# THE BACKGROUND DANCER

> The platform sheds light on critical aspects underpinning the dance and performing arts industry through topics ranging from management, entrepreneurship, education, technology, fashion, choreography, politics, interdisciplinarity, media and wellness. Host Jason Yap details fascinating and useful information to help deepen your knowledge of all things offstage, while exploring and preparing together for a post-performance career. Listen in for a bi-weekly …

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## Site

- [Homepage](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/)
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## Recent episodes

- [Finale: My Final Cast](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/finale-my-final-cast/): published 2026-05-01 — [transcript](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/finale-my-final-cast/transcript.txt)

- [Finale: Season 3 Review](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/finale-season-3-review/): published 2026-04-29 — [transcript](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/finale-season-3-review/transcript.txt)

- [The Tao of Movement | Zuna Vesan Kozánková](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/the-tao-of-movement-zuna-vesan-kozankova/): published 2026-04-24 — [transcript](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/the-tao-of-movement-zuna-vesan-kozankova/transcript.txt)

- [Dance's Last Slalom | J-Cast](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/dances-last-slalom-j-cast/): published 2025-11-23

- [Performing towards Performance Arts | VestAndPage](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/performing-towards-performance-arts-vestandpage/): published 2025-11-16

- [Business with the Brainy Ballerina | Caitlin Sloan](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/business-with-the-brainy-ballerina-caitlin-sloan/): published 2025-11-09

- [Conversation with a Dance Counsellor | Terry Hyde](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/conversation-with-a-dance-counsellor-terry-hyde/): published 2025-11-02

- [Communing Dance in Skool | Lauren Ashlee Messina](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/communing-dance-in-skool-lauren-ashlee-messina/): published 2025-10-26

- [Podcast Killed the Radio Star | Sharmilla Ganesan](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/podcast-killed-the-radio-star-sharmilla-ganesan/): published 2025-10-19

- [Putting My Heels Down | Kara Tatelbaum](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/putting-my-heels-down-kara-tatelbaum/): published 2025-10-12

- [Contexting Education Policy & Reform | Angela Pickard](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/contexting-education-policy-reform-angela-pickard/): published 2025-10-05

- [Anatomy of Choice | Alexandra Beller](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/anatomy-of-choice-alexandra-beller/): published 2025-09-28

- [A Depth Within | Winston Reynolds](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/a-depth-within-winston-reynolds/): published 2025-09-21

- [Growing Older, Dancing Deeper | Sharon Brach](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/growing-older-dancing-deeper-sharon-brach/): published 2025-09-14

- [Choreographing Your Dance Career | Janaea Rose Lyn](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/choreographing-your-dance-career-janaea-rose-lyn/): published 2025-09-07

- [Finale: Season 2 Review Part 2](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/finale-season-2-review-part-2/): published 2025-02-09

- [Finale: Season 2 Review Part I](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/finale-season-2-review-part-i/): published 2025-02-02

- [Dance of International Relations | Urmimala Sarkar Munsi](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/dance-of-international-relations-urmimala-sarkar-munsi/): published 2025-01-19

- [Access to AXIS | Nadia Adame](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/access-to-axis-nadia-adame/): published 2025-01-05

- [Palette of the Modern Impresario | Paul Seaquist](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/palette-of-the-modern-impresario-paul-seaquist/): published 2024-12-22

- [Talking Circus with CircusTalk | Stacy Clark](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/talking-circus-with-circustalk-stacy-clark/): published 2024-12-08

- [Accelerating the Dance Creative | Carole Edrich](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/accelerating-the-dance-creative-carole-edrich/): published 2024-11-24

- [Inside Industry Auditions | Danny Hindmarsh](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/inside-industry-auditions-danny-hindmarsh/): published 2024-11-10

- [Transforming the Dance Teacher | Olivia Mode-Cater](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/transforming-the-dance-teacher-olivia-mode-cater/): published 2024-10-21

- [Pioneering Dance as Technique | Anouk van Dijk](https://www.backgrounddancer.com/pioneering-dance-as-technique-anouk-van-dijk/): published 2024-10-06

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