Athlete Voices

Devin Mallory is a UCLA Alum, graduating in 2021 with a BA in Worlds Arts and Cultures, Dance and a Minor in Food Studies. During his years in College, Mallory also was the first male on UCLA’s Dance Team and was a co-captain his Senior Year. He is now currently in a full time position with the Las Vegas Raiders as a Coordinator/Lead Instructor for Raiderettes The Studio. Connect with Devin: @devinmallory --- Stay connected with Athlete Voices! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@athletevoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://athletevoices.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteVoicesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast directly HERE! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/athletevoices/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Born and raised in New Zealand, Sarah Nolan competed on the small but competitive Ballroom and Latin scene throughout New Zealand and Australia. After receiving many national titles throughout all age divisions, she also made appearances on morning children’s shows and  the 2nd season of New Zealand’s Got Talent. Sarah then moved to London at age 19 to continue to work with the top dance teachers in the world, and after two years she moved to the United States. She met her professional dance partner,  Nikolai Tarasov, at Blackpool Dance Festival, and they now both call Los Angeles home. Sarah and Nikolai compete and perform at the highest level and  represent California all over the United States. Within the first three years of dancing together, they became three-time national finalists in the USA in the amateur division, and are now competing in the professional division, they are amongst the top 6 couples in America. Connect with Sarah: @sareynolan

Opal Kale is a pole dancer and spin pole enthusiast who draws inspiration from ethereal music and fluid movement. Her pole journey began over a decade ago when she stumbled into a pole studio in Berkeley with zero experience in movement and never looked back. She believes pole dance can be an incredible outlet for creativity, combining flexibility, strength, dance, and artistic expression. In addition to that, she's been crosstraining in contortion and hand balancing for over 5 years, with the goal of becoming a more well-rounded athlete. Opal is also certified by the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) in group fitness training and currently teaches at VRV3 Studios in San Francisco. Connect with Opal: @opal.pole --- Stay connected with Athlete Voices! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@athletevoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://athletevoices.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteVoicesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast directly HERE! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/athletevoices/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Eryn Bartz grew up dancing and performing in musical theatre. She moved to New York in 2022 to continue her musical theatre career and attended the Institute for American Musical Theater! After graduating, she continued her dance training at Broadway Dance Center and Steps On Broadway. You can currently find her on Jimmy Fallons Tonightmares as a swing. Eryn also participates in modeling campaigns, and she will soon to be featured in the film, Happy Gilmore 2. Connect with Eryn: @erynbartz --- Stay connected with Athlete Voices! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@athletevoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://athletevoices.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteVoicesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast directly HERE! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/athletevoices/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kristine Cannon is an aerialist and aerial coach located in San Francisco, balancing this passion and practice while being the Quality Improvement Director of 2 children’s hospitals. Kristine grew up dancing, but didn’t find aerial arts until the age of 30. Over a decade later, she is still thriving in her aerial practice and enjoys teaching aerial to adults and seeing them unlock new skills that they never thought imaginable. Connect with Kristine: @aerialkcannon --- Stay connected with Athlete Voices! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@athletevoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://athletevoices.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteVoicesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast directly HERE! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/athletevoices/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Dave Lease is the host and co-creator of The Skating Lesson. Launched in 2013, TSL provides figure skating news, analysis, technique and interviews with many of the world’s top figure skaters, choreographers, coaches and journalists. Dave is a leading critic of subjectively-judged sports and has studied under several of the sport’s leading experts. The platform has achieved more than 35 million views on YouTube and 400,000 followers on Facebook. Connect with Dave: @theskatinglesson --- Stay connected with Athlete Voices! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@athletevoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://athletevoices.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteVoicesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast directly HERE! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/athletevoices/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Yarden Sharon is an Israeli dancer and choreographer currently based in New York. Her dance journey began with a strong love of Irish dance, and she spent 8 years working as an ensemble member and as the lead female dancer in a professional Irish Dance company, while simultaneously diving into the worlds of contemporary, popping, hip hop, musical theater, jazz, ballet and more.   Yarden has choreographed and self-produced multiple dance film projects, set work for competitions, and showcased several solo performances as part of Untamed Dance Crew. She completed Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester in 2023. Since then, Yarden has been performing, creating, teaching and assisting choreographers.  Recently, she had her choreographic debut in New York, showcasing her work on stages such as the Music Hall of Williamsburg as a part of Sybarite - Love Is Love, and on the renowned stage of the Young Choreographers Festival (YCF) at Symphony Space.  Connect with Yarden: @yardensharon1 --- Stay connected with Athlete Voices! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@athletevoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://athletevoices.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteVoicesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast directly HERE! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/athletevoices/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hailing from the SF Bay Area, Ann is an actor, singer, and dancer with a specialty in musical theatre. From the age of 7, she’s trained in a variety of dance styles including (but not limited to): jazz, ballet, contemporary, hip hop, and tap. She’s also trained in musical theatre, classic, and contemporary vocal styles. Select musical theatre credits include: Vanessa in In the Heights, Lori (Larry) in A Chorus Line, and Fritzie in Cabaret. She is a proud graduate of Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. in Dance and minor in Theatre Arts. Ann will pursue her Broadway dreams when moving to New York this coming fall! Connect with Ann: @warque.af --- Stay connected with Athlete Voices! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@athletevoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://athletevoices.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteVoicesPodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast directly HERE! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/athletevoices/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Megan Posas has an extensive background in performing arts: from years of gymnastics and cheerleading, to yoga, and dance, she eventually fell into the discipline of Mongolian contortion while living in San Francisco. Since entering the circus scene, she has performed duo contortion as well as solo acts for cabarets, dinner shows, private events, and circus shows around California, the Hawaiian islands, and abroad. Contortion has become an important part of her lifestyle and wellbeing. Megan considers it a great privilege to share this beautiful performance art through teaching and performing.  Connect with Megan: @lil_maymay__ --- Stay connected with Athlete Voices! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@athletevoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://athletevoices.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteVoicesPodcast⁠⁠⁠ Support the podcast directly HERE! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/athletevoices/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Christian Solares is a professional ballroom dancer, instructor, coach, and Pro/Am competitor based in the Bay Area. He has been dancing since 2006, competing in amateur and professional fields. Christian teaches all four major ballroom dance styles. By not specializing in any particular style, he has a well-rounded repertoire in ballroom dance. Christian pairs technical and biomechanical principles with nurturing his students' individualism, providing them with education and guidance to unlock their personal expression. Connect with Christian: @christiandsolares --- Stay connected with Athlete Voices! Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@athletevoices⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://athletevoices.net/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@AthleteVoicesPodcast⁠⁠ Support the podcast directly HERE! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/athletevoices/support⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