eMCeeMovement

About eMCeeMovement

Sharing stories of dancers, dance educators, and movement practitioners to inspire, educate, and transform how we see, experience, and interpret dance. Hosted by Melissa Croushorn. A former high performance athlete and dancer, she is a writer, movement educator, and dance education consultant. She specializes in pre-professional dancer training and development. Learn more about dance education, careers in dance, and get your Dancer Career Planner: https://www.theballerinatist.com/.

Publisher

The Ballerinatist

Category

arts

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

16 Apr 2020

Latest episode

7 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

72 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   7 Sept 2026

   Book Club: Raising the Barre by Lauren Kessler

   Season 7 - it’s Cliff Notes Book Club! 5ish minute synopses of Melissa’s always evolving, in no particular order or logic reading list. Thanks for listening, sharing with a friend, and leaving a review! Check out the book yourself: https://a.co/d/0fkMfVzD (https://a.co/d/0fkMfVzD) Learn more about the author: https://www.laurenkessler.com/ (https://www.laurenkessler.com/) www.theballerinatist.com (www.theballerinatist.com)

2. 

   23 Jan 2026

   Nerd Out on Dance

   Melissa previews the upcoming season focus - BOOKS. From technique to anatomy to creativity, Melissa shares from her personal dance library the resources that meaningfully influenced her training and education. Whether it is nurturing curiosity for a young dancer or learning how to design a syllabus for dance, Melissa scoured through every bookstore to educate herself as a young dancer in a small town. Get on the list when The Ballerinerd™ Club launches: https://www.theballerinatist.com/the-ballerinerd-club-list

3. 

   11 Jan 2026

   Little Moments, Lifelong Impact

   To conclude the Faith-Based Dance Season, Melissa shares about her first faith-based dance work. She produced a performance for young dancers during her freshman year of college based on Luke 12:27. Melissa reflects on all the ways God provided to make the performance possible and the meaningful lessons she learned that propelled her into a career in dance.

Who has been a guest on eMCeeMovement

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

• Christina Clark
• Katherine Lawrence
• Kati Hanlon Mayo

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

6 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 28 / 100

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

Quality

43

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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