Guest: Alex Sheppard
Dance Professor & Movement Facilitator
In Episode 5, we talk with Alex about good and bad auditions, self love, viewing dancers as athletes, how dancers can ask more questions and make mistakes, how we are hard on other dancers and how dance is subjective (and how that can actually let us off the hook).
This episode is a FULL one. It's a little longer than our other interviews so far because Alex's son, Finley, was present for the first half. We ended up extending our conversation a bit once Alex was able to get childcare during the interview so we kept our discussion going as it was so rich and we were all getting so much from it.
Alex (she / her) started dancing at Modesto Junior College where she fell in love with dance. After graduating from San Jose State with her BFA in dance she moved to New York to pursue her professional dance career. She set out to NYC with a plan to be there for 2 years (max)…almost 8 years later she moved back to California. During her time in NYC, Alex had the pleasure of dancing with many talented artists; Mike Esperanza, Jana Hicks, Marijke Eliasberg, Alison Chase, and Omri Drumlevich to name a few. She now lives in Oakland with her husband, fur babies and human baby; Finley. When Alex is not in the dance studio or at home she is teaching Yoga, Pilates or various other classes that involve moving the body.
Follow & Learn More:
IG: @dancinggingeralex
Website: https://www.dancingginger.com/
Podcast IG: @husbandandwifetalk
Podcast Website: https://www.husbandandwifetalk.com/
Additional Resources:
Thesis Info:
Gibney Dance:
https://gibneydance.org/
M.O.V.E. with Eileen + Amy is a Kaia Evolutions Podcast.
New episodes air on Mondays.
To learn more about Eileen + Amy, be sure to follow them on instagram @ekielty + @amyreah. For more information about Kaia Evolutions, a culmination of Eileen's life's work and a love letter to her sister, Katie, who died by suicide in 2019 - visit https://www.kaiaevolutions.com/ or follow on instagram at @kaia.evolutions
If you want to share part of your dancer / movement artist journey with us, email us at info@kaiaevolutions.com
Thank you for moving with us.
-Eileen + Amy
*If you or anyone you know is in need of support, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800.273.8255 OR text 988. You are not alone.
Guest: Alex Sheppard
Dance Professor & Movement Facilitator
In Episode 5, we talk with Alex about good and bad auditions, self love, viewing dancers as athletes, how dancers can ask more questions and make mistakes, how we are hard on other dancers and how dance is subjective (and how that can actually let us off the hook).
This episode is a FULL one. It's a little longer than our other interviews so far because Alex's son, Finley, was present for the first half. We ended up extending our conversation a bit once Alex was able to get childcare during the interview so we kept our discussion going as it was so rich and we were all getting so much from it.
Alex (she / her) started dancing at Modesto Junior College where she fell in love with dance. After graduating from San Jose State with her BFA in dance she moved to New York to pursue her professional dance career. She set out to NYC with a plan to be there for 2 years (max)…almost 8 years later she moved back to California. During her time in NYC, Alex had the pleasure of dancing with many talented artists; Mike Esperanza, Jana Hicks, Marijke Eliasberg, Alison Chase, and Omri Drumlevich to name a few. She now lives in Oakland with her husband, fur babies and human baby; Finley. When Alex is not in the dance studio or at home she is teaching Yoga, Pilates or various other classes that involve moving the body.
Follow & Learn More:
IG: @dancinggingeralex
Website: https://www.dancingginger.com/
Podcast IG: @husbandandwifetalk
Podcast Website: https://www.husbandandwifetalk.com/
Additional Resources:
Thesis Info:
Gibney Dance:
https://gibneydance.org/
M.O.V.E. with Eileen + Amy is a Kaia Evolutions Podcast.
New episodes air on Mondays.
To learn more about Eileen + Amy, be sure to follow them on instagram @ekielty + @amyreah. For more information about Kaia Evolutions, a culmination of Eileen's life's work and a love letter to her sister, Katie, who died by suicide in 2019 - visit https://www.kaiaevolutions.com/ or follow on instagram at @kaia.evolutions
If you want to share part of your dancer / movement artist journey with us, email us at info@kaiaevolutions.com
Thank you for moving with us.
-Eileen + Amy
*If you or anyone you know is in need of support, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800.273.8255 OR text 988. You are not alone.