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Walk to work
by Greg Dyke
Thoughts about dance, music and teaching: blues, lindy hop, bal folk and other related topics
Episodes
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Episode 80 - New Teaching Partner Checklist
Some things to think about when teaching dance with a new partner for the first time
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Episode 79 - Are You Getting in Your Own Way?
How do we get in our own way. Why does it hold us back and how do we fix it?
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Episode 78 - Doing nothing or not doing anything?
Musings on the art of not doing anything, rather than doing nothing or doing something meaningless.
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Episode 77 - "X is a racist"
Describing someone as "racist" in a racist society is a bit meaningless. What can we do instead? (I don't actually have an answer to this one)
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Episode 76 - How to solve a Rubik's Cube
Anyone can figure out how to solve a Rubik's cube. It only takes 3 key insights to develop your own solution!
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Episode 75 - Live music and the wall of sound
Blues dancers can probably learn to like (and even enjoy) live music sets with a low dynamic and rhythmic range
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Episode 74 - Cats and Dance Journeys
An extended metaphor to illustrate some of the difficulties of changing while being oneself. Featuring cats!
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Episode 73 - Story Arcs and Partnering Styles (musings on teaching at Lil' Taste of Fusion)
Jess and I taught at Lil' Taste of Fusion : 3h each day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, with blues on the first day and fusion the other two. We tried to give the weekend a focus, while also creating a story arc for each afternoon.
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Episode 72 - Codes of conduct
What purpose do codes of conduct serve, what should they include, how do they for into your organisation's wider safety strategy?
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Episode 71 - Preparation Steps (and Anchor Steps)
In response to Basil's questions. A bit about anchors and a lot about preps.
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Episode 70 - When is it step step vs triple step?
1) It doesn't matter much 2) it's simpler than you may think 3) why do we ask the question?
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Episode 69 - Talking with Tara and Michael about their Experience Parenting Aroha (part 2)
Tara and Michael treat their daughter Aroha like a person (because she is one). We discuss the language they prefer to use to discribe Aroha, the first time Michael met Aroha, elimination communication (also known as natural hygiene), and the pressure or lack thereof that Tara and Michael put...
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Episode 68 - Talking with Tara and Michael about their Experience Parenting Aroha (part 1)
Tara and Michael treat their daughter Aroha like a person (because she is one). We discuss how they encourage people to seek Aroha's consent before interacting with her, how they respond to Aroha's feelings if she is hurt or upset, the extent to which they allow the needs of a baby to impact…
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Episode 67 - White Fragility Self Test
CW: white dude discussing his white fragility - answering the questions asked by Ally Henny to reflect on one's white fragility. https://www.facebook.com/allyhennypage/posts/1087705494713093
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Episode 66 - Safer Spaces (part 2)
Why do we need to make our safer spaces intersectional? Why do dance spaces in particular need work to make spaces safer? What are the means by which we can go about making spaces safer?
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Episode 65 - Safer Spaces (part 1)
Why do we need safer spaces? What kinds of issues are we trying to address?
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Episode 64 - Talking with Stefanie Buller about Alexander Technique (part 2)
Stefanie is an Alexander Technique teacher who works with regular folk, but also elite athletes. We discuss how working with athletes is different from regular folk and how to make movement yummy! https://www.facebook.com/movementtruth/
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Episode 63 - Talking with Stefanie Buller about Alexander Technique (part 1)
Stefanie is an Alexander Technique teacher who works with regular folk, but also elite athletes. We discuss her approach to Alexander Technique and how she came to work with world class rowers. https://www.facebook.com/movementtruth/
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Episode 62 - Talking with Catherine Palmier about Private Escapes
Catherine Palmier teaches at/organises various events including Dancemode Immersions and Mountain Blues Camp. She is based in Puerto Rico, where she invites dancers to join her for a "private escape". We discuss how and why this is a great opportunity for change....
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Episode 61 - Talking with Jenny Sowden about Be-Bluesed (part 2)
I sit down at Mountain Blues Camp to talk with Jenny Sowden about her experience teaching at Be-Bluesed (which I previously discussed in episodes 27-29 and 31)
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Episode 60 - Talking with Jenny Sowden about Be-Bluesed (part 1)
I sit down at Mountain Blues Camp to talk with Jenny Sowden about her experience teaching at Be-Bluesed (which I previously discussed in episodes 27-29 and 31)
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Episode 59 - Teacher activities and talking
Discussion of different teacher activities borrowed from Kira Emslie and SwingStep, with a little extra in depth on the kinds of talking we do
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Episode 58 - Cultural appropriation is a thing (part 4: ...and it's not about *you*)
More myths about cultural appropriation: a) sourcelanders and diaspora have different perceptions of racism and cultural appropriation b) the question is not "is lindy hop cultural appropriation?" (it is), but "how can we reduce the harm we are causing" and c) it's not about getting a "free…
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Episode 57 - Musical Notation and European Traditional Music
Semi-rant about how Western musical notation shapes our assumptions about what music "is".
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Episode 56 - Guided Exploration of Postural Improvement
Let's get physical! Explore how different approaches to posture have functional impact on your body.
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Episode 55 - Talking with Samuel Tinguely about Posture
We revisit my weak muscle chain fallacy episode to discuss how training muscles for strength and flexibility across their whole range of motion is key to postural improvement
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Episode 54 - The Shoulder
The shoulder is very multifunctional and has surprisingly complex movement to help move the arms.
