272. DANCE + DANIEL “CLOUD” CAMPOS: Breathing Life Into Your Work

July 01, 2026 6:00am 53 min

This is DANCE + DANIEL “CLOUD” CAMPOS Most people find one creative medium and stay. Cloud Campos found dance — then learned stop-motion, animation, PLUS directing because he refused to let a story outrun his tools. He j...

271. DANCE + REBRANDING: Know When to Pivot

June 24, 2026 6:00am 24 min

This is DANCE + REBRANDING. This episode is a masterclass in when and HOW to pivot using our very own podcast as the case study. I'm telling you why, why NOW, and HOW I moved from “Words That Move Me” to DANCE +  Here’s ...

270. Bret Easterling: In J.O.D. We Trust

June 10, 2026 6:00am 58 min

Bret Easterling has spent his entire life (even pre-birth!) dancing, and his entire career building worlds on stage, on screen, and inside the communities that make dance possible. A producer, Juilliard-trained and award...

269: Tali: Representation, Range, and the Right Job for You

May 27, 2026 6:00am 54 min

Tali has spent 20+ years at every level of the dance world, with credits ranging from Rihanna and P!nk to the West End production of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. She joined me this week to talk about what it rea...

268.Karen Chuang: Follow the Spark

May 13, 2026 6:00am 58 min

Karen Chuang is a dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in Los Angeles who has toured with Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Kanye West, taught across nine countries, and built a career that moves fluidly between ...

267. Jackie Sleight: Your Favorite Dance Teachers’ Favorite Dance Teacher

May 06, 2026 6:00am 47 min

Jackie Sleight is a choreographer, founder of LA Dance Magic, and founder and co-director of LA Jazz Company, and an example of what happens when a woman decides NOT TO STOP! Spoiler: Your favorite dance teachers’ favori...

266. WEED OH NO! The Making of The Seaweed Sisters’ first LIVE SHOW!

April 15, 2026 10:05am 1:00

WEED OH NO! The Seaweed Sisters' first-ever live show, premiering this June at the Los Angeles Theater Center with @latinotheaterco. TICKETS ARE ON SALE HERE  This week, special guest host Emily Wanserski — executive pro...

265.Marissa Labog: The Art of Hitting the Ground

April 01, 2026 6:00am 54 min

This is my episode on what happens when someone makes falling off buildings look like an art form. Marissa Labog is a dancer, stunt performer, filmmaker, and mom, and she joined me this week to talk about something I did...

264. The Feeling That Feels Like the End

March 25, 2026 6:00am 23 min

This is my episode on the pattern that lives between your worst feeling and your best one. I'm going solo this week to talk about something I discovered mid-move — four steps up a staircase, a king-size mattress, and a f...

263. Jamal Sims & Will Bell: Titles and Credit for Choreography Teams

March 18, 2026 6:00am 1:02

This is my episode on Credits, Collaboration, and the Industry Conversations We've Been Waiting to Have I sit down with choreographer Jamal Sims and associate choreographer Will Bell to talk about what it actually looks ...

262. Offset Med: The Collaborative Approach to Getting Better

March 11, 2026 6:00am 47 min

This is my episode on Healing, Collaboration, and the Care You Didn't Know You Were Missing In this episode, I sit down with the team at Offset Med, the referral-only practice that's quietly taking care of some of the ha...

261. The Confidence Episode

March 04, 2026 6:00am 21 min

This is my episode on Confidence and what’s keeping you from feeling it! In this solo episode, Dana (movement director, artist developer, and your unofficial confidence coach) breaks down the one thing her students, pop ...

260. Paul Turner: Reality (TV) is My Life

February 25, 2026 6:00am 51 min

This is Paul Turner on Feedback, Family, and Finding Your People in Unfamiliar Territory In this episode, Performer, Reality Star, “Production Fairy” and Producer, Paul Turner, shares his perspective on compassion, impro...

259. Celebrating FIVE years of WTMM!

December 22, 2025 6:00am 1:00

Celebrate FIVE years of Words That Move Me with Producer & Host, Dana Wilson, joined by Executive Assistant & Editor Riley Higgins!    This episode is a wild ride including: Friends drinking adult hot cocoa A trip down ...

258. When Are You The Most Yourself? Our 2025 Question of the Year!

December 17, 2025 6:00am 45 min

257. Sienna Lyons: Strength,Sensuality, Specialization

December 10, 2025 6:00am 53 min

This is Sienna Lyons on Sensuality, Specialization, and the Strength to Sustain   In this episode, Choreographer, Educator, and Dancer Sienna Lyons shares her perspective on power, versatility, and longevity in an indust...

256. Tracy Phillips: Humility, Hollywood, and The Roosevelt Hotel

December 03, 2025 6:00am 58 min

255. Notes on Leadership for Leaders with Dr. Arnel Calvario Ripkens

November 26, 2025 6:00am 50 min

This is Dr. Arnel Calvario Ripkens on conscious leadership, cultural stewardship, and the dance program that says “yes” when others say “no”. In this episode, dancer, leader, and Doctor of Occupational Therapy Arnel Calv...

254. Will Johnston: Originality, Influence and the Proofread Process

November 19, 2025 6:00am 53 min

This is Will Johnston on new projects, originality, and the moment in a lunge that changed everything. In this episode, choreographer and director Will Johnston discusses his creative process, artistic influence, and the...

253. Coming Full Circle with Keone Madrid & The Full Circle Boys

November 12, 2025 6:00am 1:06

This is The Full Circle Boys & Keone Madrid on evolution, trust, and what becomes possible when creative roles shift. In this episode, The Full Circle Boys and choreographer Keone Madrid discuss their collaboration journ...