00:55Rapid fire questions

1:04:17Josh’s top coffee spot recommendations

1:09:32What’s good in the dance community? 

1:19:02Closing remarks

This episode’s guest(s):
-Follow Josh Saradpon on Instagram
-You can find Josh teaching at Studio Fx
-JAR Workshop at The BOX, Jan 2012
-Please Me, Choreography by Josh Saradpon
-Josh Saradpon Freestyle
-Josh performs with GwownUps 

Special thanks to:
-Jane Banares for creating our Co-Lab Podcast artwork 

Music by Sam Stan - Das Boo - https://thmatc.co/?l=997FC418
Music by SkeetOnTheBeat - Late Night - https://thmatc.co/?l=E76B5749 

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