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Dance Dad With John Corella
As one of the co creators/executive producers of the hit reality show Dance Moms, this podcast will be a safe space to talk about all things Dance. I will have meaningful conversations with guests from the show Dance Moms, as well as discussing the colorful, magical Dance competition world that I grew up competing in and am still a part of teaching and choreographing for. Dancing and being in the film and TV Industry for over 40 years I will be talking with those who who have inspired me and we…
Episodes
- Dance Dad With John Corella
EP 61: Raising Loving Children with Marianne Williamson
John Corella asked Marianne Williamson how to raise fierce girls. She answered with a better question: How do we raise loved and loving children? Her answer…
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EP 60: Dance Momsters: Halloween II Star Gloria Gifford
At 17, Gloria Gifford was told she was too sensitive to be an actor. Years later, she walked away from her executive job at Bloomingdale’s, started classes at…
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EP 59: Before Dance Moms there was Julie's Jazz Pizzazz
Julie Renn spent years telling her students anything was possible. Then the industry hardened her, and the day she talked her own daughter out of an audition…
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EP 58: Dörte Thümmler: Olympian and World Champion — My Survival My Voice
Dörte Thümmler won a world title at 15. She learned what had been done to her body years later. On Dance Dad with John Corella, host John Corella, co-creator…
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EP 57: Men's Gymnastics is So Gay with Andrew Chupp
Andrew Chupp’s Britney Spears mashup went viral, even catching the attention of longtime Britney Spears choreographer Brian Friedman. But the routine also drew…
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EP 56: Dance Moms Star’s Experience With Racism in Dance with Nicaya Wiley
The racism in the dance competition world doesn't always show up as outright hostility. Sometimes racism looks like a studio owner quietly leaving your name…
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EP 55: Countdown to LA28 with Olympic Gold Gymnastics Champion Daniela Silivas
The countdown to LA28 has officially begun, and there's no better way to kick it off than looking back at the gymnast who made history in Seoul. Three-time…
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EP 54: Dear John: Happy 15th Birthday Dance Moms!
Nationals season exposes how dance families handle pressure, pride, and time together. On this episode of Dance Dad with John Corella, host John Corella shares…
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EP 53: The Agent Conversation Every Dance Mom Needs to Hear with Lisa Lindholm
Getting a talent agent is one of the most misunderstood steps in a young dancer's career, and most families are going in blind. John Corella sits down with…
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EP 52: Nothing Scares Men More Than A Feminine Boy Who Dances with Bronson Arrivillaga and his Dance Mom Katlyn
Bronson Arrivillaga is only 10 years old, but he already knows what it means to take up space. He has performed in the Super Bowl halftime show with Bad Bunny…
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EP 51: Pride or Problematic: Is Heated Rivalry Good for Gay Men? | Jake & Kendrick, The JK But Gay Show
Jake and Kendrick came on Dance Dad to talk about Heated Rivalry. They ended up talking about something much harder: what gay men are taught to hide from…
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EP 50: Gen Z Men Redefining Dance with Rahja "King" Fuller
Rahja Fuller did not luck into the Brandy and Monica Tour. He trained for it, prepared for it, and walked into the audition like he belonged there. On Dance…
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EP 49: Season 3 Premiere Episode: When Her Boys Became Men on Stage with My Dance Mom
For anyone raising boys who dance, this Mother’s Day episode will hit home fast. In this season 3 premiere episode of Dance Dad, John Corella sits down with…
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Bonus Episode: How to Win at Dance Competitions: What Alysa Liu Actually Reminded Us
Mental performance coaching is changing how athletes and parents think about success in youth sports. In this bonus episode, John Corella and mental…
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EP 48: How to Audition for Convention Scholarships
Auditions take on a new clarity as John Corella shows how dancers can stay grounded, choose an outfit that supports their presence, rely on their 3 tricks, and…
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EP 47: Holiday Episode with Yvette Walts from Dance Moms, AUDC
Yvette Walts opens up about the pressure tied to Dance Moms fame, the panic attacks that surfaced once episodes aired, and the steady purpose that guides her…
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EP 46: Defying Gravity for 15 Years With Wicked Dance Justin Wirick
Fifteen years in Wicked collide with grief, queer joy and the quiet rituals that keep a performer brave eight shows a week. With part two of the Wicked movie…
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EP 45: The Boy Is Mine Tour Dancer with Charm Spencer
Charm Spencer opens up about tour life - the late nights, the travel, and the mindset that keeps him grounded while performing on The Boy Is Mine Tour with…
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EP 44: 1988 Olympics Womens Gymnastics Team Controversy with Missy Marlowe
When former Olympian Melissa Marlowe talks about the 1988 Olympic controversy and the bronze medal being taken away, she doesn’t just revisit a headline; she…
