In this episode, Ricky discusses his Why, and how that has changed after this past year.

Enjoy the fancy new mic.

Ryan is Ricky's second cousin (we think) and is a high school English teacher in Northern California.

Together they share their passions about education and how their classes relate to one another.

Jessica Steinhart is a dancer, dance instructor, dance choreographer, and yoga instructor. 

Jessica Steinhart runs the dance camp at Sierra Canyon School. 

Sami Simon is a dance teacher and choreographer.

Ricky and Sami discuss how their first year of teaching went, as well as the differentiation necessary to teach dance in various different educational settings

Galit Friedlander is an LA-based movement artist, coach, choreographer, and podcast host. 

In this episode, Ricky and Galit talk about teaching, coaching, and dancing.

Find out more about Galit at https://www.gogalit.com/ and listen to the DanceSpeak Podcast on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts.

Suri, Abi, and Arianna are three 6th graders at Ricky's middle school.

The students talk about some of their feelings around school and being a middle schooler today.

Rita Rivera is the Assistant Principal, as well as Ricky's instructional coach at their middle school.

This episode is a look into what coaching meetings look like, and a reflection of how Ricky's first year of full-time education went.

Ricky answers questions from listeners and students.

Ricky also talks about the tragedy in Texas on May 24th.

Ardyn is a dancer, choreographer, and fellow Funkamental Cypher family member.

Ricky and Ardyn talk about TikTok, choreographing for Doja Cat, graduating from the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, and artistic discipline.

You can follow Ardyn at @ardundundun on TikTok and Instagram.

Thor is the owner of 101 Boxing Club located in Newbury Park, California.

Thor and Ricky talk about coaching, and the lessons that can be learned from combat sports.