Get the Point! Dance Podcast: Recent Episodes
Kandice N. Point-Du-Jour
This podcast covers all things dance from education, inspiration, storytelling and hot topics. Using quotes and inspirational words to empower and inspire you to flourish as an artist, teacher, student and overall human being. We will connect the dots to real world topics giving you the foundation to help express, process and educate those you encounter or self introspection. Welcome I am your host Kandice N. Point-Du-Jour it's time to GET THE POINT!
Episode 17- Encouragement-Teacher Edition
Teachers I know you got this! Sending a little encouragement your way as you start the 2021-2022 school year.
Movement exploration at the end of each episode.
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"BE FEARLESS IN THE PURSUIT OF WHAT SETS YOUR SOUL ON FIRE" -Jennifer Lee
Beatrice Capote shares how Cuban dance of the African diaspora influences her as a performer, educator, artist and creator of the Capotechnique.
BIO
Beatrice Capote is a Cuban American contemporary dancer, choreographer, educator and founder of Contempo: Capotechnique Exercises. In her work, she fuses Modern, Ballet, African and Afro-Cuban dance techniques to support artists with building technical skills while deepening knowledge on African Diaspora traditions.
Ms. Capote has served as the choreographer for Citrus, a choreopoem play (Northern Stages) & The Wedding Band Musical (Montclair State University). She has received choreographic commissions from the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council and The Dark Elegy Project inspired by Suse Lowenstein performed at Gibney Dance. In 2019, she was a MANCC Forward Dialogues artist in residence where she developed her most recent solo based on “Reyita, The Life of a Black Cuban Woman in the Twentieth Century” written by Maria De los Reyes Castillo Bueno. Her work has also been shown in major festivals/venues such as WestFest Dance Festival, Battery Dance Festival, BAAD! ASS Women’s Festival, Amherst College, Casita Maria!, Contemporary Dance Series at Bryant Park, Vision Festival and more.
She began her training at Alvin Ailey American Dance Center and was featured in “Attitude! Eight Young Dancers Come of Age at the Ailey School” written by Katharine Davis Fisherman. She received her A.A. from University of North Carolina School of the Arts, a B.A. in Dance Education and an MFA focused on Afro-Cuban Dance Forms from Montclair State University. During the graduate program, her MFA Thesis choreography excerpt was featured on Bronx NETTV.
Ms. Capote has performed for prestigious companies such as INSPIRIT, a dance company and Kyle Abraham/Abraham. In. Motion. She is a current member of Bessie Award-winning Camille A. Brown & Dancers.
To continue her work in the Latinx Artist community, she co-founded The Sabrosura Effect dance company and co-curates Pepatián’s Dancing La Botanica: La Tierra Vive project and Bronx Arts and Conversation showcase under the direction of Pepatián South Bronx.
Prior to her position at IU, she served on faculty at Montclair State University, The Ailey School, Gibney Dance, Joffrey Ballet School, and as a guest artist/mentor for many universities and dance institutions.
Action Steps
Beatrice leads our movement exploration segment with a focus on the cuban torso.
Connect with Beatrice Capote
Website: http://www.beatricecapote.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/b__capote/ @b_capote
Watch Beatrice Solo Performance: Battery Park August 20th Free To The Public
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Quote:
There are no mistakes every process makes us grow. -Beatrice Capote
Episode 15 Mental Health & Dance
Movement exploration at the end of each episode.
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It's up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not Choices that are just healthy for your body, but healthy for your mind. -Unknown
What VALUES are you bringing to the dance classroom?
In episode 14 Kandice will break down her VALUES principle a guide to help you get started.
Movement exploration at the end of each episode.
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When clearly defined, your values will simplify your decision making process and will create fertile soil for you to flourish. -Christie Inge
Part 2: Dance studio owners having candid conversations about the successes and challenges of owning a studio during the Pandemic. Kathy Costa, Andrea Kramer and Kristine Smith share their experiences of love, passion and perseverance.
