Dancer's Choice
Episodes
Hope in Hopeless Situations …with unveiled productions’ Gio & Melissa Gotay!
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey yall! We are back this week to share a special episode with guests, Gio & Melissa Gotay of Unveiled Productions! Unveiled Productions is a v...
All Things Nutrition w/ ALLY MILLER!! - macro tracking, cortisol, strength training, sleep & MORE!
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You loved her before, so we brought her back for a part two! In this episode, Dawsen and guest, Ally Miller, dive deep into all things nutrition. We...
THROWBACK THURSDAY!!! Nutrition + the NFL with Ally Miller!
21 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BACK to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! In the spirit of the holidays, food, and football we thought there was no better episode to share again o...
THIS ONE IS FOR THE DANCE MOMS: advice, gratitude, and lessons learned
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you're a dance mom, LISTEN UP! This week Riley and Dawsen asked THEIR MOMS what advice they'd give to current dance moms and share on the podcast w...
Learn from the Littles: A Message for Competition Dancers with Malea Boggess!
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Riley and Dawsen sit down with fellow dance judge and choreographer, Malea Boggess, ...
Interconnectedness of Dancing on a Cruise Ship - Personal Life to Professional Life
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Dawsen sits down to discuss how your personal life and professional life connect while working/performing on a cruise ship. From no...
Dance Doesn't Have to Be the Main Attraction: A Chat with Creative, Vanessa Eirekat!
10 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BACK TO THE DANCER'S CHOICE PODCAST !!! This week Riley sits down with creative, Vanessa Eirekat, to discuss what life looks like exploring di...
How Dance Prepared Us for the Real World
03 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back all! This week Riley & Dawsen are inspired to sit down and reflect on everything dance has taught them and how it applies to the real...
What Value Are You Adding? All Things ADJUDICATION with Jason Pickett!
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
CALLING ALL DANCE COMP JUDGES, ADJUDICATORS, & FRIENDS OF THE COMPETITION WORLD !!!! Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast :) This week...
Game Day Q+A: The Transition Dancing from Cruise Ships to Stadiums
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BACK FRIENDS !! It's officially football season which means it's officially TOPCAT SZN !! This week the girls sit down to unpack Daw...
Stop Blaming Dance for Your Problems! A Heartfelt Discussion with Kaley Jensen @mindsettomove !!
12 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Another Week, Another GUEST! This week the girls are THRILLED to be bringing on a phenomenal professional in the industry- KALEY JENSEN! Kaley Jense...
Dancer MUST-KNOW'S Before Pursuing a Career in Fitness!
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all! Solo episode with Riley this week calls for a much needed chat about the current trend on the market- WHY IS EVERY DANCER AND THEIR MOM...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DANCER'S CHOICE !!! 1 year of the podcast + a whole lot of life to catch up on :)
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
THE PODCAST TURNS 1 !!! We have made it to ONE WHOLE YEAR of Dancer's Choice! In today's episode, Riley and Dawsen sit down to unpack what t...
Irish Step, Ballroom, Studio-Ownership, & BREAKING DOWN THE EGO with Mina Witte!
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week we are joined by the one & only, Mina Witte @minapro!! In today's episode, the gir...
You Are Never Too Late- A Testimony of Divine Timing with Myles Canonge!
15 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! Today, the girls are blessed to sit down and chat with artist, Myles Canonge!  Myles Canonge is a...
Can Dance Teachers ACTUALLY Make a Full-Time Living? A Sit-Down Chat with Angela Cole!
08 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
FIRST GUEST OF SEASON TWO WOOHOO!!! Welcome ALL to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! Today, Riley & Dawsen have the privilege of sitting down with ...
WELCOME TO SEASON TWO !!! A Re-Introduction with Your Hosts, Dawsen Saley & Riley Goudy!
01 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WE ARE OFFICIALLY BACK!!! Welcome EVERYONE to the Dancer's Choice Podcast- the podcast BY dancers, FOR dancers where NOTHING is off limits! Today...
Mental Health Awareness Month: How Dancers Can Help Break the Stigma + Additional Resources
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast + welcome to the LAST full episode of Season 1! This week, to acknowledge & respect May as Mental ...
Audition Season Chit-Chat Part 3: I'm not auditioning...
16 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Riley sits down to open up about the other side of audition conversations...the choice to n...
Audition Season Chit Chat Part 2: Pro-Sports Dance with Dawsen!