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EP 43: The Turn Coach Method
What does it take to hit 10 turns with confidence? For Lynnrae Hiers Serra, it comes down to repetition, mechanics, and belief - the same mix that’s helped…
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EP 42: Every Body is a Dancer’s Body with Amanda LaCount
Amanda LaCount proves that plus size dancers belong center stage, sharing how her journey, her advocacy, and the support of Dance Mom Jill are reshaping the…
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EP 41: Xanadu, Olivia Newton-John with Xanadu dancer Cheryl Baxter
Cheryl Baxter’s very first job as a young dancer put her on the set of Xanadu with Olivia Newton-John, Gene Kelly, and Kenny Ortega. What does it feel like to…
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EP 40: Our Damaging Experiences With Conversion Therapy
Trigger Warning: This episode contains conversations about conversion therapy, psychological abuse, and self-harm. We share these stories to raise awareness…
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EP 39: Just Be. Labor Day Episode
Labor Day becomes a reminder that creativity and connection grow stronger when we pause, take breaks, and allow ourselves to just be. John Corella takes this…
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EP 38: Summer Recap: Nationals, Dance Moms and Beyonce
Dance conventions can be magical or a ticking time bomb, and John Corella is here to spill the tea on which is which. This episode isn’t just a summer recap…
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EP 37: Dance Moms Reality Television Director Jimmy Chriss
Dance Moms director Jimmy Chriss shares what really happened behind the scenes, and why protecting kids, honoring joy, and telling the truth still matter in…
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EP 36: Our First Official Dance Dads
Three dance dads pull back the curtain on competitions, parenting in a female-dominated world, and the unexpected friendships that keep them coming back. In…
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EP 35: Finding Her Voice with Dance Moms Star Melissa Gisoni
Melissa Gisoni spent a lot of years trying to do and say the right thing. Then she hit 50 and decided to stop worrying about how others might see her. She…
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EP 34: Broadway Husbands on LGBTQ+ Family Life, Love and Parenting Their Son
Boldness looks different when you’re a gay dad, a former Broadway dancer, and raising a toddler named Maverick in Florida. To kick off Pride Month, John…
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EP 33: Ally! Ally! With Teen Voguer Ally Marc Jacobs and Her Mom (REPLAY)
This episode is a replay of a previous episode of Dance Dad with John Corella. Enjoy! Happy Pride! “I loved how free I was,” reflects Ally Marc Jacobs, a…
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EP 32: Depression and Dancers
This episode includes discussions of depression, suicide, and conversion therapy. Please take care while listening. The content is not intended as providing…
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EP 31: The Power of Intention for Dancers
Overstretching, underrepresentation, and pressure from every direction… What's really happening behind the scenes in competitive dance? John Corella sits down…
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EP 30: Solo Dance Competition Tips
Dance competitions may not come with gold medals, but for many kids and their parents, the pressure feels just as real. In this episode, John Corella opens up…
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EP 29: Out in Hollywood with Mean Girls Star Danny Franzese
Can you be a gay actor, a man of faith, and a bold truth-teller in an industry that often expects you to pick one? This week, John Corella sits down with actor…
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EP 28: Dance Mom Star Quits Instagram. You Should Too.
Instagram is failing kids. What happens when someone decides to walk away? John Corella sits down with Lennon Torres to talk about her decision to quit…
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EP 27: How to Help Our Dance Dads with Brian Recker
Masculinity built on dominance leaves men stuck in a cycle of insecurity and disconnection. John sat down with Brian Recker to unpack the false masculinity…
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EP 26: Defying Gravity for 15 Years With Wicked Dancer Justin Wirick
Fifteen years in Wicked—that’s a lot of shows, a lot of cities, and a lot of memories. Broadway performer Justin Wirick shares how he’s kept the magic alive…
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EP 25: Season 2 Premiere Episode! Election 2024 and God is Non-Binary with Reverend Dawn from Dance Moms
“You would think we would have learned our lesson, but we didn’t,” says Reverend Dawn Check—known to fans of Dance Moms as Minister Dawn—who returns to the…
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Bonus EP 24: Showgirls: Behind the Scenes with Dancer Lindsley Allen
“It was a dream come true,” says Lindsley Allen, dancer, dance educator and creative choreographer about her role in the now-iconic dance film Showgirls…
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EP 23: Hollywood’s Go-To Guy for All Things Voice, David Coury
“When you use your voice, you get closer to the truth,” says today’s guest David Coury, acting coach extraordinaire, whose class, as part of the Howard Fine…
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EP 22: Dance The Vote with the Mayor of West Hollywood, John Erickson
“In a world that tries to beat you down, if you don’t have hope, you don’t have anything and that’s why we fight so hard for the stuff that we love,” says John…
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EP 21: My Dance Dad, John Corella Sr.
