Hey, Dancer!

Miller Daurey
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Welcome to Hey, Dancer! — hosted by Miller Daurey, a former pro teen dancer (Paula Abdul, Joffrey) who has returned to training 3 decades later. Having cultivated a highly engaged and supportive dance community online, Miller is excited to dive deeper on everything dance with two weekly episodes! In one, Miller brings his unique perspective as an ex-dancer returning to the art form, sharing insights on… - the evolution of dance, from class to comps to the industry - living with injury and cutting-edge approaches to healing chronic pain - fostering mindfulness through guided dance meditations - responding to online feedback and comments - reviews of dance books, documentaries, and shows - and tons more! …all with a fresh, behind-the-scenes lens shaped by his inspiring journey and thriving Instagram community. The second weekly episode introduces a compelling series titled The Rest of the Story — where Miller delves into fascinating, little-known histories of dance legends and the unsung heroes who shaped the craft. Through these captivating stories, listeners will discover the hidden struggles, triumphs, and legacies of those who helped define dance as we know it today. While dedicated to helping dancers reconnect with their WHY in a culture that often prioritizes perfection over purpose, this podcast also speaks to anyone looking to reignite their creative spark or rediscover a long-lost passion. Follow along and explore all things dance with Miller!

  1. hace 5 h

    Jacques d'Amboise: America's 1st Male Ballet Star (Who Quit Movies) | The Rest of the Story | ep 72

    Jacques d'Amboise was one of America's great male ballet stars — a longtime principal dancer with New York City Ballet, with more roles created specifically for him by George Balanchine than any other dancer. But how did a boy who didn't even want to take ballet become one of its biggest stars? What happened when Hollywood came calling with Seven Brides for Seven Brothers? And why did his struggle with Balanchine's Apollo change the way he approached his dancing? From his little-known childhood and early training to Carousel, a devastating accident and decades at New York City Ballet, Jacques d'Amboise's journey was extraordinary. And then came a second act perhaps even more meaningful than the first. Through the National Dance Institute (NDI), which he founded in 1976, d'Amboise took everything dance had given him and spent the rest of his life giving it to millions of children. If you enjoy this kind of deep-dive into all things dance, you can support my podcast here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee!⁠⁠⁠ Much appreciated!!! Check out my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Return to Dance docuseries!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support my Instagram — where I post daily dance inspo, insights and fun! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@backtogreat⁠

    Jacques d'Amboise: America's 1st Male Ballet Star (Who Quit Movies) | The Rest of the Story | ep 72

  2. 29 ago

    What Bothers Me About Being the Only Guy in My Dance Class

    Why am I STILL so often the only guy in dance class? Male dancers are more visible than ever, and the dance world has changed enormously since I first started training. But after returning to dance more than three decades later, there's one thing that feels surprisingly familiar: I'm once again often the only guy in the room. In this episode of Hey, Dancer!, I'm looking at men in dance through my own experience — then and now — from ballet, jazz and jazz funk to even hip-hop. I also found a Southern California study that looked at the gender breakdown of nearly 300 young dancers across seven different types of dance… and the numbers genuinely surprised me. So how much has really changed? And why might guys still not be finding their way into dance class? Nearly four decades after I was often the only boy in the room, I'm looking at why this still matters to me… and why I think more guys finding their way into dance class would be a very good thing. If you enjoy this kind of deep-dive into all things dance, you can support my podcast here: ⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee!⁠⁠ Much appreciated!!! Check out my ⁠⁠⁠⁠Return to Dance docuseries!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support my Instagram — where I post daily dance inspo, insights and fun! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@backtogreat Study mentioned in ep: Dance Class Structure Affects Youth Physical Activity and Sedentary Behavior: A Study of Seven Dance Types

    What Bothers Me About Being the Only Guy in My Dance Class

  3. 22 ago

    Lola Falana: How Dance Built the Queen of Las Vegas | The Rest of the Story | ep 71

