MakeShift Dance Brie Jessen-Vaughan and Chloe Faulkner-Ball

In Episode 8, we meet the inspiring Esther Juon whose journey in dance has taken her from dancing at the Opera House in Zurich, to teaching ballet in the UK to becoming an expert pointe shoe fitter - even getting the opportunity fit pointe shoes for Bolshoi Ballet and the Vaganova Academy. She now lives in Aotearoa and shares her expertise in the science of fitting pointe shoes. Whether you are a ballet teacher, a ballet dancer, work in dance medicine or strength and conditioning there is lots to be learned from Esther's years of expertise and her passion for the subject, plus her journey in dance is a super inspiring story!
 
MakeShift Aotearoa Dance Podcast is a little podcast with a big dream - to explore the full spectrum of dance in Aotearoa from health and wellbeing, to teaching practice and training options, developing companies and dance works to the latest in dance science.

In Episode 7, cohosts Brie Jessen-Vaughan and Chloe Faulkner-Ball chat with dance strength and conditioning coach Erin Bowerman. In this episode, Erin shares her own journey from dancing in high school to working as strength and conditioning coach for The Royal Ballet School at White Lodge and then back home to work with some of Aotearoa's top companies. We learn some fantastic beginner tips for strength and conditioning, and talk about Erin's research into strength and conditioning in the ballet world. This is a must listen for dancers of all types, parents, teachers and anyone working with dancers.

MakeShift Aotearoa Dance Podcast is a little podcast with a big dream - to explore the full spectrum of dance in Aotearoa from health and wellbeing, to teaching practice and training options, developing companies and dance works to the latest in dance science.

In Episode 6, cohosts Brie Jessen-Vaughan and Chloe Faulkner-Ball chat with dance podiatrist Georgina Ball. We chat abouther incredible research, her journey to becoming a podiatrist, what a dance podiatrist actually does as well as her work in pre-pointe readiness and we even dive into social media culture. This is just such an awesome conversation with so much variety - definitely a must listen if you are a teen ballet dancer (but there's great information in here for all dancers too).  
MakeShift Aotearoa Dance Podcast is a little podcast with a big dream - to explore the full spectrum of dance in Aotearoa from health and wellbeing, to teaching practice and training options, developing companies and dance works to the latest in dance science.

In this bonus episode, we hear from Co-Host Chloe Faulkner-Ball about her experience so far as a first year students in Te Auaha's Musical Theatre Programme.
 
MakeShift Aotearoa Dance Podcast is a little podcast with a big dream - to explore the full spectrum of dance in Aotearoa from health and wellbeing, to teaching practice and training options, developing companies and dance works to the latest in dance science.

In Episode 4, cohosts Brie Jessen-Vaughan and Chloe Faulkner-Ball chat with dancer, choreographer, teacher and creating of the fusion style Popping Puletasi - Seidah Tuaoi. We chat about culture in the dance studio, Seidah's journey through dance and experience at University of Auckland's Dance programme, her work as a high school dance teacher and of course, her phenomenal work Popping Puletasi. Popping Puletasi is a fusion style of dance that brings Seidah's love of popping (a hip hop dance style) and her heritage of traditional Siva Samoa together in wholly unique style.

MakeShift Aotearoa Dance Podcast is a little podcast with a big dream - to explore the full spectrum of dance in Aotearoa from health and wellbeing, to teaching practice and training options, developing companies and dance works to the latest in dance science.

Chloe and Brie check in for a little bonus episode reflecting on the previous two episodes, discussing their takeaways from our interview with Sophie Ryan in Episode 2 and sharing a little teaser about our upcoming guest in Episode 4.