Diary of a Dance Teacher

Welcome Back to diary of a dance teacher, season 3! This season we are diversifying the podcast and I want to move away from just discussing dance as dance is a huge part of our community but what better way to learn and create awareness whilst we are all stood still. Knowledge is power and listening to others is so integral to learning, growing and becoming the best version of yourself! Today I have the absolutely pleasure of chatting to Cambell Kenneford. We talk about Cambell's incredible inspiring dream to open a charity to help the transgender community and to help not only the transgender community but to unite us all. We are stronger together and having social media at our finger tips now and we can be a part of a community, a part of learning and accepting everyone. We talk about Cambell appearing on Gender Quake being a positive voice for the transgender community. We discuss sexuality, using instagram to help and inspire other LGBTQ+ and how to educate everyone about identity. We discuss sexuality fluidity, accepting and embracing who you are being open minded, Being yourself, and being proud of who you are whilst having a great support network around you. How important it is to surround yourself around people who are accepting, supportive and we talk about having a great friendship group who always look out for you. We talk about bullying, trolling and how you have to be resilient and stand up for who you! Lets support and create awareness for the trans community as we want to support all genders and everyone should embrace their authenticity, be different, own it and see it as a positive! Please take a look at the charity’s as there is so much information now which is wonderful to finally see that all genders are celebrated, along with sexuality and accepting others for being who they are! Mermaid charity - https://mermaidsuk.org.uk How to Buy The Healthy Dancer Booklet - 20% profit will go to the charity Childline! https://gumroad.com/l/pyUEl Enjoy the show! See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

On today’s episode I chat to the gorgeous Laura Buckley. Laura is an ex pupil of the school, one of my really close friends, our competition team choreographer and a huge part of the dance school and it's growth. Laura is 22 and has had the most incredible career already as a young dancer. We discuss Laura's journey from the very start and where she found her love for dance. Laura is currently studying for her degree at Addict Dance Academy in Leicester, has trained at Rare Studios and had the experience of living in New York for six months. Laura trained at the Broad Way Dance Centre and has trained with so many influential names in the industry.  Laura is one of the hardest working, focused dancers I have ever met and she is genuinely one of the kindest, most thoughtful people I have ever known. This is a great listen for students who want to pursue a career as a dancer and continue their dance training to higher education.   Laura is such an inspiration to all young dancers and I hope you enjoy our chat. The sound quality isn't the best as it was recorded on zoom this time. https://www.addictdanceacademy.co.uk Enjoy! See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

After a very different year on this solo episode I chat about our 'Lets Talk' discussion last week in the studio before we broke up for our Christmas holiday. I thought I would round up the podcast/year with a lovely end as I encourage all our students to express gratitude, journal and I have also composed a short poem for our students to create some movement to. I hope you enjoy, Merry Christmas!--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sarah-royle/message See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

In todays episode I have the pleasure of chatting to the fantastic Ursula Arens on a subject which is very close to my heart and something I am very passionate about. Being more sustainable in a world where everything is just one click away and so easily accessible.... are we becoming complacent? Do we realise how huge the little changes we make can impact on our future? Ursula Arens is currently a freelance nutrition consultant writer. Ursula has a degree in Dietetics, and has spent most of her career working in the food industry: with a retailer, with a pharmaceutical company and at theBritish Nutrition Foundation (BNF).She is a member of the Nutrition Society,  the British Dietetic Association, and the Guild of Health Writers. We discuss how we can move towards a more sustainable diet: what it is, and what it is not. Ursula is part of the expert group behind the report,One Blue Dot,produced by the British Dietetic Association. Films on Netflix to watch - Down Top Earth Before The Flood Cowspiracy Enjoy ! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sarah-royle/message See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.

In this weeks podcast I chat to the empowering, strong, incredibly inspiring Alyx Steele who talks to me about topics which we don't usually discuss as a woman. Such as periods and how our periods should be celebrated as times are changing as more influencers are openly discussing subjects which used to be labelled as 'crass' or 'taboo' as we try to avoid these topics in front of others, but why do we? Dance is predominantly a female sport and we should never be ashamed of what our bodies naturally do each month, we should be more open about what happens during our period each month and make it a topic for our students to discuss openly and freely as we all go through this together and it can be really challenging for some of us. We want to prepare the youth of today of what exactly happens as it can be really daunting and quite upsetting for some young women. We talk about acceptance by accepting who you, you are your authentic true self. Discussing sexuality and Alyx’s experience as a gay woman and her experience with homophobia and how upsetting this was years ago and how times are truly changing for the better. Alyx talks about her health and wellness business which she has developed online with her wife, mental health confusion as a child and how social media is an incredible platform to see that we all suffer from time to time or throughout our lives with our mental health. We discuss the importance of Investing in your mind, how you can deal with all the no’s in this industry, all the body issues we also have as a woman and how we can love our bodies, ourselves and embrace that we are unique. If we surround ourselves by positive people and doing what we truly want and love to do with impact your outlook and how little tiny changes can be extremely powerful. And finally we talk about a subject which I am extremely passionate about.... veganism and it’s benefits as to keep your mind happy, your pockets happy and how eating plant based or at least cutting down can save our planet! Enjoy! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sarah-royle/message See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for privacy and opt-out information.