Dance Careers: Unfiltered

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Dance Careers: Unfiltered is a conversational dance podcast that focuses on what it really takes to make it in the dance industry. LA-based Choreographer and Dance Educator turned Career Coach, host Justine Menter keeps it real with actionable advice, inspiration and a touch of sass. On DCU you can expect honest conversations with industry peers and most importantly: real-life tips to keep dancers motivated along their unique career paths.

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Boosting your Mental Skills will actually Boost your Career. Here's Why. -- with Dr. Chelsea Pierotti & Kirsten Kemp

Mar 19 2024 34 mins  
Today’s guests are Dr. Chelsea Pierotti and Kirsten kemp. Both Chelsea and Kirtsen help dancers with mental skills to improve their performance and enhance their careers and lives. As y'all know, I love diving deep into the psychology realm, so we got right into it and talked about:How defining values can help guide your pathThe fears and insecurities dancers face and action

Ask and you shall receive: Self-advocacy and leadership -- with Riley Groot

Mar 12 2024 38 mins  
Today’s guest is the ever so talented professional dancer @RileyGroot. You may have just seen her dancing next to Katy Perry in her Las Vegas residency, but I know Riley from her time as a student at AMDA college here in LA and have had the pleasure of witnessing her career unfold over the years. She's been on “American Horror Story”, the MTV Video Music Awards with BLAC

How to incorporate Strength Training for your Dancers -- with @trainwithKendall

Mar 05 2024 34 mins  
Kendall Baab is a personal trainer for dancers and dance science educator based in Los Angeles. I met Kendall online actually and I totally aligned with her philosophies. Her business, BodyKinect, has made dance science education accessible for dancers and dance educators - which is so incredibly important. We chat about:Our shared experiences of being on Texas drill teamsThe bigge

Curious about the European Dance Scene? Listen to this. -- with Italy's Fortuna Picardi

Feb 27 2024 35 mins  
I'm thrilled to welcome my first international guest, Fortuna Picardi, from Italy. She is an Italian talent manager and dancer and started her career as a talent manager in 2020 with Be a Pro agency. It was really cool to connect with someone from overseas and see the parallels of dancers in general, but also hear about how things are different in Italy. We chat about:The danc

A Dancer's Guide to Networking like a Boss -- with Mikey DellaVella

Feb 20 2024 35 mins  
Today's guest is the effortlessly cool Mikey Dellavella. I know Mikey through his fiance Maryann Chavez and we're all faculty members for Souldesoul Dance Convention. I really love this episode. We get real, as per usual, and talk about:Typecasting and rejection - starting your career out this way and figuring out your laneHis journey into the acting worldBeing bold and a

Tips for Building a Smart + Sustainable Career -- with @thebrainyballerina Caitlin Sloan

Feb 13 2024 27 mins  
Todays guest is the lovely caitlin sloan, AKA @thebrainyballerina. You may have seen her popping up on your explore page every now and then with her poignant posts about professional ballerinas, but she also gets real candid with me today on the pod. We chat about the stigma behind shifting focus away from performing in your dance career, juggling self care, and how to get past the

How to Pursue your Dance Career with Authenticity -- with Gerran Reese

Feb 06 2024 37 mins  
Today’s guest is @iamgerranReese dancer, choreographer, educator galore. I’ve known Gerran now for almost 15 years (!) through lots of different dance education spaces - and I’m so excited I was finally able to get him on the pod. Gerran is super inspirational in so many ways and we chat about:The differences between regular weekly classes and more program based trainingknowi

Can You Do it All?

Jan 30 2024 12 mins  
Can you make a sustainable living as a dancer?Will this work? Will I make it?What does the cheesecake factory have to do with my professional dance career? How do I juggle multiple creative aspirations? Lots of questions answered and food for thought in today's episode. This is definitely one to save for later when you're feeling overwhelmed by your ambition and societal

Conquering Audition + Performance Stress -- with Danscend's Michelle & Kristin

Jan 23 2024 33 mins  
Today’s guests are Kristin Deiss and Michelle Loucadoux from Danscend, the mental wellness company for dance educators and dancers. These 2 are no strangers to the podcast, having had episodes on both seasons 1 and 2 of the pod. I love chatting with them because we dive deep on all the things behind the scenes no one is talking about. We chat about how the mental wellness space f

Career Spotlight: Contemporary Dancers in LA with Michaela Moore + Nicole Hagen

Jan 16 2024 34 mins  
When you think of dance in LA, you think commercial. But there is actually a pretty large community of contemporary dance companies in LA doing amazing things. Today’s episode is a Career Spotlight episode and we are highlighting contemporary dance company experiences in Los Angeles. My guests, Michaela Moore and Nicole Hagen, both have a plethora of experience not only as dancer