09 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the solo episodes everyone! We've missed ya! It's been a hectic month but we're getting excited for season two coming up! ...
Leadership, Serving, & STAYING IN THE ROOM- A Discussion with Dance Educator & TEDx Speaker, Jadell Lee!
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BACK to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Riley & Dawsen are sitting down with the CEO of Elevate Convention, Jadell Lee! Curio...
So You Want to Move to LA? Everything You Need to Know with Hollywood Dance Intensive's, CHI LOPES!
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Y'ALL!! Welcome Back to the Dancer's Choie Podcast! We are SOOOOO LUCKY to be joined by Special Guest, CHI LOPES on this week's episode! ...
Audition Season Chit-Chat Part 1: How to Handle the "NO"
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! Audition season is among us and this week Riley & Dawsen sit down to chat about their personal auditio...
NFL Pro Dance, Cross Training, Body Image & MORE with Nutritional Therapy Practitioner, ALLY MILLER!
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME BACK to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week the girls have the privilege of being joined by former NFL Cheerleader and Nutritional Ther...
Answering Your Questions- studio dance, college auditions, body confidence, finding jobs, training ruts & MORE!
28 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome (or welcome back) to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Riley & Dawsen sit down for a little Q+A chat- answering all your biggest ...
Dancing at WHAT COST? A Transparent Conversation with Dancer & Creative, JASON PICKETT!
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WELCOME FRIENDS to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Riley & Dawsen had the upmost PRIVILEGE to sit down and talk with Dancer & Creat...
Should You Get a Degree in Dance?
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Dawsen & Riley sit down to answer one of your biggest questions- "SHOULD I GET A D...
Hot Takes in Dance: What Happened to Respect?
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Riley & Dawsen sit down to share some "hot takes" on what's happening in the i...
Seeking Help is Not Weak: #NEDA Eating Disorders Awareness Week
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week in honor of the NEDA Eating Disorders Awareness Week, Dawsen & Riley believed it was an...
Realities of a Professional Dancer
22 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome (or WELCOME BACK) to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Riley & Dawsen are laying it all out- the TRUTHS and REALITIES of being a ...
Friendly Reminder from a Fitness Coach
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week, Riley is here to share some friendly reminders from a fitness coach, regarding motives for...
Tips for Dealing with Injury + Time Off Dance
15 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to another week of Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week, Dawsen & Riley sit down to share their experience of taking time off dance...
Recapping Pro NFL Cheerleading
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Dawsen as she recaps the audition process for the Carolina Panthers TopCats and discusses her plans for this upcoming season! It's a short an...
Unpacking UDA College Nationals: The Dancer's Superbowl
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week, Riley and Dawsen unpack the talk of the town- the 2024 UDA College Nationals. In honor of Super...
10 Lessons in 10 Months: What I've Learned Post-Grad
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi friends, WELCOME (or welcome BACK) to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! Riley is back this week for a mini episode sharing 10 LESSONS she's take...
How to Improve Your Relationship with Food & Body
01 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Dawsen & Riley are sitting down to shine light on what has helped them in their own healing ...
Dance Teacher Do's & Don'ts
25 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Riley & Dawsen sit down to reflect on their experiences with dance teachers- what worke...
How to Rest When You Don't Have a Day Off- Riley Mini Episode
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Tuesday friends! Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week, Riley sits down to discuss the neglect of rest days when in a busy ...
The Dancer "5 Year Plan"
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! 'tis the season for college dancers to be mapping out their road maps (#iykyk) and with that fear of t...
Break Up with Your Apple Watch... You're Bored. - MINI Episode #5
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Break Ups with your Apple Watch... yeah yeah... cause you're bored. In this mini episode, Dawsen talks about her recent break up with her Apple Wa...
Passion & Truth with Special Guest, Kiesha Lalama!
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome all to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week we are THRILLED to be joined with Special Guest, Kiesha Lalama! Former Senior Executive for ...
A Mental Health Chat: "What Do You Do for Your Spiritual Health?"
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi friends, welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast. This week, Riley sits down to open up about her mental health journey and share a message...
Ins & Outs of 2024
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! Our first episode of 2024*** (not 2023 lol) and we had to hop on the Ins/Outs trend. Riley & Dawsen sh...
