The Background Dancer

Wish to dance differently? Within an augmented reality, the limits are endless both with technology and dance! Gilles Jobin is the founder and Artistic Director of Cie Gilles Jobin, a Geneva based dance company specializing in VR and technological integration. 

Continuing in the month of Dance Technology, this episode introduces the importance and potential of technology not just to dance, but life as we know it. Ready for a change? Come and join us in this augmented reality! 

• Cie Gilles Jobin
• Cosmogony
• La Comedie Virtuelle

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Ever noticed what you've been dancing on all this while? Research has proven the effectiveness of quality dance floors in preventing serious injuries as well as extending the life span of professional dancers. Guy Dagger is the Managing Director at British Harlequin / Harlequin Floors, one of the world's leading manufacturers of dance and performance flooring.

Kickstarting the month of Dance Technology, this episode introduces the importance of good flooring and how they differ accordingly. Those dance floors surely don't make themselves, so let's raise the floor together with Harlequin! 

• Harlequin Floors
• Guy Dagger
• Case Study

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How do you brand a ballet? Every Artistic Director needs a business brain as support in marketing a company forward. Heidi Lee is the incumbent Executive Director of the Hong Kong Ballet, one of the three flagship dance companies in the city and among the leading ballet institutions in Asia.  

Concluding the month of Dance Entrepreneurship, this episode introduces the job scope of an Executive Director, as well as key branding and leadership strategies to energize a dance company's commercial image within the community. 

• Heidi Lee
• HK Ballet
• Romeo & Juliet 

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What do ballerinas and entrepreneurs have in common? Yes, there is always failure before success, a fall before the RISE. Susanne Puerschel was a former member of the Berlin State Opera and founder of Pointe To Rise, an empowerment society and online business platform for ballerinas and dancers alike. 

Continuing in the month of Dance Entrepreneurship, this episode delves deep into the psyche of life as a former ballerina and how to gain empowerment for a future in entrepreneurship. Ready to run your own online dance business? Come, let's put on our shoes and pointe to rise!

• Susanne Puerschel
• Pointe To Rise
• Pointe To Rise Podcast

Soundtrack: Birds - Tyler Twombly

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Do dance and business ever go hand in hand? How could dance artists maximize financial opportunity by gaining financial literacy? Erin Pride is an educator, performer and founder of The DancePreneur Academy, an online business coaching programme dedicated to helping dancers thrive as self-made entrepreneurs. 

Kicking off the month of Dance Entrepreneurship, this episode introduces the do's and don'ts of owning an online dance business, and how to fulfill one's purpose as a dance entrepreneur. "It's time to say no to starving artists,  but more thriving artists!"

• Erin Pride
• Dance Boss Podcast
• @erinpride

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What was our first ever universal language? No, it did not require speech as there was only movement at the very beginning. Vincent Yong is Singapore's sole Certified Movement Analyst, Somatic Movement Therapist and founder of Danspire International.

Concluding the month of Dance Wellness, this episode introduces the concepts and applications of movement studies and somatic practices. Movement is not just motion, it is a mindset. Listen in as we explore why the 'first wealth is health'! 

• Vincent Yong
• Danspire International
• Facebook page 
• YouTube channel
• Flow: The Art of Creating AbunDance

Soundtrack: Birds - Tyler Twombly

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Who do you ultimately serve? No, I don't mean as an employee or such, but as a human being who's driven to bring value to others. When you wake up every morning, ask yourself these questions: Who do you dance for? Why do you dance? If you can't figure one out, consider defining your Avatar. 

Continuing in the month of Dance Wellness, this episode introduces the business application of an ideal customer/Avatar. Learn how to design your own compatible version and develop an effective means to thrive within the creative industries. Yet to have a purpose for life or work? Come and let's build our Avatars! 

• Defining an Avatar
• HK Dance Magazine feature

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Where can dancers turn to for an interest or career in science? The overarching aim of dance science is to optimize dancer performance and minimize injury risk for the prolongation of one's professional life. Edel Quin is the Programme Leader of the Dance Sciences at the University of Chichester and co-authored the bestseller, Safe Dance Practice in 2015.  

Continuing in the month of Dance Wellness, this episode introduces the main faculties of dance science and its various affiliated organizations. Ready to research? Join us as we talk all things dance science!  

• Edel Quin
• Safe Dance Practice
• IADMS
• Safe in Dance International 
• Science for Dance Educators

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What do doctors and dancers have in common? They both apply the human body as main instruments! Yes, medical expertise can benefit dancer wellbeing in a multitude of ways, but you obviously need an actual doctor present for that. Dr. Filomar Cortezano Tariao is a Senior Lecturer of Dance at NAFA and a licensed physician whose mission is to raise awareness for dancer health through the lens of inclusivity and diversity. 

Kicking off the month of Dance Wellness, this episode introduces the similarities and differences between the medical and arts industries. We already have doctors who can dance, so here's a call for more doctor dancers!  

• Dr. Filomar Cortezano Tariao
• WDA Singapore
• Featured research article
• 2016 Singapore Paragames Performance

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Is podcasting a necessary medium for the arts? There are already a multitude of dance podcasts available that offer such wide-ranging information, so it shouldn't be a question. My answer is obviously YES, but let me share with you exactly WHY. 

•  Not all dancers just dance
•  Extension of the dance experience
•  Vehicle for the arts
•  It is an immense network
• Helps cultivate industry leaders

Concluding the month of Art Media, this episode discusses the fundamental reasons to podcast both as a listener and creator. More importantly, we explore how podcasting could be the next frontier for dance development. 

Soundtrack: Birds - Tyler Twombly

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