Hello Everyone!

I was so excited when Amar Smalls reached out about being on the podcast. He is so funny and extremely talented. We talked about his dance journey, how he ended up in Ailey 2 (so iconic), Jake the snake, his art collective BROKELAND, and how sometimes he feels like Hannah Montanna.

AMAR SMALLS (Brooklyn, NY) began his dance training at The Abrons Arts Center Henry Street Settlement in New York City. In 2017, he graduated from Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Arts and Performing Arts. He was a Scholarship and Independent Study student at The Ailey School and also trained at the Harlem School of the Arts and Steps on Broadway. At age 16, he started an art collective entitled BROKELAND, where artists create music, film, and paintings.

Find Amar on Instagram at @amarsmalls and @blkmfchrist. Don't forget to check out his latest music project on iTunes here: https://music.apple.com/us/album/brokeland-vol-1/1596797664

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Órla and I had a lovely chat a few months ago about her journy with dance. Since we last spoke she has gotten her artist visa so don't forget to go congratulate her!

Órla Baxendale is a dancer from the UK, who moved to New York City for The Ailey School Scholarship Program. She has performed at New York Fashion Week, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and was recently cast in a new show about immigration in the US. She is a lover of ALL things fashion and creativity and never shys away from bold colors!

Find Órla on instagram at @orla_baxendale

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Wow, I had so much fun listening back to this conversation with Aidan from Feb 2022. We speak about his journy with dance, falling in and out of love with the art form, filming dance and he explains how NFTs can really change the futire of dance! There are so many great moments, this is seriously one of my favorite episodes yet!

Aidan Gibney is a New York City based filmmaker and director. Currently working as a director with Coming of Age and Pavillia NYC.

As one of NYC’s premier visual artists, Aidan is a lead photographer and filmmaker at the award-winning off-broadway show ‘Beyond Babel’. Aidan has worked in partnership with some of the entertainment industries best, including Casey Neistat’s 368, David Dobrik, Art Basel, B&H, Adobe, EA, and more. His works have been published throughout a wide range of articles ranging from ARTnews magazine to Dance Magazine and Dance Spirit magazine. Recent films include Rear View (2021), Emawk music videos, Behind Babel (2020), Rooted Kings (2020), to name a few.

Along with media arts production, Gibney is a professional choreographer and dancer on projects with k-pop’s BTS, Emawk, Ian Eastwood’s Young Lions, SHINSA The Collective, and much more.

Find Aidan on instagram at @aidangibney and make sure to give @earthbound.studio a follow as well!

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Yay! First interview back after a while and it's a good one.

Shiloh Goodin and Sara Brians are theatre-makers and the co-founders of Collectus. With years of witnessing and living the hardship of the creative career, they formed Collectus to give artists a damn break from having to carry it all themselves. They create and run an immersive creative support groups called Pod that has been called "a game-changer," "creative therapy and think-tank combined," and "more powerful than I could have even hoped." Sara performed as a Rockette and has worked on six Broadway shows. She now directs and choreographs for live theatre, events and film and is a dance educator at several of the country's top theatre & dance schools. Sara is also obsessed with cycling and plants. Shiloh has performed and choreographed around the world in musical theatre, teaches at conservatories like AMDA and AADA, and is making her Broadway debut this year. She was trained early as a facilitator and community organizer through her years serving on the California Youth Council, designing and running statewide conferences for young activists and leaders. Together, Sara and Shiloh use their combined experience as directors, educators, facilitators and creatives to design true community support for creative people. So artists can go solo, but not alone.

Find Shiloh Goodin and Sara Brians on instagram at @joincollectus and their website www.joincollectus.com.

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Hello Hello!

It has been more than a minute since I last connected with you, my lovely podcast listeners, but I'm back! Over the last few months, I moved to a new apartment, organized my job's first recitals in 2 years, got covid again, and finally started taking dance classes more regularly. Lots of exciting plans for Dear Dance Season 3, but you will have to listen to the episode to find out more =)

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It was so fun chatting Christopher Bledsoe back in January. Christopher is a Hip Hop and West Coast Swing Dance Instructor, Singer, Cook, Tennis Instructor, swim instrutor and full on go getter! He really does it all and believes in helping each and every person become the best they can be. When we spoke he was putting the finishing touches on his new cook book.

Check out Christopher's website https://www.westie-night-out.com to see everything he is up to!

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Dear Dance comes out every Friday with mini-episodes on Mondays! Our live show happens on youtube at Essentially Haley every Wednesday at 7:30​​.

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Hello Everyone!

I loved talking to Jason Potell a few months ago. Jason is an incredible ballroom dancer and has traveled the world, learning different partner dances, teaching, and organizing events for the ballroom community. When he is not on the dance floor, he works to make his community better. Jason is currently running for Congress in Los Angeles, and he hopes to be a voice for all dancers, artists, and performers across the country! While we chatted, we made really complicated paper flowers.

Follow Jason on Instagram @jasonpotell to stay up to date with his dancing and his campaign, and don't forget to check out his website www.potellforcongress.com.

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I am so excited to share my first ever affiliate link with the Dear Dance family!

Check out https://groundgreentea.com/referrals create your account and click on my picture as your referral. You will get a %5 discount and build loyalty points with every Sei Mee Tea product you purchase!

The Patreon is officially live! Check it out here https://www.patreon.com/essentiallyhaley

Don't forget to create your profile on Arts Wrk using my special link (and then I might get a prize!), and add me as a connection once you have your profile set up!

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Follow the show @deardancepod (formerly dancers doing stuff)

Follow me at @haleygrove and @essentiallyhaley on Instagram.

Dear Dance comes out every Friday with mini-episodes on Mondays! Our live show happens on youtube at Essentially Haley every Wednesday at 7:30​​.

If you are interested in being a guest on Dear Dance, e-mail me at essentiallyhaley@gmail.com.

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Hello Friends!

Happy Tuesday! Mini Episode coming to you in a Tuesday, how wild! Today I shared some of my thoughts on the Oscars and how there is no award for dance or choreography. What do you guys think about that?!

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Follow the show @deardancepod (formerly dancers doing stuff)

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Dear Dance comes out every Friday with mini episodesa on Monday! Our live show happens on YouTube at Essentially Haley every Wednesday at 7:30​​.

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