Your Workout Routine Should Be SUSTAINABLE- Riley Mini Episode #3
02 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
New Years Resolutions influencing you to get into a new routine? To start up a new fitness regimen? To get out of your seasonal workout rut? Don'...
Reflecting on 2023 + Our Thoughts on 2024
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome Friends! We are here to wrap up the FINAL EPISODE OF 2023! The year that started it all! This week Riley and Dawsen sit down to talk about t...
The Girls Are Girlie-ing! Ways I Supported My Period Recovery - Dawsen MINI SERIES Ep. 2
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The girls are officially girlie-ing! We told you that once this happens we would make an episode about it! Dawsen tells all on how she supported her p...
College, Broadway, & the Reality of Life on Tour w/ Chelsea Mitchell-Bonsu
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello lovely people! Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week we are blessed to be sitting down with yet another SPECIAL GUEST, Chel...
How to Create Boundaries with Social Media- Riley MINI SERIES Ep. 1
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to our NEW MINI EPISODE SERIES!!! Dawsen & Riley were wondering how they could get more content to you and THIS became the answer! Don'...
Presence, Process, & Progress with Alvin Ailey Dancer, ASHLEY GREEN!
14 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week, Riley and Dawsen had the privilege of being joined by Point Park Alumni and Alvin Ailey da...
Navigating Burnout- how to stay fulfilled, create balance, and find purpose outside of dance
07 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hey friends! Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week Riley and Dawsen sit down to talk about dancer burnout. We dancers throw the w...
Are "Quick Fixes" Really the Solution?
30 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome back to the Dancer's Choice Podcast! This week, Dawsen and Riley decided to take on a real world problem- society's obsession with fin...
Demoralizing Food w/ Shannon Raymond, RDN- HAES approach, confronting fear foods + navigating the holidays
16 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
TW: the following episode contains sensitive topics around eating disorders that can be potentially triggering to some listeners, it's okay if you...
Reflecting on Competition Dance- the good, the bad, & how to be the change
09 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Get a bevy & get cozy because we're unpacking A LOT this week! Riley & Dawsen sit down to reflect on their competition dance days. From th...
Let's Get REAL- influencer BS, morning routines, investing in yourself, & more!
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Feel like everything has to be "aesthetic?" Desiring a 5am morning routine? Not investing enough money into yourself? Overwhelmed by all the...
Our First Guest! All Things Nutrition with the Athlete Dietitian, Kyndall Herman!
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Are carbs really bad? Green powders? Sugary energy drinks? Calories? OUR FIRST GUEST ON THE POD IS HERE!!! This week Dawsen & Riley bring Registe...
What We Wish We Knew Before College Dance
19 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Do we regret being dance majors? Did we need these degrees to pursue dance? What would we do differently? This week Riley & Dawsen relive their c...
Cruise Ship Q+A with Dawsen- all things life at sea!
12 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Riley puts Dawsen in the hot seat to answer all of your Cruise Ship Dancer Questions! Dawsen was recently a dancer for Norwegian Cruise Line...
Audition Must-Knows! #bookedandblessed
05 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
AUDITION SZN! This week Riley & Dawsen sit down to share a list of lessons they've learned over their years of auditioning- from cruises, comm...
CHAT FOR THE GIRLIES- female athlete triad, hormone health + more!
28 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week Riley & Dawsen want to discuss the elephant in the room, or dance studio for that matter, which is female health. So fellas, feel free t...
Cross-Training as a Dancer: how to have a healthy relationship with exercise
21 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
DANCERS ARE ATHLETES- TRAIN LIKE ONE! This week Riley & Dawsen touch on the subject of cross training as dancer's and the benefits they've...
Top 10 Lessons Learned from the Dance Conservatory- nutrition, rejection, comparison & so much more!
14 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Riley and Dawsen sit down for a more reflective episode this week and share their 10 biggest takeaways from their time at a dance conservatory program...
Dance & Identity #1- do you know who YOU are outside of dance?
07 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Riley & Dawsen sit down to unpack WHY so many dancers let their sport/art DEFINE who they are. Why do we let dance so heavily define us...
Meet your Hosts- our WHY & where we're going !!
31 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We got our degrees! Now what?! Riley and Dawsen, recent Point Park Dance graduates, feel unfinished in their journey of speaking to the dance communit...
Welcome to Dancer's Choice!
29 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A little sneak peek into the world of Dancer's Choice - the podcast by dancers, for dancers where nothing is off limits! Join us every Thursday ...