Dissecting Dance: Kickin it with Ren Podcast
1) More Competition Dance with Karlee
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2) Empowering Dancers to Overcome Negative Core Beliefs
We have Danielle Sampson (she/her) on the show to discuss the intersectionality between being a dancer, and mental health. As dancers, we develop a lot of very important skills: Not limited to self-di...Show More
3) Media Review: Dancing with the Stars Live 2025
After a super long hiatus, we are back, and ready! On today's episode, I will be discussing my thoughts on the Dancing with the Stars Live Tour 2025 from an attempted perspective of a dance critic. P...Show More
4) Could Wii Fit Be Benefitical for Dancers?
Happy 2025! In this episode, we talk about Wii Fit, a game that was released for the Wii in the late 2000s, that was meant to create a fun way for people to get exercise and stay healthy. I played the...Show More
5) Allowing Women the Freedom of Loving Their Bodies with Courtney McCarthy
In this episode, we have special guest Courtney McCarthy on the show to discuss societal pressures on women in the gym environment, and her story on creating Loyobo. Women specifically are put under a...Show More
6) Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders: Our Perspective
Today I bring on my friend and DCC enthusiast Kayla to discuss all things Making the Team and the Netflix special that came out earlier this year. Overall, we consider this an example of the standards...Show More
7) Welcome to the Tech Side... with Brian Jones
In this episode, we discuss another side of dance performance: Teching it. We chat with Brian about his experience as Technical Director, as well as learning about how he got into the industry, and ho...Show More
8) How Achievable is Perfection? with Aliya Cheyanne
Aliya Cheyanne came on the show to discuss her online consulting business and algorithms in social media! We also discussed the importance of self improvement, especially in the arts where it is extre...Show More
9) Owning a Theatre, and Choreography with Lauren Tait
In this episode, we speak with Lauren Tait, who shares her experience as a company director who owns a theater (that's pretty cool!) and discuss her choreographic process when it comes to creating dan...Show More
10) Favoritism is Stupid and Should be Stopped
On this episode I share my approach to favoritism, bias, and jealousy and delve into what that could look like in the dance education world. My goal for the episode was to share potential risk factors...Show More