“The obstacle is the opportunity,” says the original Dance Dad, John Corella Sr. On today’s episode of Dance Dad, he joins his son, host John Corella, Jr. to…
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EP 20: Good Moments Season 1 on Dance Dad with John Corella
This very special episode of Dance Dad with John Corella is a compilation of just some of the many good moments from Season 1 of the podcast. Throughout this…
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EP 19: Just Be. Labor Day Message
“I really want to encourage everyone to ‘just be.’ That’s kind of been an ongoing theme in this, in my life, and with the podcast.” John delves into the true…
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EP 18: What the Winner of The Voice Has to Say About Dance Competitions and Being a Child Star, Alisan Porter
“Alisan is the definition of a triple threat,” says host John Corella of today’s guest Alisan Porter. Many know her as an actress from hit movies like 1991's…
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EP 17: Olympic Gymnastics Team Member and Olympic Trials Judge Kristie Phillips
“Leave it on the floor. No regrets.” Continuing with Olympic month, host John Corella welcomes Kristie Phillips, 1988 Olympic team member, former national…
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EP 16: 3 Time Olympic Gymnastics Champion Daniela Silivas
“I was born to be a gymnast,” says Daniela Silivas, Olympic gymnastics champion and member of the legendary 1988 Romanian women’s Olympic gymnastics team and…
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EP 15: What Are Dance Competition Judges Looking For? with Judge Brittany Markle
“I want to give them what I wish someone had given me,” says former competitive dancer, choreographer, teacher and mentor, Brittany Markle. Now, as a…
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EP 14: The Word Homosexual Was Put Into the Bible in 1946
“That may be how the Bible reads, but that’s not what the Bible says,” explains award-winning film director and producer Sharon Rocky Roggio of many of the…
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EP 13: Ally! Ally! With Teen Voguer Ally Marc Jacobs and Her Mom
“I loved how free I was,” reflects Ally Marc Jacobs, a transgender teen and emerging star in the worlds of voguing and drag. Inspired by the House of Juicy…
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EP 12: Holiday Message from John Corella
John Corella, co-creator and executive producer of Dance Moms, takes a moment to thank listeners and share some heartfelt reflections. He announces a brief…
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EP 11: Best Acting Teacher in Los Angeles, Howard Fine
“I teach people to be themselves,” says legendary acting coach Howard Fine, founder of Howard Fine Acting Studio and author of the newly revised “Fine on…
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EP 10: Jesus and Reverend Dawn from Dance Moms
Today’s episode of Dance Dad is taking us to church! Reverend Dawn Lynn Check, a Dance Moms “Pre-OG OG,” joins host John Corella to talk about Jesus, the…
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EP 09: Nobody's Angel with Sarah Christine Smith
“It’s about making the audience feel something. What joy are we bringing to the world?” Sarah Christine Smith brought joy to a generation with her dancing…
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EP 08: Dance Competition/Performance Tips - Part Two
“There are still ways to have these children feel safe and in control while under pressure, as long as you teach them to go inward,” says Lisa Mitzel, mental…
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EP 07: Dance Competition/Performance Tips with Lisa Mitzel, Mental Health Coach - Part One
“Emotions mean that you’re human. It’s very normal,” says Lisa Mitzel, mental health coach and author of “Focused and Inspired: Keeping Our Athletes Safe in a…
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EP 06: Why the Podcast with John Corella
“It just kind of happened,” says John Corella about creating the Dance Dad podcast, “Like anything I’ve created that I love, I thought, ‘This will be fun’.”…
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EP 05: Share the Light Sparkle Brighter with Frank Gatson
“I just met the second coming of Michael Jackson,” says Frank Gatson, famed choreographer and Dance Dad to the stars, of meeting Beyonce for the first time in…
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EP 04: Renaissance with Darius Hickman
“You’ve been training your whole life for this moment, don’t doubt yourself now that the moment is here,” Darius Hickman told himself while he was dancing in…
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EP 03: The Dip with Jay Jackson aka Laganja Estranja
Dive into the dazzling world of Jay Jackson, also known as Laganja Estranja, where the art of dance meets the boldness of drag, creating a spectacle of talent…