Global Dance Network

Michelle Leaney, a pioneer of dance and the arts within the Church in Australia and beyond, shares wisdom, experience and leadership from her journey with dance. Her heart to invest into the next generation is evident as she shares on victories and losses, learning curves and changes in seasons.
She currently teaches on the pastoral staff of Hillsong College, Australia and is a dear friend and mentor to Carolin Smolek.

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Melissa Burton, founder of Impact Dance Ministries, shares on the importance of truth in our worship and how she has brought dancers from all over the world into a worshipping community.

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Melissa Burton grew up dancing competitively and serving on the dance ministry at her church before starting Impact in September 2018. After moving to California to pursue her passion for the entertainment industry, God in His reckless love took ahold of her. It was then that Melissa was given a heart for women's dance ministry and uniting women around the world. She realised that women needed to be given an outlet to express their struggles and allow God's truth through movement to be the answer to their freedom. Today, Melissa is uniting women across the globe and demonstrating that dance is more than just movements, but rather also a way to show the good news of Jesus.

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This podcast is sure to inspire you beyond measure. Michelle Brogan encourages us on how to keep going, to move forward without seeing circumstance but seeing promise. Taking the mirror off ourselves and putting it on the people we're meant to touch is the key to making it about we, and not me. She speaks about how she has built a unified team around her that is changing the face of dance through Epicenter for the Arts along with Dance Revolution national tour and Ingredients Dance Company.

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Michelle is the founder and director of the Epicenter for the Arts along with Dance Revolution national tour and Ingredients Dance Company. She and her husband, Alec, have been traveling the country since 2000 imparting to youth and adults the destiny that God has given to them as well as teaching them how to utilize their gifts and talents for a positive purpose and a higher standard. Michelle has been teaching and equipping performing artists since 1990. She has traveled nationwide and abroad performing and teaching. She has appeared on Television, in Print, Industrials, Commercial work, Universal Studios, Disney and more.
Besides speaking at ministry events nationwide, Michelle trains young men and women on a weekly basis in the dance training program Ingredients’. She has written 11 original productions that have been performed throughout the country and have packed out conventions and ministry events. Some of the titles of these Hollywood style productions include ABLAZE, The Gate, Marked, The Ring, The Tree, A.R.K , Red, White, The Visitation, Deserted and The Cast. She has been blessed to be married to the man of her dreams since 1998 and has two handsome young boys to add to her treasures…Zander and Brody

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Listen in as Sheena Groat, Co-Founder of GDN, interviews Carolin, Founder of GDN, on the topic of faith and stepping into the God-dream over our lives. Hear all about where the journey of GDN began, how to stay faithful in pursuit of the vision and why everyONE truly matters. Be inspired to take action in your day-to-day living, as well as your dance, and go after all God has placed before you.

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If you're a director, leader or teacher of a dance studio, or have ever dreamt of starting one, this interview is for you! Dominique Klein, Artistic Director of Amplified Arts Academy in Sydney, Australia, shares what it takes to run a successful performing arts studio. Having taken on the studio at age 21, Dom shares her journey of overcoming challenges, growing through consistency, and practical steps in becoming a great dance teacher and leader. She also provides wisdom and vision for leaders within the Church environment and highlights the opportunities an academy can open up for you and your community.

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Dominique Klein is the Artistic Director of Amplified Arts Academy in Sydney, Australia. Dominique believes every young person should have the opportunity to explore their passion for the arts, and at Amplified Arts she hopes to raise up a new generation of creative talent. Dominique is a very talented dancer and teacher with twenty-one years of classical training and performance experience. She is from California, United Sates. Dominique trained under the direction of Salwa Rizkalla and Dmitri and Jennifer Kulev, where she received a strong foundation in classical ballet, contemporary and jazz. Dominique received additional training and experience through summer intensives with Ballet West and American Ballet Theatre. Dominique participated and qualified for finals in Youth America Grand Prix, an international ballet competition, from 2004-2013. She has performed in numerous ballets including The Nutcracker, Giselle, Swan Lake, Sleeping Beauty, Don Quixote, Firebird, and Midsummer Night’s Dream. Dominique has performed at the ICC Sydney and Qudos Bank Arena for Hillsong Conferences from 2015-2020. She has had the opportunity to share the stage with many well renowned professional ballet and contemporary dancers. Dominique completed an Advanced Diploma of Ministry at Hillsong International Leadership College.

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Listen in on a pioneer, Raúl Lugo, founder of Academia de Danza y Artes, who is raising a new generation of dancers in Mexico and beyond. Their conferences have reached up to 1200 attendees and they continue to bring Kingdom mindset to artists by changing traditional mindsets. Find out what it takes to confront a spirit of religion in a country that is full of potential and passion.

