Sia Dancing

Celeste’s story is an international one, allowing us to meet at Herräng Dance Camp. In this conversation, she opens up about how dance became her therapy, the patterns she notices in different dance communities, and why lighting can completely change the way we move. From belly dance to tango to Lindy Hop, her journey is full of rhythm, resilience, and unexpected turns.Subscribe & ReviewFollow the podcast and leave a review to help me grow 🌟Share Your ThoughtsTag me on Instagram @SiaDancing and tell me your favorite moment from this episode 💃Join the ConversationWhat is a dream that you would like to see come true? ✨#SiaDancing #DanceStories #SocialDanceCulture #Herräng #SocialDancing

Darold Alexander is from New Orleans, Louisiana, and we have met at Herräng.He is a MC and a frontman for a few bands & a very prominent person of Herräng 2024, as you might recall.We talked about dance as escape (from responsibilities, work, dealing with people), about ageism on the dance floor and about drinking a lot on the dancefloor.Enjoy and keep the city dancing!

The first episode of the new season of acityforyou. For the upcoming episodes we will be talking about dance in the city!In this episode #138 we will be exploring BLUES and how this dance is experienced in different cities, partilucarly in Helsinki, where the episode was recorded.Enjoy and keep your city dancing.

We have met with Anastasia Karachristou at Herräng, where we were both volunteering and, of course, dancing. So this episode is with a very sleep deprived version of Anastasia. She is a music teacher and she plays in the children's theatre in Athens. She has been dancing lindy hop and solo jazz for the past 8 years.We talked about:💡 Athens being alive until very late💡 Herräng as a camp that people from the city made💡 Porto being very atmospherical, like the Gotham city💡 Light changing the theatrical experience🌏 Thanks for your attention❶ Help my project grow - give me a review on Apple podcasts / rate the show on Spotify❷ Follow on Instagram and Facebook - search @aCityForYou

Lizaveta was born and raised in Belarus, and lived in different European cities in the past years. She is a mathematician and a blues dancer. We have met at the Stockholm Blues Festival and recorded the episode right there.We talked about:💡 The difference in feeling when going home from a late dance class💡 Recognising people's faces adding to a feeling of safety💡 Different aspects of Berlin💡Zürich making use of the surroundings when choosing artificial lighting& much more🌏 Thanks for your attention❶ Help my project grow - give me a review on Apple podcasts / rate the show on Spotify❷ Follow on Instagram and Facebook - search @ACityForYou

Angela is originally from Peru, and she moved to Sweden 2 years ago. A criminal lawyer by profession, working currently as a team leader. She considers herself a traveller, she has visited more than 20 countries and islands, the longest trip being 6 months in India. As well as other things, we have talked about: 💡 Utter Pradesh in India as a lovely place to photograph 💡 Differences within Peru - from jungle to Miraflores 💡 Connection to Cusco and the “Sacred Valley” 💡 Lighting of the Pyramids in Mexico 💡 One month festival in the middle of the dessert, Kumbha Mela 🌏 Did you enjoy the episode? ❶ Help my project grow - give me a review on Apple podcasts / rate the show on Spotify ❷ Follow on Instagram and Facebook - search @ACityForYou ❸ Keep the discussion going

Yusuf Hussein is 21 years old, born and raised in Järva, Rinkeby. He is a person of many interest - a filmmaker, a director, a poet, an engineer student, and an executive director of a creative platform “Rise and Shoot”. We met at an event in Kista, organised by The Kloud and light artist Jonas Johansson half a year ago - and here we go, talking about cities! We touched upon: 💡 Competing in a poetry slam 💡 Creative platform Rise and Shoot 💡 Light as a source of creativity and inspiration 💡 View from the Fotografiska museum Links to the projects we have mentioned: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rise-and-shoot/ https://www.fotografiska.com/sto/ http://thekloud.se

Poppy works as a lighting designer in London. She grew up in a small village near Wales, Ewyas Harold. We met while studying at UWE Bristol and we were even sharing a flat for one year. So imagine how happy we were to meet one another again after those years! We talked about: 💡Coming together in a village pub after a working day 💡Bristol as a sociable city, easy to integrate into 💡Bustling and lonely London 💡Feeling taken in by a local in Italian cities, accepted and embraced & more 🌏 Did you enjoy the episode? ❶ Help my project grow - give me a review on Apple podcasts / rate the show on Spotify ❷ Follow on Instagram and Facebook - search @ACityForYou ❸ Keep the discussion going

The episode was recorded in Tel Aviv, during my short stay there. Jane was born in a small Russian town, then has been studying in Ufa, after which she moved to Shenzhen, China. During the pandemic she moved to Pardesiya, Israel. She likes to catch the moments and notice details, which became a big part of our discussion. We talked about: 💡 Falling in love with Shenzhen, “city of the future” 💡 Different architecture within Tel Aviv 💡 Details in the city of Jerusalem, keeping the story within 🌏 Did you enjoy the episode?  ❶ Help my project grow - give me a review on Apple podcasts / rate the show on Spotify  ❷ Follow on Instagram and Facebook - search @ACityForYou  ❸ Keep the discussion going

We know each other with Katerina since early childhood and until we both moved to study in the UK, we had only been meeting in Cyprus, once a year. And now, during my short visit to Cyprus, we meet again! Katerina was born and raised in Cyprus, while her mom is Russian. For the past 6 years she has been living abroad - studying and working in the UK. Now she is living in Dublin, Ireland. She is fascinated by Russian literature. In her free time she loves walking around galleries and museums, observing people. Some of the points we have touched upon: 💡 City as a network, an atmosphere 💡 Walking around cities as a process to pay attention to 💡 Moving through the city at day and night as two different experiences 🌏 Did you enjoy the episode? ❶ Help my project grow - give me a review on Apple podcasts / rate the show on Spotify ❷ Follow on Instagram and Facebook - search @ACityForYou ❸ Keep the discussion going