Connect:
Kathy Costa
Dance Works Studio- Montclair, NJInstagram:https://www.instagram.com/danceworks_nj/@danceworks-nj
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danceworksmontclairnj
Website:https://www.danceworksstudios.com Andrea Kramer
Ballet Forte- Chester,NJ
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/balletfortenj/
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/balletfortenj
Website: https://balletfortenj.com
Kristine Smith Inspira Performing Arts and Cultural Center: Newbrunswick, NJ & Newark, NJInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/indpirationaldance @inspirationaldancenj
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/inspirationaldancecompany
Website: https://inspiraarts.com
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Part 1: Dance studio owners having candid conversations about the successes and challenges of owning a studio during the Pandemic. Taheera, Dee Dee and Dancette share their experiences of love, passion and perseverance.
Connect:
Taheera Allen
Dancers In Motion- Nutley, NJInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/dim4life @dim4life
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dim4life
Website: http://www.dancersinmotiondance.com Dee Dee Mayland
Harmony Dance Center- Union,NJ
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarmonyDanceNJ
Website: http://www.harmonydancenj.com
Dancette Pratts
Inspirational Dance -Maplewood, NJInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/indpirationaldance @inspirationaldancenj
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/inspirationaldancecompany
Website: http://www.inspirationaldance.com
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Have a dancer in your life? Listen with your daughter, niece, Godchild or friend. SeAnna talks about her dance experiences, audition steps and so much more.
BIO
SeAnna is a performer, choreographer& teacher who draws from her experiences to produce movement from the soul.SeAnna Washington is a New Jersey born and raised artist. She has been dancing since the age of three and is trained in styles that range from ballet to house dance. Throughout high school she danced with the Special Dance Company based at Columbia High School and went on to study dance at the University of the Arts. After her freshman year SeAnna left school to travel in a full time ministry as the leader of a christian dance team for two years based out of Tennessee. After those two years SeAnna returned home to New Jersey and began pursuing a career in New York. It was at the Women In The World Conference that SeAnna performed to the live reading of Amanda Gorman reciting her poem. In the same year SeAnna also assisted Sherrie Silver with a dance scene for the Amazon show Hunters. SeAnna is currently teaching at Inspirational Dance Studio in Maplewood NJ, and assisting a well known choreographer every week in New York City.
Action Steps
SeAnna gives great advice on audition, picking up movement quickly and life as a dancer. She takes you on a journey during our movement exploration.
Connect with SeAnna Washington
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heyitsseanna @heyitsseanna
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3. Tea Talk Thursdays on IG Live @ 4pm. Grab a mug and your favorite tea bag. Quote:Life and dance are not parallels, they are perpendicular. You have to live life to have experience to dance from.
-SeAnna Washington
Give your students space to discuss and hear from their peers about current events that effect the Country, Community and School.
How to Listen to your body and process your emotions.
In episode 10 Kandice takes you into her classroom. Leading you through a method to get your students talking and engaging in conversation about real life events in real time.
Movement Exploration to explore and listen to your body selfcare component to process your emotions
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3. NEW! Tea Talk Thursdays on IG Live @ 4pm. Grab a mug and your favorite tea bag. Quote:
If you are neutral in situations of injustices, you have chosen the side of the oppressor.
Desmond Tutu
Twelve and Thirteen year old Ballerinas share with the community about being Brown Girls Do Ballet Junior Ambassadors, leadership, diversity and all things ballet.
***Thirteen year old Guest Co Host: Mia Point-Du-Jour for the Lightning Round
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BIO
Coming to you from Bermuda
Junior Ambassadors for Brown Girls Do Ballet:
Amaya Husband and Honor Stoneham-Casear
Connect with Amaya and Honor through Brown Girls Do Ballet
Website: https://www.browngirlsdoballet.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/browngirlsdoballet/ @browngirlsdoballet
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Quote:
This is for the little brown girls.
-Misty Copeland
A conversation about mentorship and the importance of having one in dance.
BIO
Cassandra Springs: Dance Educator, Judge, Choreographer,
Consultant CEO of Elite Dance Werks
Action Steps
Cassandra talks about the importance of having a mentor. Bonus tips for our competitive dance family straight from a Judge.
Connect with Cassandra Springs
Website: https://www.elitedancewerks.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elitedancewerks/ @elitedancewerks
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cassandrapsprings/ @cassandrapsprings
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Mentorship is one of the most rewarding opportunities -Cassandra Springs
Activate! Dance Activism is not a luxury it is a necessity!