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Raúl Lugo is an entrepreneur, a visionary and an artist. Founder of the academy of dance and creative arts of Mexico City, a relevant ministry/institution which supports and strengthens the dance teams of its country. He is also the founder of the most notable dance conference of Mexico inviting international ministries among others like Hillsong Creative, Planetshakers Dance, Bethel Dance, Global Dance Network. Raúl is also pastor of the Christian community ‘El Shaddai’ in Mexico and works with different ministries.

Raúl Lugo es un Emprendedor, Visionario y Creativo. Fundador de la Academia de Danza & Artes Creativas en la Ciudad de México, un Ministerio relevante que apoya y fortalece a los equipos de danza de su país. También fundador del Congreso de Danza más relevante de México, invitando a Ministerios internacionales como Hillsong Arts, Planetshakers Dance, Bethel Dance, Global Dance Network, entre otros. Raúl también es pastor de la Comunidad Cristiana El Shaddai en México y colabora con distintos ministerios.

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Sue Abts, an avid lover of dance, Hip Hop and people, lives to spread the love of Christ in the dance industry within Germany and beyond. You will be infected by her passion and love for people and challenged on the responsibility we have as Christian leaders within the arts industry.
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Sue started dancing at the age of 4 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and trained Ballett, Modern Dance, Jazz and Tap Dance. She joined various dance shows and musicals at a very young age such as Broadway Babies, Annie, Hello Dolly, Abba. Later on she discovered her passion for Hip Hop & Streetdance at the age of 13 inspired by the movie “You got served“ and “Honey“ which are still her favourite movies today. In high school events she showed her passion on stage with her own choreographies & style and taught her very first advanced class in 2011 in a Fitness Center of Cologne, Germany. Since then she found her passion for teaching and giving to others. She has been dancing, choreographing and teaching in Indonesia and Germany, joining national & international competitions and toured with Könige & Priester, a German Christian Band. Today she teaches at Momentum College, a Christian leadership & creative College, where she teaches young talents how to serve God’s Kingdom through hip hop dance. Sue loves the culture of hip hop that shares the love & support in the dance community. Her mission is to bring this culture of love back to today’s dance community and spread the light and love of Jesus to all dancers.

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From studying music to receiving a full scholarship to train at Alvin Ailey, Steve Rooks gives insight into what it looks like to be a good steward of what you've been entrusted with.

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Steve Rooks began his dance training in Washington, D.C. after graduating with honors from Dartmouth College. He continued his training in New York City as a full scholarship student at the Alvin Ailey American Dance Center. Mr. Rooks danced and toured with the Ailey Repertory Ensemble and the Martha Graham Dance Company—at the latter, he performed for over a decade and achieved the rank of Principal Dancer.

Mr. Rooks is currently Chair of Dance and Resident Choreographer at Vassar College. He has also taught as a guest teacher with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the Martha Graham Dance Company, the American Academy of Ballet, Ballet Nacional de Mexico, Pehnyo Productions in Barbados, the North Carolina School of the Arts, and the International Summer School in Sydney, Australia. He has choreographed a number of pieces, including “Cool River,” which premiered at Lincoln center in 1996, and which later became part of the Graham Company repertoire. He was a 2004 winner of the National Choreographic Competition at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and created two solos for the 2004 Youth American Grand Prix Ballet Competition. He has been awarded Vassar Research grants to travel to Latvia, Zambia, and most recently Finland, where he choreographed “Plate Tectonics” on 24 international dancers. As part of the Masterworks Festival, Mr. Rooks was commissioned to create ballets for a number of contemporary composers including Clarice Assad, Piet Swerts, and David Skidmore—all accompanied by a live orchestra.

Mr. Rooks has served as an adjudicator for the American College Dance Festival. His solo “Vista” was performed by Aran Bell of American Ballet Theater at the 2014 International Ballet Competition in Jackson, Mississippi. Four contemporary solos were created for submission to the 2016 Youth American Grand Prix and the 2017 Cecchetti International Ballet Competition in Florence, Italy.

In 2017, Mr. Rooks was Artist-in-Residence at Sumeet Nagdev Dance Arts in Mumbai, India. A solo work “Dashanan” was created during that residency and had its World Premiere at the St. Andrews Auditorium in Mumbai.

Mr. Rooks would like to thank Jesus Christ for all that has happened to him.

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Dare to dream as you listen to this encouraging episode with Solomon Maz, choreographer for Watoto Children's Choir and dancer extraordinaire from Uganda, Africa.

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In this episode, Priscilla Eubanks, who is a living miracle, shares her life altering story and journey through brain aneurism and what hope looks like for her as a dancer today.
If you think your season to dance is over, be encouraged by this story!

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