DanceSpeak

About DanceSpeak

From a living room in Los Angeles, DanceSpeak brings you candid interviews with the movers and the shakers of the global professional dance community. Get inside stories, advice, and blueprints to success, from dancers, choreographers, teachers, and some of the hidden gems whom have been in the industry for years.

Publisher

Galit Friedlander

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

23 May 2016

Latest episode

8 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

24 of 228 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   8 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   229 - Kevin Maher - How to Get Unstuck as a Creative

   Creative Director and Choreographer Kevin Maher shares insights on overcoming creative blocks and building an authentic dance career.

2. 

   27 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   227 - How to Take Care of Your Body on Tour w/ Athletic Trainer Adam Quigley

   Athletic trainer Adam Quigley shares practical strategies for dancers to maintain peak physical health and performance while touring.

3. 

   27 Jul 2026

   228 - International Dance League Discussion w/ Moncell Durden (DanceSpeak x No Starving Artists)

   In this special DanceSpeak x No Starving Artists crossover episode, we sit down with Moncell Durden for a candid conversation about the International Dance League and some of the bigger questions its inception brings to the dance community. Through Moncell’s perspective, we dig into what dancers can consider when new professional opportunities emerge, from sustainability and understanding contracts to asking better questions before signing on the dotted line. This isn’t legal advice, but rather an invitation for dancers to think critically, stay curious, and better understand the opportunities in front of them. A thoughtful conversation about IDL that ultimately asks a bigger question: how can dancers become more informed participants in their own careers? Stay tuned and subscribe, as this is the first in a series! Learn more about the No Starving Artists Podcast https://nsadance.com/ Learn more about Moncell https://www.moncelldurden.com/

Inside a recent episode

229 - Kevin Maher - How to Get Unstuck as a Creative

Published 8 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And I learned a lot of people can be really good at something that they don't really enjoy and just suffer through it because it works and fix and pays the bills. But I learned in New York that that's not the best way when it comes to passion. So New York got me together. I would fly back eventually to like audition in L.A. and stay at my parents' house. until finally I was like, I think I'm ready because I don't want to move forward with Broadway. I don't want to do a company. I've maximized my teaching and time at Broadway Dance Center. New York is my home. But I think I'm ready to go back to L.A. and try the industry because it scares me and excites me more than anything else. […]

Who has been a guest on DanceSpeak

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Kevin Maher
• Adam Quigley
• Link
• Aisha Francis
• Stephanie Scull

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

621,164,784

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

169 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

50 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 87 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

80

Social presence

94

YouTube

93

Engagement

95

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