The relaunch of Dancer's Circle podcast could not have started better! This episode I got to talk to the gorgeous Lauren Turner, an Aussie dancer from the Moulin Rouge and not only! With Showgirl Experience throughout Paris and Germany, as well as the stages of Australia and the stages out at sea, Lauren knows a thing or two about what it takes, and what it means, to be a working professional. But that is not why I adore this human. It is the way her feet are firmly planted in the ground, whilst...
Mar 19, 2024•1 hr 31 min•Season 3Ep. 1
What a beautiful, powerful human. What a talented, epic dancer. There is so much in this episode, I am not even sure where to start. But I will try. If your soul says HELLO to things like following your dancer dreams , like random spontaneous exploring , like living in awe and gratitude and standing in presence, like wholehearted living embracing the highs and lows and everything in between, like tree hugging and sea breathing, like belly laughs, like not giving up and being oh so damn real real...
Jul 23, 2021•1 hr 53 min•Season 2Ep. 3
All things Showgirl!!! From a truly amazing Australian Showgirl with stories of international Showgirling and what it has meant for her. She shares her stories of seeing the world, of cruising, of Paris theatre and of not taking no for an answer from Janet. AKA never giving up on a dream! We talk transitions, training, live theatre and the many lessons to learn at every stage of a professional dancer's career. Aussie grind culture comes up as well as the stresses that can place on a human, and t...
May 01, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 2
It isn't every dancer's story to get to their mid 40's and still be working as an Entertainer. But it IS Hayley's. This is the Episode to drop in on if you want a refreshingly real chat from a professional dancer/aerialist/contortionist/acrobat/showgirl and everything in between with a career going on for 25 years and no sign of stopping. From the UK, this travelling, dancing, sun shine filled SOUL is someone everyone should come across at least once in their life. She is a gift. We talk about h...
Mar 30, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Oo la la here we are with the girls of the Moulin Rouge!!! BUT we don't talk only red feathers and rhinestones.... although it was tempting. We went to the real deal. We spoke about dance training and growing up in a ballet culture where perfection is the goal, and how damaging that can be for many young dancers. We talk about how the idea that "once we get there" everything will feel amazing and arrived at is nothing but a myth. The journey, in fact, never ends and so the key is in staying in t...
Dec 18, 2020•54 min
Bree reminds me of Little Miss Sunshine from the Mr. Men series! She is GOLDEN. A background in Cruise ships, solid training out of Sydney and living in Brisbane Australia, she is a fierce dancer who has a long and strong career ahead of her. This conversation was light filled and highlights some really helpful ways that a human and a human dancer can navigate rougher seas from a more empowered and conscious space of being. The necessity of doing that too! We spoke about dance, dance training an...
Nov 12, 2020•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Well if you like all things Showgirl, red feathers and diamonds then this episode is one for you to drop into. I lurrrrrved it. We talk full time training, we talk first contracts national and abroad, we talk being human first, dancer second. Surprise, surprise ;) Katrina, as a young Australian dancer who up until earlier this year was working at the Moulin Rouge in Paris (and in a matter of a few days went from a curtain call to an emergency flight home) chats with me about the challenges she h...
Oct 28, 2020•42 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Not really, but almost. Listen to the episode and you will understand the episode title. What a fun conversation full of feathers, backstage vibes at the Pink Flamingo on the Gold Coast Australia, laughter, classic show biz shenanigans, and hand over mouth moments. We talk all things Event's Entertainment from 3 Australian mission driven entertainment providers and the latest debacle surrounding the AFL, Sunrise and Channel 10. Which, as we sadly know, is only one part of a much bigger values or...
Oct 13, 2020•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Ok this episode has it all including a rabbit, a mime act, deep house yoga, roller skates, laughing, talking about the "olden days" (of which my gorgeous girl Scarlett placed me in hahaha) and why when it all comes down to it, being healthy and whole, and in JOY, is really the key to it all. Social media is chatted about, the good and the bad. Scarlett shares her experience with this platform and how boundaries, intention and energy work for her. PS/ It IS working for her. We go to the current s...
Aug 25, 2020•47 min
Wow. What can I say? We finished this conversation and had no idea what we had spoken about. What showed up clearly needed to show up. There is a whole lot of cheek in this keeping it fun, naughty and oh so real. Sounds much like our old backstage talk and smut so enjoy that dancers;) But on a serious note, we do go deep on Cruise Ship life, as well as the structures, meanings and access that this career path gifts (and takes). We celebrate it AND go one step further. Take a listen to grasp just...
Aug 13, 2020•1 hr 19 min
What a beautiful, flowing, value packed, full of gold and silver and everything in between conversation with Karina. I simply can not acknowledge all the goodness! If you love Musical Theatre, are IN Musical Theatre or wish to make it a career path, this is the episode for you. If you are inspired and touched by notions such as we are all Earth Humans, borrowing things and time and even our own experiences here in this life time, then this episode is for you. If you want to feel who is the wonde...
Aug 06, 2020•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Erikka was born to be a showgirl! Literally her glorious height and legs for days have gifted her a wonderful vessel to embark on her Showgirl career with, and embark on that she most certainly has. In this episode we get all Showgirl crazy on the Crazy Horse Paris together, so much so I feel we should start up an unofficial Crazy Horse fan crushing club! We celebrate the artistic seduction and sass that for us embodies the empowered and fierce Showgirl, and the ever ending journey a dancer take...
Jul 23, 2020•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 3
This conversation is all about being brave, being vulnerable, being real and being rooted in a mission of helping others in their walk out of the darkness and into eating disorder recovery. We talk about Ellen's journey through what she describes as an illness that provoked her to feel the worst pain she has ever felt and what some of the triggers and catalysts were that fed into her illness as she progressed through her dance training. Perfectionism, punishment, pressure and ultimately control ...
Jul 11, 2020•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 2
What a beautifully rich first chat with the young, light filled Amber direct from cruising the Caribbean during the Covid outbreak. We spoke all things feathers and first contract feels, including taking 3 steps back to pre professional training and showing the necessary grit a dancer needs to establish herself in the industry. Some shiny gold thread throughout this share, touching on the importance of rest, downtime, going inwards, owning your own journey, surrendering and gracefully releasing ...
Jun 23, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 1