    Lola Falana was everywhere in the 1970s... television, movies, music, Las Vegas. But underneath it all was a seriously trained dancer. So where did that dancer come from? And how did dance help take Lola from performing as a teenager to becoming an international superstar... and eventually the "Queen of Las Vegas"? In this episode of The Rest of the Story, I uncover a part of Lola's early dance training that has never really been brought to light before... including the teachers who shaped her in ballet, modern and African cultural dance. Then we follow that training through Dinah Washington, Broadway's Golden Boy with Sammy Davis Jr., stardom in Italy, American television and, of course, Las Vegas. It's a dance story that has largely been hidden behind the superstar Lola Falana eventually became... and one that makes watching her dance all these years later even more fascinating. If you enjoy this kind of deep-dive into all things dance, you can support my podcast here: ⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee!⁠⁠ Much appreciated!!! Check out my ⁠⁠⁠⁠Return to Dance docuseries!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support my Instagram — where I post daily dance inspo, insights and fun! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@backtogreat

    Lola Falana: How Dance Built the Queen of Las Vegas | The Rest of the Story | ep 71

  4. 15 ago

    Does This New Dance Movie Get the Dance Competition World Right?

    She Dances, starring Steve Zahn and his real-life daughter Audrey Zahn, takes us inside the world of competitive dance... but how accurately does it actually portray that world? And what happens when a dance movie turns out to be about much more than dance? In my first-ever dance movie review on Hey, Dancer!, I'm watching She Dances with a completely open mind, sharing my reactions along the way and digging into the real-life story behind the film, including Mackenzie Ziegler's return to the dance competition world. How much of Steve and Audrey Zahn's own experience made it onto the screen? And why did this movie leave me in tears? I also asked members of my own community with real dance competition experience to watch the film and weigh in. What did She Dances get right? And wrong? And ultimately, is this a dance movie worth watching? If you enjoy this kind of deep-dive into all things dance, you can support my podcast here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee!⁠⁠⁠ Much appreciated!!! Check out my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Return to Dance docuseries!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support my Instagram — where I post daily dance inspo, insights and fun! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@backtogreat⁠

    Does This New Dance Movie Get the Dance Competition World Right?

  5. 8 ago

    Sandahl Bergman: The Dancer Fosse Called to Save All That Jazz | The Rest of the Story | ep 70

    Sandahl Bergman is best known for Conan the Barbarian and Red Sonja. What far fewer people know is that, long before she ever picked up a sword, she had already built one of the most extraordinary dance careers of the 1970s... eventually finding herself at the center of one of the most iconic dance sequences ever put on film in Bob Fosse's All That Jazz. That almost never happened... until Bob Fosse personally called her in the middle of the night to rescue the number. WHAT. In this episode of The Rest of the Story on my Hey, Dancer! podcast, I dive deep into where it all began... her dance training in Kansas City, where her progress was documented in local newspapers year after year, long before New York or Hollywood ever entered the picture. From there, I trace the remarkable path that led her to work with the legendary choreographers who defined a generation of Broadway dance... Tommy Tune, Michael Bennett, Onna White, Gower Champion, and Bob Fosse (in shows like: Pippin, Dancin', A Chorus Line and beyond!)… But how did one dance opportunity keep leading to the next? And how did that foundation in dance shape every chapter of the remarkable career that followed? Get ready for a deep dive into one of the most extraordinary dance careers of the twentieth century! If you enjoy this kind of deep-dive into all things dance, you can support my podcast here: ⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee!⁠⁠ Much appreciated!!! Check out my ⁠⁠⁠⁠Return to Dance docuseries!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support my Instagram — where I post daily dance inspo, insights and fun! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@backtogreat

    Sandahl Bergman: The Dancer Fosse Called to Save All That Jazz | The Rest of the Story | ep 70

  6. 25 jul

    Patrick Adiarte: The Dancer Gene Kelly Called the Next Fred Astaire | The Rest of the Story | ep 69

