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All Episodes

Why Dance Matters — 100 episodes

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Alexandra Beller: what does the body know?

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Alexandra Beller: what the body knows

3

Lil Buck: from Memphis to the world stage

4

Isabelle Brouwers: sharing the dance

5

Nathan James: taptastic!

6

Dena Kaplan: good-girl dancer to euphoric DJ

7

Sir Peter Wright: a century of dance

8

Pawlet Brookes: the art of serendipity

9

Jordan James Bridge: defying the gatekeepers

10

Sonia Sabri: the power of dance

11

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

12

Elizabeth Honer: what does leadership look like?

13

Christopher Scott: making Wicked dance

14

Jamiel Devernay-Laurence: ballet entrepreneur

15

Evie Templeton: Wednesday, ballet and Lady Gaga

16

Anthony Roth Costanzo: high notes and bold choices

17

Tamara Rojo: the buck stops here

18

Karen Hauer: my life in Strictly

19

Maddie Jamieson: but I’m a cheerleader!

20

Alexander Campbell: becoming RAD's Artistic Director

21

Lewis Walker: movement beyond the medals

22

Kim Brandstrup: breaking boundaries

23

Shelley Yacopetti: celebrating 90 years of RAD Australia

24

Fabian Aloise: choreographing a London moment!

25

Alina Cojocaru: the art that moves us

26

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

27

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

28

Angela Rippon: dancing through decades

29

Christina Ho: finding grace in governance

30

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

31

Valentino Zucchetti: charisma and choreography

32

Takero Shimazaki: architecture meets dance

33

Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu: dance, empowerment and Olympic magic

34

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

35

Sir Matthew Bourne: transforming the dance world

36

Aakash Odedra: stories in motion

37

Eilis Small: Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer

38

Mike Wamaya: changing lives through dance in Kenya

39

Britt Tajet-Foxell: pioneering performance psychology

40

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

41

Misty Copeland: an extraordinary journey in ballet

42

A special 50th episode!

43

Olivia Lume: National Director of RAD Africa

44

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

45

Patrick Makuakāne: hula, heritage and cultural survival

46

Naomi Smart: her experience as a deaf dance teacher

47

Wesley Ruzibiza: the role of dance in challenging times

48

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

49

Nina Wadia: oh yes she did!

50

Benjamin Zephaniah: a special tribute

51

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

52

Pam Tanowitz: on choreography, Martha Graham and hope

53

Jakob Wheway Hughes: Fonteyn 2023 gold medallist

54

Drew McOnie: running the show

55

Jennifer White: choreographer of the Barbie movie!

56

Endalyn T. Outlaw: dance, identity and excellence

57

Mitchell Rayner: living in the moment

58

Alice Oseman: on becoming who you want to be

59

Sir Wayne McGregor: on radically redefining dance

60

Merritt Moore: dance and robots!

61

David Hallberg: Artistic Director of Australian Ballet

62

Dame Arlene Phillips: Olivier Award winner!

63

Giles Terera: Hamilton, Othello and The Meaning of Zong

64

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

65

Ana Maria Campos: on all things RAD Brazil and exams

66

Raphael Ng: dance training meets finance!

67

Tim Arthur: RAD, Time Out and Virgin Money

68

Tiler Peck: reigning star at New York City Ballet

69

Benjamin Zephaniah: inspiring generations

70

Dr Kathrina Farrugia-Kriel: passionate about dance education!

71

Jay Jay Revlon: father of the House of Revlon

72

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

73

Zack Frongillo: dance in unexpected places

74

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

75

Akram Khan: on shaping the international landscape of dance

76

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

77

Harper Watters: breaking the ballet mould

78

Jordan Thomas: how dance changed his life

79

Hofesh Shechter: bringing the energy to contemporary dance

80

Kathryn Morgan: body image and ballet

81

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

82

Joyce DiDonato: why art matters

83

Carlos Acosta: on sharing the love of ballet

84

Ralph Heimans: painting the portrait of Dame Adeline Genée

85

Hannah Martin: from rhythmic gymnastics to ballet

86

Leanne Benjamin OBE: Built for Ballet

87

Libby Clegg MBE: the Paralympics and Dancing on Ice

88

Gerard Charles: RAD Artistic Director 2018-2022

89

Yami 'Rowdy' Löfvenberg: on RAD Step Into Dance

90

James Whiteside: American Ballet Theatre principal

91

Ashley Page: Fonteyn special episode

92

Luke Rittner: dance at the heart

93

Céline Gittens: from Genée gold medallist to BRB principal

94

Dr Guddi Singh: the paediatric doctor pioneering dance

95

Phil Chan: on eradicating stereotypes in dance

96

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

97

Cathy Marston: storytelling through dance

98

Gurinder Chadha: on the importance of live audiences

99

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

100

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