DanceTalks

Kenny Louis is a member of RAD Crew. He tells us about what inspired him to dance and how he inspires the next generation. Check him out at https://www.instagram.com/the_klou/ and https://www.facebook.com/bboyKLou.

Janie Yao, founder and director of Dance of Asian America, talks about her journey from China to America, from her mother's living room dance studio to primetime on America's Got Talent. She is the founder and director of Dance of Asian America. She explores the qualities of Chinese folk, classical and contemporary dance. See her work on America's Got Talent: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCUcCDYs-iM and ABC's Holiday Special: https://youtu.be/HfJU0XiG8QE. Learn more about Dance of Asian America at https://www.danceaa.org/, and follow at https://instagram.com/danceofasianamerica, and https://www.facebook.com/danceofasianamerica/

Michael talks about recovering from a health crisis through dance therapy. Follow him at https://www.facebook.com/mwhitmire and SALSA GRANDE at https://www.facebook.com/BiggerBetterSalsa.

Cassandra Anne Ream's programs provide video learning to children and adults to study the precision of movement. The mission behind the courses & digital portfolio is to make advanced education accessible at a price most people can afford. www.Cassandraanneream.com, https:www.instagram.com/cassdandraanneream, https:www.facebook.com/cassandraanneream

Arts Alive! provides inter-disciplinary arts education and specializes in early childhood development. Learn positive and inclusive teaching philosophies from Founder Tina Sabuco and Executive Director Anissa Dwiggins. Online at www.artsaliveinc.com and Arts Alive TV at https://artsaliveinc.com/arts-alive-tv/. Follow them at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXHemagk4lPUPMD0AJRdug, https://open.spotify.com/user/o7jwnfcgzeys9kr1jmfhiaoxj?si=B9TF3Z3T4iZ7tQGUEU-ZQ, https://www.facebook.com/artsaliveinc, and join their community of educators at https://www.facebook.com/groups/47861236917193. This site - Thinkific - hosts their Professional Development: https://artsalive.thinkific.com/

Janel Caminos talks about travel for social dancing. She is a newly published author of Curly Gyal Affirmations available on Amazon at https://smile.amazon.com/Curly-Gyal-Affirmations-Janel-Caminos/dp/0578754886/. Follow Janel at https://www.instagram.com/janel.danza/ and https://www.facebook.com/jcaminos

Oksana Chernyuk and Kristian Skydanovych share the stories of their journeys to Houston from Ukraine. Listen to how Oksana became the happy woman she dreamed of being when she was a young girl in a snowed-in Soviet village. Follow her company Sunrise International Dance Company at https://www.facebook.com/Sunrise-International-Dance-Company-1385084981804918 and https://www.instagram.com/sunrisedancecompany/

Kathy Wood talks about hard work being the key to success in her career as the founder and artistic director of Fly Dance Company. Follow them at https://www.facebook.com/FlyDanceCompany and https://www.instagram.com/flydancecompany/

Catherine Edwards shares her teaching methods and advice for couples preparing a dance for their wedding, drawing on five years of experience as a choreographer for Wedding Dance Houston. Follow her at https://www.weddingdancehouston.com, https://www.facebook.com/weddingdancehouston, and https://www.instagram.com/weddingdancehou/.

Maestro Isidro Salas tells his story of barriers and breakthroughs sharing Mexican culture through spectacular innovations in ballet folklorico. Follow his company Compania Folklorica Alegria Mexicana (https://www.facebook.com/Compa%C3%B1ia-Folklorica-Alegria-Mexicana-CFAM-150110105187444) on Facebook.