1h 12 min

Dance Life feat. Kris Wagner | Of Like Minds Podcast | Kevin Belisario Of Like Minds

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Kristopher Wagner, native to San Diego, began dancing at just 2 years old, later taking his career to a professional level at age 8! He began to dance competitively at Rising Star Dance Company, where he trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, tap and hip hop. He found his love for Hip Hop when he joined Flipside in 2005, under the instruction of Phillip Geniza. He has been represented by Clear Talent Group for the past 13 years and has much success in the industry. Now, he continues to share his knowledge and experiences to the next generation in the San Diego community.

#OfLikeMindsPodcast #Dancer #Creative



Intro.: 0:00

How you started in dance?: 0:55

Impactful teachers growing up.: 2:40

Being an artist and dancer during COVID?: 7:39

Pullback in terms of training, creating?: 12:20

Teaching dance during COVID.: 15:00

Teaching online and adjustments that worked and didn’t work?: 17:31

What it was like dancing professional as a kid?: 21:31

Being surrounded by older dancers and their influence on you.: 29:00

Being a dancer on the team and then eventually becoming director.: 33:02

Shift in San Diego dance community in 2012.: 39:17

Importance of being well rounded as a dancer.: 43:00

Particular style of dance that is the most special to you?: 46:47

Differences of movement between San Diego & LA?: 48:22

Cattle calls, training with people in LA?: 55:17

Typecasting.: 59:52

Unseen sacrifice.: 1:04:40

Wear n tear on our bodies.: 1:07:03

What would you say to your thirteen-year-old self?: 1:08:30

Kristopher Wagner, native to San Diego, began dancing at just 2 years old, later taking his career to a professional level at age 8! He began to dance competitively at Rising Star Dance Company, where he trained in ballet, jazz, lyrical, contemporary, tap and hip hop. He found his love for Hip Hop when he joined Flipside in 2005, under the instruction of Phillip Geniza. He has been represented by Clear Talent Group for the past 13 years and has much success in the industry. Now, he continues to share his knowledge and experiences to the next generation in the San Diego community.

#OfLikeMindsPodcast #Dancer #Creative



Intro.: 0:00

How you started in dance?: 0:55

Impactful teachers growing up.: 2:40

Being an artist and dancer during COVID?: 7:39

Pullback in terms of training, creating?: 12:20

Teaching dance during COVID.: 15:00

Teaching online and adjustments that worked and didn’t work?: 17:31

What it was like dancing professional as a kid?: 21:31

Being surrounded by older dancers and their influence on you.: 29:00

Being a dancer on the team and then eventually becoming director.: 33:02

Shift in San Diego dance community in 2012.: 39:17

Importance of being well rounded as a dancer.: 43:00

Particular style of dance that is the most special to you?: 46:47

Differences of movement between San Diego & LA?: 48:22

Cattle calls, training with people in LA?: 55:17

Typecasting.: 59:52

Unseen sacrifice.: 1:04:40

Wear n tear on our bodies.: 1:07:03

What would you say to your thirteen-year-old self?: 1:08:30

1h 12 min