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Episode 05: Adrian Vendiola talks with Scott and Carmen about pursuing dance as a career, the difference between inspiration vs. discipline, and how he makes choreography for stage vs. class.



0:00 — Intro

1:27 — Adrian’s Origin Story

2:00 — Magic Tricks

4:12 — How Adrian Started Dancing

7:42 — Pursing Dance As Your Career

25:36 — Inspiration vs. discipline

31:16 — Coming up with Brotherhood’s theme for Vibe 2019

34:45 — Dealing with criticism/self-criticism 

38:47 — Being vulnerable as an artist

39:34 — How would you define your style?

46:52 — Making choreography for stage

53:36 — Directing Brotherhood vs. Northside

57:40 — Where to find Adrian Vendiola



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Episode 04: Scott and Carmen talk about their recent trip to Japan, why it blew their minds, and reveal a big update in their personal lives.

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Episode 03: Kelvin Tu sits down with Scott and Carmen Forsyth to talk about what it was like moving from Winnipeg to Vancouver, how he stays inspired teaching every week for the past 10 years, and what he's currently passionate about.

0:00 — Intro

2:15 — How did Kelvin start dancing?

5:35 — Moving to Vancouver from Winnipeg

8:54 — Tips for dancers looking to move to a big city

16:34 — Working harder versus working smarter

22:00 — How to stay inspired teaching every week

30:21 —  Getting caught up in creating choreography

37:00 — Does creating choreography get any easier?

40:48 — Teaching vs. Choreographing vs. Dancing

44:20 — What is Kelvin passionate about these days?

48:45 — Where can you find Kelvin Tu?



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Episode 02: Join Scott & Carmen as they offer an exclusive behind-the-scenes look into what it was like opening Studio North's very first location, navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, and expanding to Toronto during the lockdowns.

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Train with Studio North faculty online on Studio North TV.

Episode 01: Welcome to the first episode of the Studio North Podcast with Scott and Carmen Forsyth! We're really excited to share this podcast where we dive deep into the dance community, go behind the scenes of Studio North, and sit down with some of the worlds' most successful dancers, teachers, and choreographers. In our first episode, we wanted to quickly introduce ourselves, why we started Studio North, and how it almost never happened.

We really hope you enjoy this podcast. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and if you enjoyed the episode, please leave us a review as it would really mean a lot to us.

YouTube.com/@StudioNorthPodcast

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Hosted by Scott & Carmen Forsyth

@carmen4syth

@scott4syth

Train with Studio North faculty online on Studio North TV.

Welcome to the Studio North Podcast! Join Scott & Carmen Forsyth every week as they dive deep into the dance community, go behind the scenes of Studio North, and sit down with some of North America’s most successful dancers, teachers, and choreographers. Whether you’re a dancer, a fan of Studio North, or just interested in the dance community, this show is for you!