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All Episodes

Why Dance Matters — 96 episodes

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Nathan James: taptastic!

2

Dena Kaplan: good-girl dancer to euphoric DJ

3

Sir Peter Wright: a century of dance

4

Pawlet Brookes: the art of serendipity

5

Jordan James Bridge: defying the gatekeepers

6

Sonia Sabri: the power of dance

7

Dr. Mark Broomfield: changing the world, one dance at a time

8

Elizabeth Honer: what does leadership look like?

9

Christopher Scott: making Wicked dance

10

Jamiel Devernay-Laurence: ballet entrepreneur

11

Evie Templeton: Wednesday, ballet and Lady Gaga

12

Anthony Roth Costanzo: high notes and bold choices

13

Tamara Rojo: the buck stops here

14

Karen Hauer: my life in Strictly

15

Maddie Jamieson: but I’m a cheerleader!

16

Alexander Campbell: becoming RAD's Artistic Director

17

Lewis Walker: movement beyond the medals

18

Kim Brandstrup: breaking boundaries

19

Shelley Yacopetti: celebrating 90 years of RAD Australia

20

Fabian Aloise: choreographing a London moment!

21

Alina Cojocaru: the art that moves us

22

Robert Pranzatelli on Pilobolus: twists, tumbling, and transformative dance

23

Amir Nizar Zuabi: The Herds, empathy and changing the world

24

Angela Rippon: dancing through decades

25

Christina Ho: finding grace in governance

26

Dames Arlene Phillips, Darcey Bussell & Monica Mason: special episode

27

Valentino Zucchetti: charisma and choreography

28

Takero Shimazaki: architecture meets dance

29

Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu: dance, empowerment and Olympic magic

30

Pia Sutaria: on ballet, access and dancing against the odds

31

Sir Matthew Bourne: transforming the dance world

32

Aakash Odedra: stories in motion

33

Eilis Small: Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer

34

Mike Wamaya: changing lives through dance in Kenya

35

Britt Tajet-Foxell: pioneering performance psychology

36

Crazy Smooth: street dance, identity and breaking's Olympic moment

37

Misty Copeland: an extraordinary journey in ballet

38

A special 50th episode!

39

Olivia Lume: National Director of RAD Africa

40

Rebecca Yates: on Silver Swans & dancing for mind, body and joy!

41

Patrick Makuakāne: hula, heritage and cultural survival

42

Naomi Smart: her experience as a deaf dance teacher

43

Wesley Ruzibiza: the role of dance in challenging times

44

Olga Smirnova: on courage, stage fright and why dance matters

45

Nina Wadia: oh yes she did!

46

Benjamin Zephaniah: a special tribute

47

Aaron S. Watkin: English National Ballet's new Artistic Director

48

Pam Tanowitz: on choreography, Martha Graham and hope

49

Jakob Wheway Hughes: Fonteyn 2023 gold medallist

50

Drew McOnie: running the show

51

Jennifer White: choreographer of the Barbie movie!

52

Endalyn T. Outlaw: dance, identity and excellence

53

Mitchell Rayner: living in the moment

54

Alice Oseman: on becoming who you want to be

55

Sir Wayne McGregor: on radically redefining dance

56

Merritt Moore: dance and robots!

57

David Hallberg: Artistic Director of Australian Ballet

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Dame Arlene Phillips: Olivier Award winner!

59

Giles Terera: Hamilton, Othello and The Meaning of Zong

60

Francesca Harper: from William Forsythe’s Ballett Frankfurt to Ailey II

61

Ana Maria Campos: on all things RAD Brazil and exams

62

Raphael Ng: dance training meets finance!

63

Tim Arthur: RAD, Time Out and Virgin Money

64

Tiler Peck: reigning star at New York City Ballet

65

Benjamin Zephaniah: inspiring generations

66

Dr Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel: passionate about dance education!

67

Jay Jay Revlon: father of the House of Revlon

68

Charlotte Edmonds: on choreography, freelancing and making her own creative opportunities

69

Zack Frongillo: dance in unexpected places

70

Dame Monica Mason: a dance career for the history books!

71

Akram Khan: on shaping the international landscape of dance

72

Dame Darcey Bussell: the most famous British ballerina of her generation

73

Harper Watters: breaking the ballet mould

74

Jordan Thomas: how dance changed his life

75

Hofesh Shechter: bringing the energy to contemporary dance

76

Kathryn Morgan: body image and ballet

77

Barbara Peters: on taking RAD exams in her 80's!

78

Joyce DiDonato: why art matters

79

Carlos Acosta: on sharing the love of ballet

80

Ralph Heimans: painting the portrait of Dame Adeline Genée

81

Hannah Martin: from rhythmic gymnastics to ballet

82

Leanne Benjamin OBE: Built for Ballet

83

Libby Clegg MBE: the Paralympics and Dancing on Ice

84

Gerard Charles: RAD Artistic Director 2018-2022

85

Yami 'Rowdy' Löfvenberg: on RAD Step Into Dance

86

James Whiteside: American Ballet Theatre principal

87

Ashley Page: Fonteyn special episode

88

Luke Rittner: dance at the heart

89

Céline Gittens: from Genée gold medallist to BRB principal

90

Dr Guddi Singh: the paediatric doctor pioneering dance

91

Phil Chan: on eradicating stereotypes in dance

92

Victoria Treviño: a dance teacher changing young lives in Mexico City

93

Cathy Marston: storytelling through dance

94

Gurinder Chadha: on the importance of live audiences

95

Xander Parish: Mariinsky Ballet's first and only British principal dancer

96

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