DanceSpeak
Episodes
20 Leo Moctezuma - A Piece Of Pop Culture History: Tour Stories, Industry Lessons, And Perspective
03 Oct 2016
Contributed by Lukas
At the pinnacle of pop's reemergence, with artists such as Britney Spears and Chrstina Aguilera at the forefront, there were a select few dancers who ...
19 Craig Hollaman - Finding Inspiration For His Art, Creating Partnership, And Thinking Big Picture
26 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Craig Hollaman, of the duo Lindsey B. And Craig H., may claim to be boring, but really he is one of the most humble and coolest dudes around town. You...
18 Manwé Sauls-Addison - Part 2 - MJ, Gaga, Dancing On TV, And... Magic Mike
19 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In part II of the interview with Manwé, we get more in-depth with on-the-job experiences. You almost feel like you are in the room with Michael Jacks...
17 Manwé Sauls-Addison - Part 1 - The Most Intersesting Man On Earth
12 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In Episode 17 of DanceSpeak, we get the unique story of Manwé, who quite appropriately, was born (or at least the water broke) while his mother was t...
16 Tia Rivera - If Oprah and JLO Had A Baby It Would Be Tia
05 Sep 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tia Rivera is an entrepreneur, motivator, dancer with credits that would make your jaw drop, recently choreographed for VH1's Hip Hop Honors and she J...
15 Jojo Diggs - Building Your Own Path
29 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Jojo Diggs is a world-renowned teacher and freestyle dancer. With a focus on House Dance, she has traveled across the continents sharing her art and g...
14 Emeroy Bernardo - The Social Media Episode
22 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Meet Emeroy Bernardo. He owns his own social media marketing company, has a family, and to top it off, is a B-boy/Locker who travels doing what he lov...
13 Eden Shabtai - The Power Of Persistence
15 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Not only will Eden Shabtai's credits make your jaw drop, but her resilience and journey to a consistent dream-worthy career in the dance industry prov...
12 Aisha Francis - Entrepreneurship Meets Pumps
08 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Truth be told, there is no one title that can do justice to Episode 12 of DanceSpeak with Aisha Francis. As a teacher/movement coach/choreographer who...
11 Jay Chris Moore - Uninhibited Perspective and Conversation on the Dance World
01 Aug 2016
Contributed by Lukas
This episode of DanceSpeak 'goes there' with a no holds barred conversation on the dance world. Jay Chris has accomplished a lot as a high-level dance...
10 Nellie Bethel - From Feestyle Cyphers to Vegas With JLO... A Dream that Started in Europe and is Realized in America
25 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Nellie delivers a very honest and vulnerable interview on her story, giving you insight on the perserverance that it takes to be a working dancer who ...
9 Derrell Bullock - From Quitting 9-5 Life to Touring the World with Madonna and Everything in Between
18 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Derrell Bullock, the dancer, teacher, choreographer, gives us the story of his journey (thus far) from quitting his 9-5 and the process it took to bec...
7 Tyrone Proctor - The Legend, The Stories... Soul Train, Waackin, Dancers' Rights
05 Jul 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Tyrone 'The Bone' Proctor claimed his career on Soul Train after flying from Philly to LA with a declaration that he would make it. This episode of Da...
6 Codie Wiggins - From Atlanta to Hollywood
27 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Ever wonder what it is like to be on the creative team for Usher? Or how a dancer stays at peak performance condition and ready to book a 90 minute sh...
5 Ade Chike Torbert - Part 2 - Knowing Yourself and Your Worth as an Entertainer...
20 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this second part of the Ade Chike interview, we get a very honest and sobering look at the reality that many dancers face with negotiating contract...
3 Ade Chike Torbert - Part 1 - The untold stories from an epic ever-evolving career
06 Jun 2016
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of DanceSpeak, So You Think You Can Dance alum, Ade Chike Torbert, shares the stories before, in between, and behind the string of suc...
2 Michelle Mitchenor - on Training as a Triple Threat and Working with Spike Lee
26 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
The transition from dancing to acting is one that many people in our industry dream of. From spending years in the dance industry to having lead supp...
1 Tre Holloway - on consistently booking top jobs and touring with your favorite artists
23 May 2016
Contributed by Lukas
For many people, pursuing dance as a profession is considered taboo. He/she might be a rare breed, but the dancer who is consistently working TOP jobs...