In episode 7 Kandice will break down her STAND principle a guide to help you get started.
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-Audre Lorde
A full and rich conversation about Dance, Community and Honor.
BIO
Ama Ma'at Gora is a Philly based dance artist, educator and choreographer. She received her BA in dance from Georgian Court University and her MFA from Temple University. She has had opportunities to work with choreographers such as Kariamu Welsh, Lela Aisha Jones, Earl Mosley, Sidra Bell and more. She now serves as Community Based Learning Coordinator at Drexel University where she oversees artistic civic engagement. She is a 2020 Transformation Grant Awardee with the Leeway Foundation and a Lindy Center Fellow for Civic engagement at Drexel University. Her hopes are to continue to engage the community with liberatory practices that are shared best through movement and storytelling.
Action Steps
Ama gives us real world focuses to implement into our dance spaces. She leads our movement exploration with a self care component.
Connect with Ama Gora
Website: https://www.maatworksdancecollective.org
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maatworks/ @maatworks
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3. NEW! Tea Talk Thursdays on IG Live @ 4pm. Grab a mug and your favorite tea bag. Quote:You are no seedling. More like a bright star, the calming winds over water. A wave of black holes that can only lead you further to yourself. You're cosmic and earth bound unafraid of time or change. You're everlasting. The popping embers in a quiet fire- alive, alive, alive.
-Ama Gora
Strike a Match🔥
Let's reignite your inner flame. We Must find the strength inside of us to stay Motivated.
In episode 5 Kandice will give you tangible steps that will encourage and have you ready to hit the ground running.
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Quotes:Go within everyday and find the inner strength so that the world will not blow your candle out. - Katherine DunhamLife is like a CAMERA just FOCUS on what's important. CAPTURE the good times. Develop from the negative. If things don't work out . Take another SHOT!
- Ziad K. Abdelnour
Jasmine Carter ( Snazzy Jazzy) a NJ based performance artist walks us through using painting and dancing together as a healing experience through abstract art.
She gives us key questions to think about that prompts our movement exploration.
Find Jasmine Carter
Website: http://www.snazzyjazzy.net
Instagram: http://instagram.com/snazzyjazz @snazzyjazz
Youtube: https://youtu.be/DTeAKdtiKEo. Snazzy Jazzy Butterfly
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Quote:Exuding freedom through movement using abstract art to touch your soul.
-Jasmine Carter
Emergency! Emergency! Crisis: National, Local or School Community/ studio!
Where do we as dance educators go from here?
Have you ever felt like your students needed to process? Needed to express themselves verbally and physically? Maybe you didn't know where to start or how to apply it in your dance classes.
In this episode you will be given a principle with 3 actionable items you can implement immediately. that will give you the frame work to start the conversation.
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"To Share Our Humanity Is What We're Here For" Judith Jamerson
The root to Representation & Culturally Responsive teaching can be implemented with the understanding of one foundational principle.
This will set the ground work for you to build upon in your dance classes. Looking through the lens of dance however this principle can be applied in every subject or life in general.
In Episode 2 Kandice will layout a blueprint to build upon immediately and give you inspiration through quotes and movement exploration.
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Dance is circular its give and receive rooted in the people. -Kandice N. Point-Du-Jour
Dance is for everybody. I believe that the dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people. - Alvin Ailey
Does your body hold the matters of your heart? Are you in-tuned with how your body responds? How do you process the events over the last year through movement?
I recently had a weight lifted off of me that I didn't know was there. How long was I holding on to it and how did it effect me
How can you as an artists, educator or dancer explore this for yourself and lead others?
In this 1st episode you will take a journey of self introspection and given inspiration to start the process. This process is easily duplicated and can be used in your classroom or for self exploration. Four steps will be given that you can implement immediately!
Q: Do you need to be a dancer to take this journey.
A: Not at all
Just hit play and join in!
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"From the Heart the Body Speaks" Kandice N. Point-Du-Jour
"Why do I dance? Dance is my medicine. It's the scream which frustration common to all human or color, are 'invisible'. Dance is the fist with which I fight the sickening ignorance of prejudice." -Pearl Primus
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