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Why Dance Matters

Royal Academy of Dance

Why Dance Matters is a series of conversations with extraordinary people from the world of dance and beyond. It traces the impact of dance on their lives and asks why dance matters to them – and why it might matter to us all. The RAD inspires the world to dance, and we hope these insightful personal conversations – hosted by David Jays, editor of Dance Gazette, the RAD magazine – will delight and even surprise you. Find out more on our website > https://www.royalacademyofdance.org/

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106 episodes

  1. Irma Becker: dance is for everyone 31:28
  2. Sonia Brown: Silver Swans (plus a hen night) 40:48
  3. Jack Murphy: Bridgerton’s dancing master 47:29
  4. Christopher Wheeldon: ballet meets Broadway 49:24
  5. Amanda Teo: ballet meets world 39:36
  6. Alicia Graf Mack: holding history in her hand 47:47
  7. Serena McCall: style and steam 46:29
  8. Alexandra Beller: what does the body know? 38:49
  9. Lil Buck: from Memphis to the world stage 45:04
  10. Isabelle Brouwers: sharing the dance 45:25
  11. Nathan James: taptastic! 38:03
  12. Dena Kaplan: good-girl dancer to euphoric DJ 44:24
  13. Sir Peter Wright: a century of dance 25:24
  14. Pawlet Brookes: the art of serendipity 38:22
  15. Jordan James Bridge: defying the gatekeepers 46:05
  16. Sonia Sabri: the power of dance 45:40
  17. Dr. Mark Broomfield: changing the world, one dance at a time 40:02
  18. Elizabeth Honer: what does leadership look like? 40:07
  19. Christopher Scott: making Wicked dance 47:59
  20. Jamiel Devernay-Laurence: ballet entrepreneur 43:41
  21. Evie Templeton: Wednesday, ballet and Lady Gaga 28:14
  22. Anthony Roth Costanzo: high notes and bold choices 37:01
  23. Tamara Rojo: the buck stops here 40:21
  24. Karen Hauer: my life in Strictly 36:39
  25. Maddie Jamieson: but I’m a cheerleader! 36:26
  26. Alexander Campbell: becoming RAD's Artistic Director 37:52
  27. Lewis Walker: movement beyond the medals 39:55
  28. Kim Brandstrup: breaking boundaries 34:12
  29. Shelley Yacopetti: celebrating 90 years of RAD Australia 28:12
  30. Fabian Aloise: choreographing a London moment! 43:34
  31. Alina Cojocaru: the art that moves us 40:13
  32. Robert Pranzatelli on Pilobolus: twists, tumbling, and transformative dance 36:19
  33. Amir Nizar Zuabi: The Herds, empathy and changing the world 34:52
  34. Angela Rippon: dancing through decades 38:29
  35. Christina Ho: finding grace in governance 35:20
  36. Dames Arlene Phillips, Darcey Bussell & Monica Mason: special episode 36:02
  37. Valentino Zucchetti: charisma and choreography 36:13
  38. Takero Shimazaki: architecture meets dance 34:54
  39. Vicki Igbokwe-Ozoagu: dance, empowerment and Olympic magic 54:22
  40. Pia Sutaria: on ballet, access and dancing against the odds 45:58
  41. Sir Matthew Bourne: transforming the dance world 35:44
  42. Aakash Odedra: stories in motion 31:29
  43. Eilis Small: Birmingham Royal Ballet dancer 30:43
  44. Mike Wamaya: changing lives through dance in Kenya 31:01
  45. Britt Tajet-Foxell: pioneering performance psychology 30:22
  46. Crazy Smooth: street dance, identity and breaking's Olympic moment 38:43
  47. Misty Copeland: an extraordinary journey in ballet 38:05
  48. A special 50th episode! 25:29
  49. Olivia Lume: National Director of RAD Africa 33:28
  50. Rebecca Yates: on Silver Swans & dancing for mind, body and joy! 32:22