Dance Behind The Screen
Where dance, technology, and creativity converge!
The Dance Behind the Screen Podcast (DBS) dives deep into thought-provoking conversations with world-class dancers, choreographers, scholars, digital innovators, social media influencers, and arts leaders. With a passion for pushing boundaries and saying “NO to the BOX,” the show inspires listeners to think creatively, embrace technology, and explore the evolving landscape of dance and the arts.
Available across multiple platforms including Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, and more, the Dance Behind the Screen Podcast brings together diverse voices from around the globe.
With over 10,000+ downloads and listeners in 44+ countries, the show has featured in-depth interviews with prominent guests such as Dr. Thomas F. DeFrantz (featured on Netflix's Explained), social media influencer Alessia Lugoboni, Xin Ying of the Martha Graham Dance Company, and Matt Kent, artistic director of Pilobolus, among others.
The podcast is recorded in-person and virtually, making it accessible to global audiences while connecting the dance community with innovative ideas, cutting-edge insights, and stories of inspiration.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 150
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
Episode 49 | Becoming the Artist You Want to Be w/ Jacob Jonas
On our second episode of Dance Trends month, your co-hosts YeaJean and Reyna interview choreographer, creative director and the Artistic Director of Jacob Jonas The Company, Jacob Jonas. In this epis…
Episode 48 | Plugging into the Commercial Dance World w/ Jennifer Weber
On our first episode of Dance Trends month, your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview (pre-Covid) Lucille Lortel and Bessie-Award nominated choreographer, Jennifer Weber. In this episode, we go beh…
Episode 47 | Challenging Normativity w/ Clare Croft
On our fourth episode of Pride Month, your co-host Martheya interviews dance historian, theorist, dramaturg, curator, and author, Clare Croft. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about …
Episode 46 | My Coming Out Story w/ Matthew Cumbie
On our third episode of Pride Month, your co-hosts Azaria and Reyna interview Washington, DC based collaborative dancemaker and artist educator, Matthew Cumbie. In this episode, we go behind the scre…
Episode 45 | Representation in the LGBTQIA+ Community w/ Colby Calhoun
On our second episode of Pride Month, your co-hosts YeaJean and Reyna interview Colby Calhoun. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about queerness, creating the ‘1st Annual Gay Show’, t…
Episode 44 | Examining Queerness & the Global Pandemic w/ Keith Hennessy
On our first episode of Pride Month, your co-hosts Azaria and YeaJean interview Keith Hennessy the Creator and Artistic Director of Circo Zero. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about…
Episode 43 | Why Are We So Bad About Addressing a Dancers Mental Health? w/ Kathleen McGuire Gaines
On our fourth episode of Dance Wellness month your co-host Martheya interviews the founder of Minding the Gap, Kathleen McGuire Gaines. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about all th…
Episode 42 | To The Pointe Nutrition w/ Rachel Fine
On our third episode of Dance Wellness month your co-hosts Azaria and Martheya interview Certified Specialist in Sports Nutrition, Certified Counselor of Intuitive Eating, and founder of To The Point…
Episode 41 | PhysicalMind Institute w/ Joan Breibart
On our second episode of Dance Wellness month your co-hosts YeaJean and Martheya interview inventor, author, and Founder of the PhysicalMind Institute, Joan Breibart. In this episode, we go behind th…
Episode 40 | Lazy Dancer Tips w/ Alessia Lugoboni
On our first episode of Dance Wellness month your co-hosts YeaJean and Azaria interview ballerina Alessia Lugoboni the co-founder of Lazy Dancer Tips and Lazy Dancer Studio. In this episode, we go be…
Episode 39 | Teaching Theatre in the University w/ Jesús Mario Lozano
On our fifth episode of World Dance month your co-host YeaJean interviews colleague Dr. Jesús Mario Lozano the Academic Director of the Art Department (Director Académico Departamento de Artes) UDLAP…
Episode 38 | Politics, Culture, and Dance w/ Ana Maria Alvarez of CONTRA-TIEMPO
On our fourth episode of World Dance month your co-host Reyna interviews Ana Maria Alvarez the Founding Artistic Director and Choreographer of CONTRA-TIEMPO. In this episode we go behind the screen i…
Episode 37 | International Dance Workshops w/ Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company - KCDC
On our third episode of World Dance month your co-hosts Reyna and Martheya interview Yoni Avital the International Director of Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC). In this episode we go behind …
Episode 36 | Following Your Artistic Voice w/ Judith Sánchez Ruíz - JSR Company
On our second episode of World Dance month your co-hosts Azaria and Reyna interview Judith Sánchez Ruíz (CU-US-GE) Director of JSR Company. In this episode we go behind the screen and talk about Judi…
Episode 35 | Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch w/ Bettina Wagner-Bergelt
On our first episode kicking off World Dance month your co-hosts YeaJean and Reyna interview Bettina Wagner-Bergelt the Intendant and Artistic Director of the Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch. In th…
Episode 34 | Dance Data Project & Supporting Women w/ Elizabeth Yntema
On our fourth episode in celebration of Women’s History Month your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview Elizabeth ‘Liza’ Yntema the President and Founder of the Dance Data Project® (DDP). In this e…
Episode 33 | Dance Education for All and the National Dance Education Organization w/ Susan McGreevy-Nichols
On our third episode in celebration of Women’s History Month your co-hosts Azaria and Reyna interview Susan McGreevy-Nichols the Executive Director of the Nation Dance Education Organization (NDEO). …
Episode 32 | Making a Dance Film w/ Roxana Barba
On our second episode in celebration of Women’s History Month your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview Roxana Barba. In this episode we go behind the screen and talk about Roxana Baraba’s career …
Episode 31 | Dancing Internationally w/ Na-ye Kim
On our first episode in celebration of Women’s History Month your co-host YeaJean interviews Na-ye Kim. In this episode we go behind the screen and talk about Na-ye Kim’s career as a professional; da…
Episode 30 | Correcting the Narrative of Blacks in Dance w/ Denise Saunders Thompson of International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD)
On our fourth episode in celebration of Black History Month your co-host Azaria interviews Denise Saunders Thompson. In this episode we go behind the screen and talk about Denise Saunders Thomposon’s…