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Welcome to Dance Real;a podcast that pulls back the curtain on the dance industry to explore what really goes on behind the scenes. I’m your host, Kate Histon, former dancer, teacher and studio owner to now mindset and leadership coach as well as international adjudicator.
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Season 5 Finale: Where Dance Real Goes Next (opens the original)
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Season 5 of The Dance Real Podcast comes to a close. In this short final episode, Kate Histon reflects on the conversations that shaped Season 5 and looks ahead to what may be coming in Season 6. This episode is being released one week before Kate presents her workshop, "Trauma-Informed Leadership in Competitive Dance Training Environments", at the International Association for Dance Medicine & Science (IADMS) conference. Kate shares a little about the focus of the workshop and asks listeners wh
Why Early Specialisation Doesn't Guarantee Success in Ballet with Dr. Kaitlin Hague (opens the original)
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Season 5: Ep:11 Does starting ballet at a very young age really increase the chances of becoming a professional dancer? In this episode of the Dance Real Podcast, Kate Histon is joined by dance educator, researcher and studio owner Dr. Kaitlin Hague to explore what current research tells us about talent identification, early specialisation and long-term dancer development. Drawing on her doctoral research, Dr. Hague explains why early success does not always predict future success, how healthy s
Building Better Dancers, Not Bigger Tricks with Ryen Ryals (opens the original)
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Season 5 Ep:10 Where is dance heading? In this episode of The Dance Real Podcast, Kate Histon is joined by former dancer and studio owner, adjudicator, and Performing Arts High School Director, Ryen Ryals, for a thoughtful conversation about the future of dance education. Together they explore the growing pressure created by social media, the rise of trick-focused training, and why strong technical foundations, healthy studio culture, and emotionally intelligent teaching matter more than ever. T
Understanding Mindset For Dancers (opens the original)
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Season 5: Ep:09 In this solo episode of the Dance Real Podcast, Kate explores the deeper psychological structure behind a dancer’s mindset and why confidence, anxiety, pressure, and self-doubt are often far more complex than they appear on the surface. Rather than approaching mindset as “positive thinking,” this episode examines how dancers continuously interpret experiences, assign meaning, form beliefs, and slowly build identity through those repeated interpretations. Kate unpacks the internal
Competition Culture, Leadership & Building a Dance Legacy | Dimitri Covent (opens the original)
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Season 5 Ep:08 What does it take to build a lasting dance community across generations, cultures, and competitive environments? In this episode of Dance Real Podcast, Kate sits down with Belgian dance educator, choreographer, studio owner, competition organiser, and international judge Dimitri Covent. Together, they explore the realities of leading a family-run dance studio, the evolving culture of international dance competitions, and the responsibility teachers carry in shaping both dancers an
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