The Dance Up! Podcast

Conceived by Dr. James D. Walters and Associate Professor of Dance Danielle Lydia Sheather, the podcast hopes to cultivate better communication between the dance and healthcare industries to bridge the gap and address the need for better treatment and care for the ailments that affect the dance population. Heading into its third year, The Dance Up! has been focused on education strategies for healthcare practitioners that include building their compassion in understanding that dance:

  • Is not a monolith

  • Is a profession

  • Carries equal amounts mental, physical and emotional components and thus the biopsychosocial model should be considered when offering care and treatment.

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Season Four Guests of The Dance Up!

  • Alexandra Bradshaw Yerby (she/her) & Adele Nickel

    Co-Authors and Educators

  • Erica Horthal (she, her)

    Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor & Board-Certified Dance/Movement Therapist

  • Jordan Browlee (he, him)

    Puppeteer, Writer, Director and Producer

  • Tripp Hanson (he.him)

    Broadway Performer, Theatre Director, Teacher, and Acupuncturist. 

  • Jeanne Fornarola (she/her ), Teaching Professor

  • Lisa Rivera (she/her), Registered Sports Dietitian Nutritionist and Dance Nutrition Specialist

  • Jenna Kellogg (she/her), Board certified Music Therapist and Adaptive Dance Educator

  • Marye Lobb (she)her), Singer/Songwriter

  • Ali Duffy (she/her), Associate Chair of Theatre and Dance Professor and Graduate Director of Dance at Texas Tech University, Artistic Director of Flatlands Dance Theatre, and co-director of the International Parenting and Dance Network.

Season Three Guests of The Dance Up!

  • Tayla Kelly (she/her) & Trey Lucian (he him)

    Life Partners in Dance and Beyond

  • David T. Loudermilk (he, they)

    Director, Choreographer, Performer, and Educator

  • Heather Booysen (she, her)

    Dance Photographer, Movement in Motion

  • Dr. Nikki Acierno (she, her)

    Dr. of Physical Therapy

  • Cliff Beach (he, him)

    Musician, Author, Podcaster, and All -Round Artist

  • Casey Lee Thorne (she/her)

    Artist, Educator, and Scholar

  • Lindsay Hawkins (she/her)

    Artist, Educator, and Scholar

  • Rose Pasquerello Beauchamp (she/her)

    Dance Artist, Improviser, Educator, Filmmaker, and Activist

  • Andrea Daszkiewicz (she/her)

    Actor & Director

  • Susannah Dwyer (she/her) & William Gentes (he/him)

    Director & Founder of Classical Ballet of Western NY

  • Taylor Goldberg (she/her)

    Doctor of Chiropractic, Head Program Director, & Hypermobility Coach

Season Two Guests of The Dance Up!

  • Kayleigh Danowski (she/her)

    Retired Dancer and History of Art and Architecture Major at Brown University

  • Carley Swanson (She/her)

    Doctor of Physical Therapy Candidate at the University at Buffao.

  • Jesse Factor (He/him)

    Assistant Professor of Modern Dance at Point Park University

  • Jacob Regan

    Movement Researcher - Contact Improviser - Contemporary Dancer

  • Jinah Parker (she/her)

    Multifaceted Artist - Educator - Wellness Practitioner

  • Elena Carter (she/her)

    American Midwest Ballet Company Member

  • Kaley Jensen (she/her)

    Wife - Mother - Professional Dancer - Adjunct Professor - Pilates Teacher - Trainer -Choreographer - Cross-Fitter - Creator of the Mentoring Program for Dancers: Mindset to Movement

  • Elizabeth (Bits) Shannon (she/her)

    RN, MS, PMHNP-BC,

  • Alec Barbour (he/him)

    Actor - Intimacy Director - Fight Choreographer - Playwright

  • Magda Kaczmarska (she/her/they/them)

    Dance Artist - Researcher -Creative Aging Advocate

  • Shelly Isler (she/her)

    Owner of SI Dance, Instructor, Choreographer, and Director

Season One Guests of The Dance Up!

  • Kayla McClellan (they/she)

    Choreographer - Movement Director - Performer

  • Eliza Tarbet (she/her)

    Graduate of SUU’s Dance Program

  • Nova Gaffney (she/her)

    Principle Dancer with Central Illinois Ballet

  • Maddison Jayne Cole (she/her)

    Soloist at Central Illinois Ballet

  • Tayla Kelly (she/her)

    Company Member with Dance Theatre of Orlando

  • Chip Abbott (he/him)

    Director - Choreographer - Dancer

  • Addison Cox (she/her)

    Personal Trainer

  • Dr. Madison Peitz (she/her)

    Orthopedic Physical Therapist

  • Tony Mansker (he/him)

    Doctor of Chiropractic Candidate

  • Lydia Patselas (she/her)

    Recreation Therapy Supervisor

  • Jenna Wurtzberger (she/her)

    Social Emotional Dance Educator - Adjudicator - Yoga Instructor

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