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The 'Female' Dancer Podcast

The 'Female' Dancer Podcast

Written by: Claire Farmer and Helen Kindred
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The 'female' dancer podcast is a space for conversation around the experiences in training, performance and life for female identifying dancers led by Claire Farmer and Helen Kindred, editors of "The 'Female' Dancer: a soma-scientific approach". We gather voices of dance scientists, dance scholars, somatic practitioners, and dance artist-educators, to discuss some of the complexities of identities, assumptions and perceptions of a female dancing body. Order The 'Female' Dancer: a soma-scientific approach at https://www.routledge.com/The-Female-Dancer-a-soma-scientific-approach/Farmer-Kindred/Claire Farmer and Helen Kindred Art Entertainment & Performing Arts
Episodes
  • A Somatic Approach to Audiencing with Carolina Bergonzoni
    Jul 5 2024

    In this final episode of the series we talk with Carolina Bergonzoni about her approaches to audiencing. This includes her 3 approaches to somatic ways of audiencing oneself.

    Carolina is the author of the chapter A Somatic Approach to Audiencing in The 'Female' Dancer: a soma-scientific approach.

    Buy your copy at https://tinyurl.com/FemaleDancerBook

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    24 mins
  • Fascia illuminated with May Kesler
    Jun 28 2024

    May Kesler is a physical therapist, dancer and choreographer with her own physical therapy clinic Kesler PT in Maryland, USA. In this episode we explore fascia with May, what it is, how it connects everything and what that can mean for your movement and dancing.

    May is the author of the chapter Fascia Illuminated in The 'Female' Dancer: a soma-scientific approach.

    Buy your copy at https://tinyurl.com/FemaleDancerBook

    Get 20% off with code AFLY01


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    31 mins
  • Ballet culture and body image in recreational dance training with Rebekah Wall
    Jun 21 2024

    Rebekah is a dance teacher and performer, recently graduated from Edge Hill University. In today's episode we discuss Rebekah's chapter Ballet culture and body image in recreational dance training which takes an auto-ethnographic approach to exploring this through Rebekah's own journal entries. At times, quite raw and honest about her experiences in the studio relating to body image, Rebekah's chapter provides an insight into an inner dialogue that peers and teachers may not be aware of, and hopefully through these conversations and writings, can become more aware of the experiences going on in the room, and how to support the dancer effectively.

    You can read Rebekah's chapter in The 'Female' Dancer: a soma-scientific approach.

    Buy your copy at https://tinyurl.com/FemaleDancerBook

    Get 20% off with code AFLY01


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    20 mins
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