Art is always speaking about issues because it’s about humanity and empathy and visions.  Session Summary Dance holds our everyday stories and wildest questions—and when curated intentionally, an entire city moves differently. Barbara Müller-Wittmann shares how her 2017 “risky experiment” grew into LA’s largest independent contemporary dance festival: 17 choreographers, 6 companies, 6 weeks of…

Groove and feeling behind the execution are what make it look like breaking instead of just acrobatics. Session Summary From birthday breaking classes to international battles, Canadian breaker and educator Ryan Everett (Bboy Frescy) shares how work ethic, community, and curiosity have shaped his journey in hip hop. He talks about not being “the most…

“The journey is not always a straight line; sometimes the pauses and detours are the very things that prepare you to finally breathe into the moment you once only dreamed about.” Session Summary In this session of The DancePreneuring Studio, we travel from a small Pacific island to the bright lights of New York City,…

“The body isn’t just an instrument; it’s a living realm of experience that can guide us through grief, loss, and into true self.” – Arianne MacBean Session Summary In this session of The DancePreneuring Studio, we explore how movement, memory, and the wisdom of the body can become portals to authentic selfhood with dance artist,…

Don’t complain, don’t explain. -Benjamin Disraeli How does dance create space for connection, presence, and self-awareness? In this contemplative episode of The DancePreneuring Studio, I reflect on my experience attending Ballet Preljocaj’s Gravity at The Joyce Theater in New York City. Through honest observations shaped by fatigue, distracted thoughts, and moments of boredom, I explore…

“I feel like dance is one of the most universal mediums of communication—you can do two gestures, and everyone, the person right across from you, no matter what language they speak, can empathize, can understand…” Raymond Ejiofor How does dance create space for community, memory, and possibility? In this thoughtful and energizing conversation with Raymond…

Growing older is a privilege… I had to ask myself, What is the truth of my own life?” – David Roussève In this resonant conversation, David Rousseve—internationally acclaimed choreographer, performer, and educator—reveals the journey behind his first full-length solo work in over 20 years: Becoming Daddy AF. From his early days as a solo performance…

“Movement is a language. And if I can open up vulnerability and empathy in both of us, then I can help shift us toward uplifting the historically oppressed.” – Cue Arnold What does it mean to embody activism through art? How can dance not only express but shift the cultural narrative toward justice, healing, and…

“All that is important is this one moment in movement. Make the moment important, vital, and worth living. Do not let it slip away unnoticed and unused.” — Martha Graham When I think about these two exemplary artists and their impactful companies, I think of the times I’ve experienced their work and how each moment…

We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are. — Anaïs Nin Join me for a journey into perception, memory, and vulnerability as experienced through contemporary dance. In this episode, I reflect on two captivating works: Corina Kinnear and Company’s “Forgotten Time“ and Jordan Saenz’s “The Shadow Poems”. Discover how movement…