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 29 | Navigating the World in a Black Body w/ Theresa Ruth Howard
On our third episode in celebration of Black History Month your co-host Azaria interviews Theresa Ruth Howard of MoBBallet. In this episode we go behind the screen and talk about Theresa Ruth Howard’…
Episode 28 | Tips for Creating Your Network w/ McKinley Willis
On our second episode in celebration of Black History Month your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview McKinley Willis. In this episode we go behind the screen and talk about McKinley’s career as a …
Episode 27 | Having a Supportive Network of Allies w/ Brenda Dixon Gottschild
On our first episode in celebration of Black History Month your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview Brenda Dixon Gottschild. In this episode we go behind the screen and talk about Brenda Dixon Got…
Episode 26 | Foco Technique and YY Dance Company w/ Yin Yue
On this episode your co-host YeaJean interviews Yin Yue the Artistic Director of YY Dance Company. On this episode we go behind the screen and talk about Yin Yue’s career as a choreographer. She shar…
Episode 25 | Creative Process & Identity w/ Miguel Gutierrez
On this episode your co-hosts YeaJean and Reyna interview Miguel Gutierrez. Miguel is a choreographer, composer, performer, singer, writer, educator and advocate who has lived in New York for over tw…
Episode 24 | Identity in Performance and Choreography w/ Elijah Alhadji Gibson
On this episode your co-host Martheya interviews Elijah Alhadji Gibson the Founder and Artistic Director of Social Movement Contemporary Dance. He is a performer, choreographer, teacher, and professo…
Episode 23 | Pilobolus Dance Company w/ Matt Kent
Matt Kent has worked with Pilobolus since 1996 as a dancer, collaborator, creative director, and choreographer. Additionally Matt’s work has been seen on the Sports Emmy-nominated teaser created in c…
Episode 22 | Season 1 Wrap Up
On this episode your co-hosts Martheya, YeaJean, Azaria, and Reyna wrap up 2019 and season 1 of Dance Behind the Screen Podcast. On this episode we have an open conversation between the co-hosts shar…
Episode 21 | Women in Dance w/ Sandra Parks
On this episode your co-hosts Azaria and Martheya talk with the founder of the Women in Dance Leadership Conference, Sandra Parks. Originally from Taiwan, Sandra danced as a soloist with Four Seasons…
Episode 20 | Texas Dance Improvisation Festival w/ Nellis, Nelson, and Sloan
On this episode your co-hosts YeaJean and Reyna interview artists, teachers, performers, and attendees at the annual Texas Dance Improvisation Festival (TDIF). Initially conceived of by Jordan Fuchs …
Episode 19 | Interdisciplinary Dialogues and Dance Photography w/ Lynn Lane
On this episode your co-hosts Martheya and Reyna interview Lynn Lane. Lynn Lane is the founder/artistic director/sound artist of The Transitory Sound and Movement Collective (TSMC). Lynn has had a lo…
Episode 18 | Life as a Modern Dancer Blog w/ Jill Homan Randall
On this episode your co-host Martheya interviews Jill Homan Randall. Jill strongly identifies as a “modern dancer” – an umbrella for all that she does including performing, teaching, arts administrat…
Episode 17 | Black and African Diasporic Performance w/ Lela Aisha Jones
On this episode your co-host Azaria interview Dr. Lela Aisha Jones. Lela Aisha Jones is a movement performance artist and an interdisciplinary collaborator. Her work intimately intertwines personal a…
Episode 16 | Dance Improvisation and Digital Dance Making w/ Jordan Fuchs
On this episode your co-hosts Martheya and Reyna interview Jordan Fuchs. Fuchs is a choreographer, performer and a Professor of Dance at Texas Woman’s University. His choreography for stage and scree…
Episode 15 | Investing in Yourself w/ Shate’ L. Edwards
On this episode your co-hosts Martheya and Azaria interview Shaté L. Edwards. Shaté is a curriculum specialist, choreographer, and writer. After graduating with honors from Spelman College, she perf…
Episode 14 | Social Media as an Encouragement Platform w/ Tamisha Guy of A.I.M
On this episode your co-host Martheya interviews Kyle Abraham’s Abraham In Motion, Dancer and Rehearsal Director Tamisha Guy. Tamisha Guy a native of Trinidad and Tobago, began her formal dance train…
Episode 13 | What Black Dance Signifies w/ Ojeya Cruz Banks
On this episode your co-host Azaria interviews dance teacher, choreographer, ethnographer, and filmmaker with a focus on dances of the African diaspora, Dr. Ojeya Cruz Banks. Her research combining A…
Episode 12 | Dance Festivals and Somatics w/ Ray Schwartz
On this episode your co-host YeaJean interviews dance artist, scholar, and educator, Ray Eliot Schwartz, based in Puebla, Mexico. Ray Eliot Schwartz received his BFA from Virginia Commonwealth Univer…
Episode 11 | Musician and Dancer Relationships w/ David Dingess
On this episode your co-hosts Azaria and Reyna interview Georgia based musician and composer David Dingess. David Dingess began sound composition and recording at the age of 15. He began releasing hi…
Episode 10 | Dance Photography & Branding w/ Dat Nguyen
On this episode your host Martheya interviews Dat Nguyen the founder of MotionVivid. Dat Nguyen a native from Vietnam, is a choreographer, photographer, filmmaker, and visual artist previously based …