    Patrick Adiarte was hailed as the next Fred Astaire by Gene Kelly, he starred in Flower Drum Song, and became one of LA's master jazz dance teachers. But today, it seems he's mostly remembered as a familiar face on M*A*S*H and The Brady Bunch. Why? In this episode of The Rest of the Story on my Hey, Dancer! podcast, I trace his full story from… a boy who escaped war-torn Manila as a small child to Broadway's The King and I alongside Yul Brynner to Flower Drum Song under Mr. Kelly (and Carol Haney), to stealing dance scenes in a Hollywood musical (choreographed by Hermes Pan) to NBC's Hullabaloo alongside David Winters, Michael Bennett and Donna McKechnie. ALL WHILE STILL A TEENAGER. This is the story behind one of Hollywood's most fascinating — and most overlooked — dance careers. Stay through the outro for a few behind-the-scenes stories from my research on Patrick Adiarte. If you enjoy this kind of deep-dive into all things dance, you can support my podcast here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee!⁠⁠⁠ Much appreciated!!! Check out my ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Return to Dance docuseries!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support my Instagram — where I post daily dance inspo, insights and fun! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@backtogreat

    Patrick Adiarte: The Dancer Gene Kelly Called the Next Fred Astaire | The Rest of the Story | ep 69

  7. 18 jul

    Dancers Are NOT Extras: Exposing the Hollywood Myth

    Are dancers in movies actually... extras? That question came up after someone left a comment on one of my most popular episodes about legendary dancer Bobby Banas. Their argument was simple: Bobby wasn't credited because he was "an extra." The more I thought about it, the more I realized this wasn't really about one comment. It's about a misconception that's been floating around Hollywood for decades. So what is the difference between an extra and a professional movie dancer? Why were so many extraordinary dancers left out of the credits? And what happens when the historical record fails to recognize the people who actually did the work? In this episode, I unpack the realities of working as a dancer in film, the history behind movie credits, and why this conversation still matters today. If you enjoy this kind of deep-dive into all things dance, you can support my podcast here: ⁠⁠⁠Buy Me a Coffee!⁠⁠ Much appreciated!!! Check out my ⁠⁠⁠⁠Return to Dance docuseries!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support my Instagram — where I post daily dance inspo, insights and fun! ⁠⁠⁠⁠@backtogreat

    Dancers Are NOT Extras: Exposing the Hollywood Myth

  8. 11 jul

    Shari Lewis: The Dancer Behind Lamb Chop | The Rest of the Story | Ep 68

    How did Shari Lewis — the legendary creator of Lamb Chop and one of history's greatest ventriloquists — become one of the most fascinating dance stories you've probably never heard? Most people remember Lamb Chop. Few realize that before Shari Lewis became a beloved Emmy-winning television icon, she had already spent years training as a dancer and performing professionally. In this episode of The Rest of the Story, I uncover her hidden dance life: from ballet classes in New York and starring roles in Bye Bye Birdie and Damn Yankees, to a childhood dream fulfilled alongside Fred Astaire, and the surprising role dance continued to play throughout her extraordinary career. It's a story about dance, puppetry, movement, and one remarkable performer whose greatest artistic gift may have been hiding in plain sight.

    Shari Lewis: The Dancer Behind Lamb Chop | The Rest of the Story | Ep 68
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Welcome to Hey, Dancer! — hosted by Miller Daurey, a former pro teen dancer (Paula Abdul, Joffrey) who has returned to training 3 decades later. Having cultivated a highly engaged and supportive dance community online, Miller is excited to dive deeper on everything dance with two weekly episodes! In one, Miller brings his unique perspective as an ex-dancer returning to the art form, sharing insights on… - the evolution of dance, from class to comps to the industry - living with injury and cutting-edge approaches to healing chronic pain - fostering mindfulness through guided dance meditations - responding to online feedback and comments - reviews of dance books, documentaries, and shows - and tons more! …all with a fresh, behind-the-scenes lens shaped by his inspiring journey and thriving Instagram community. The second weekly episode introduces a compelling series titled The Rest of the Story — where Miller delves into fascinating, little-known histories of dance legends and the unsung heroes who shaped the craft. Through these captivating stories, listeners will discover the hidden struggles, triumphs, and legacies of those who helped define dance as we know it today. While dedicated to helping dancers reconnect with their WHY in a culture that often prioritizes perfection over purpose, this podcast also speaks to anyone looking to reignite their creative spark or rediscover a long-lost passion. Follow along and explore all things dance with Miller!

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    Miller Daurey
  • Años de actividad
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodios
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