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Steele My Story with Alexa SteeleFighting Moana at the Oscars with Trap’s Keanu UchidaWelcome back to ‘Steele My Story’! This week, we have the incredibly talented dancer Keanu Uchida joining us. Keanu dazzled us with his performance in ‘Dancer: The Musical’ and recently appeared in M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap.’
Keanu shares two captivating stories: one about a trip to Peru that took a surprising turn, and another about his experience dancing at the Oscars. One story is true, and the other is a clever fabrication. Can Alexa and Ian guess which is which?
From a potential scam in Peru to the backstage drama at the Oscars, Keanu’s stories are fi...
2024-09-2445 min
Making The Impact - A Dance Competition PodcastA Conversation About Abuse in the Dance IndustryGuests - Nicole Perry and Keanu UchidaHosted By - Courtney Ortiz and Lesley MealorIn Episode 160 of Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast, intimacy director and dance educator Nicole Perry and NEAMA co-founder and advocate for awareness of sexual abuse in the dance industry, Keanu Uchida, sit down for a candid conversation about improper behavior, unfair power dynamics, and abuse in the dance industry. *While we do not discuss any graphic details pertaining to sexual abuse in this episode, please take care when listening and preview this e...
2023-11-091h 08
Turn Out RadioEducation, advocacy, and the mission of NEAMAOn this episode, Host Nicole Inica Hamilton sits down with Keanu Uchida and Leslie Scott Zanovitch to discuss the newly launched NEAMA (Non profit Education and Advocacy for the Movement Arts.) An organization whose mission is to support transformative change toward safer practices in the movement arts.****This broadcast contains sensitive information and discussion regarding abuse. Listener discretion is advised. For questions related to this episode, please contact Turn Out Radio at turnoutradio@ciut.fm. For support and more information regarding the shares in this broadcast from the featured guests, visit www.neamacares.org.● ● ● ● ● ● Thank...
2022-10-2659 min
This MattersBreaking the silence: Dancers accuse choreographers of sexual harassment and groomingGuest: Star journalist Morgan Bocknek and Keanu Uchida, professional dancer An exclusive Star investigation has found allegations of widespread sexual harassment and predatory behaviour by Break the Floor (a big part of the dance community of North America) coaches over their younger students. Eight former staff and students allege BTF employees, famous in the dance world, initiated sexual conversations, propositioned them for sex, sent them nude photos, sexually harassed them at work or engaged in sexual relationships with them. Break the Floor CEO Gil Stroming did not respond to specific questions, though told the Star...
2021-10-2112 min