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Episode 53 - Juneteenth
Juneteenth is a holiday to celebrate the end of slavery in the USA and commemorates the announcement of freedom of slaves in Texas on June 19th 1865. Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Article on PBS “What is Juneteenth”...
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Episode 52 - First Annual Review
A review of a year of podcasting.
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Episode 51 - Cultural appropriation is a thing (part 3: three more myths about cultural appropriation)
In part 3 I cover a) "you can choose to be offended" b) "mixing of cultures is enrichment" and c) "This one Black person says it's OK" and "You're not black, so why should I listen to you?"
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Episode 50 - You can't learn the same thing twice
Musings about my experience with Alexander Technique and how the goal is not to find a new, better way, but get comfortable with always finding new ways.
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Episode 49 - Turn taking, self-expression, self control (Part 4 - Black and White Styles in Conflict)
Part 4 of a multi-part series about the book "Black and White Styles in Conflict" by Thomas Kochman. This episode covers the third part of describing classroom modalities of participation in Black American culture - specifically how turn taking rules differ in black culture and how that relates…
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Episode 48 - Struggle is necessary for discussion (Part 3 - Black and White Styles in Conflict)
Part 3 of a multi-part series about the book "Black and White Styles in Conflict" by Thomas Kochman. This episode covers the second part of describing classroom modalities of participation in Black American culture - specifically how struggle is an important component in a good discussion and...
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Episode 47 - Grounding
Grounding is a physical and mental state that can be used for practical and aesthetic purposes. I talk more specifically about what (psycho-)physical grounding is.
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Episode 46 - Cultural appropriation is a thing (part 2: myths about cultural appropriation)
Myths? Poorly thought out arguments? Let's talk about them!
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Episode 45 - Cultural Appropriation is a thing (part 1)
Fueled by recent events, I discuss why cultural appropriation is a thing and how it relates to racism and colonialism.
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Episode 44 - Flow: more on leads being intimidated by follows
Bringing together the idea of flow, male leads being intimidated by women follows (and black american gender roles)
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Episode 43 - Black debate is mistaken for hostility (Part 2 - Black and White Styles in Conflict)
Part 2 of a multi-part series about the book "Black and White Styles in Conflict" by Thomas Kochman. This episode covers the first part of describing classroom modalities of participation in Black American culture - specifically how argument for persuasion and argument for venting of hostility…
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Episode 42 - Recognition of Black Culture (Part 1 - Black and White Styles in Conflict)
Part 1 of a multi-part series about the book "Black and White Styles in Conflict" by Thomas Kochman. This episode covers the introduction and the recognition of Black american culture as a African-derived culture in its own right, not merely an inferior version of White culture.
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Episode 41 - Combining teaching of blues idiom dances and partnering technique
Why I no longer want to teach partnering technique in isolation/out of context. A podcast version of http://gregdyke.github.io/2017/12/08/combining-idiom-dance-technique.html
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Episode 40 - Dance Learner Psychographics
I borrow the idea of psychographic profiles from Magic The Gathering design, where Tammy/Timmy, Jenny/Johnny and Spike describe the player who likes to win big, the player who likes to win quirky and the player who likes to win often. MTG card designers often checklist that they have cards that...
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Episode 39 - How to Lead and Follow Anything
Leading is moving our body. Following is tracking our lead's body and moving our body in a way that matches somehow. This breaks down into weight/axis shifts, steps and pivots, and shaping (and giving resilience to a shape)
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Episode 38 - Dancing on the Head of a Femur
"How do I know if I'm on my femur heads?". I was asked this question in a private and have some answers, including what femur heads are and why we would want to be on them.
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Episode 37 - Posture and the Weak Muscle Chain Fallacy
Postural issues are often diagnosed as "x muscle chain is too weak/loose and y muscle chain is too strong/tight". But this is typically the symptom, not the root cause. We also shouldn't try to fix postural issues by "holding" a given posture as it's not feasible and will hinder breathing…
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Episode 36 - Men are not actually interested in having awesome dances ...
... they are interested in having dances where they are seen as awesome! This explains why followers get less popular as they improve whereas leaders get more popular. (It's also both clickbait, and the ego shadow of who we fear to be)
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Episode 35 - Blues Idiom Dances
Blues dance is an umbrella term covering a multitude of blues idiom dances. What are they, and how are they relevant?
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Episode 34 - Perceptions of dance vs gender roles
Although dance roles don't have to be related to gender, in mainstream culture they are. Seeing how men (those who are also primary leads) perform "following" may tell us what they think it means to be feminine (and vice versa).
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Episode 33 - Why race is relevant to blues and lindy hop
1) Because black people tell us it is! 2) Because there are reasons these dances are no longer popular with black people. 3) Because without understanding black values and their ties to oppression, these dances don't make sense.
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Episode 32 - BE-BLUESED part 5 (lessons learned for teaching)
Last in the 5 part series. More lessons learned and wrapup!
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Episode 31 - BE-BLUESED part 4 (lessons learned - teaching team)
The first set of lessons learned from be-bluesed is that the format works, especially if you have a great teaching team
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Thoughts about dance, music and teaching: blues, lindy hop, bal folk and other related topics
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Walk to work is created and hosted by Greg Dyke.
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