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Radical EmbodimentEmbodied Expression: A Journey Through Dance with Tracee KaferStep into the world of movement and self-discovery with our guest, Tracee Kafer, as she shares her lifelong love affair with dance and the transformative power of Finding Your Freestyle® (FYF). With over 30 years of classical and contemporary dance training, Tracee founded FYF in 2012—an immersive movement and lifestyle platform that celebrates freedom in expression, creativity, and community.
Join us as Tracee delves into the essence of embodiment, defining it as the tangible and felt expression of being human. In this insightful conversation, we explore the profound impact of nonlinear movement on fostering acceptance and embracing freestyle exp...2023-12-2148 min
The Moonlit Path PodcastThe Family Constellations series : Fans of the Field, with Tracee Kafer🧶In this episode, Tracee Kafer and I discuss our love for family constellations and the changes the practice has brought in our lives, as well as our direct experience of it, both as participants and facilitators.Tracee is opening a 3 months program about gestures where she will combine movement with the systemic approach, you can find more about it here : https://www.findingyourfreestyle.com/tellIf you have no idea what constellations are, I recommend listening to S1 Ep5: Family mythology, t...2023-05-141h 03
Behind the Movement#95 - Tracee KaferDance was a first love for Tracee Kafer, who began at 3 and went on to journey through well over 30 years of training and experience in classical and contemporary genres. She’s moved though these landscapes of student, performer, nationally-ranked competitor, world-traveling teacher, NY-based choreographer, and in the last decade alone shifted passionately and purposefully to the realms of the explorer; practicing and facilitating her own ever-evolving freestyle movement methods to become untethered from genre, style, convention, and apparatus. She believes that if you can move, you can dance, and in honoring that process as a life practice, you can li...2022-04-271h 25
The Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferMovement with Marlo FiskenCHAT ABOUT MOVEMENT w/ MARLOCreator of Flow Movement, pole dance innovator, and advocate for accessible and playful movement of all kinds. Her Flow Movement approach invites all people to move with imagination, sensuality, and sensitivity and to become more comfortable being on and playing with the floor. TFAPThe Freestyle Approach Podcast, with Tracee Kafer of Finding Your Freestyle, hosts spontaneous conversations on topics surrounding movement, creativity, mindfulness, and self-expression, with folks doing their thing in their own way.TFAP covers a variety of tangential threads that pull on the art of the "freestyle", and the way we can access more...2021-11-2952 min
The Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferHorizontal Learning(This audio track was original a video made for Instagram, follow me over at @traceekafer!) In this episode I wax on the power of HORIZONTAL learning.The Freestyle Approach Podcast gives voice to the magic of spontaneous conversation, on topics surrounding movement, life, creativity, and self-expression with folks doing their thing in their own way.2021-04-2704 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferWhat The Beach Gave MeIn this episode I share what comes up from my week on an empty beach.The Freestyle Approach Podcast gives voice to the magic of spontaneous conversation, on topics surrounding movement, life, creativity, and self-expression with folks doing their thing in their own way.2021-04-2709 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferSolo Episode on the State of JOY(There are a few spots of this track where I lost connection, apologies for the dropped audio!) In this episode I go on a solo spontaneous dialogue on JOY in this early Spring.The Freestyle Approach Podcast gives voice to the magic of spontaneous conversation, on topics surrounding movement, life, creativity, and self-expression with folks doing their thing in their own way.2021-04-0615 min
The Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferDefrosting with Vanessa MarquezThis episode is an interview-chat-deepdive with Vanessa Marquez, an alignment and sensuality coach who found pole dancing in 2016. In this episode we cover many subjects surrounding the experience of Winter in the body, and in life.The Freestyle Approach Podcast gives voice to the magic of spontaneous conversation, on topics surrounding movement, life, creativity, and self-expression with folks doing their thing in their own way.2021-03-1949 min
The Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferThe Inner World of a "Baby" Pole Dancer with Caroline DanaThis episode is an interview-slash-chat with Caroline Dana, a pole dancer who began pole dancing in 2019. In this episode we cover many subjects surrounding the experience of a "newish" pole dancer entering their journey in the current landscape.The Freestyle Approach Podcast is back with spontaneous conversations on topics surrounding movement, life, creativity, and self-expression with folks doing their thing in their own way.2021-01-2258 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferCouch Convo with Tracee & Laure on Inspiration CultureThe Freestyle Approach Podcast is back (!!!!) with spontaneous conversations on topics surrounding movement, life, creativity, and self-expression with folks doing their thing in their own way.This episode is a couch convo with Laure Porché and Tracee Kafer, discussing social media and internalizing influencer culture. We have a deep dive workshop series starting next week which catalyzed this conversation. More info here:https://findingyourfreestyle.square.site/product/-1-14-1-21-moving-beyond-the-caption-a-fyf-online-workshop-series/87?cs=true2021-01-0632 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferMarch 2020 Movement Energy ReadingFor our MARCH monthly energy reading, I wanted to offer some positioning, and embodiment “advice” in case it was helpful to you. This was originally posted as a video.You are not alone if it doesn’t feel “business as usual” in your body or practice.Shout out to Dr. Jess Linick for her knowledgeable influence in many of these topics and tips.2020-03-2308 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferFebruary 2020 MOVT. ENERGY Reading - ANNOYANCE, CONSISTENCY & RESTThese episodes are originally posted as videos on YouTube, and converted to an audio recording. Video can be found at: youtube.com/findingyourfreestyleHere is our February 2020 Movement Energy Reading!These readings offer monthly support for the movers that FYF connects with; in the form of advice, practical suggestions, and intuitive commentary on movement-focused energies that I intuitively felt coming up for the current month. As always with any reading this is simply offered up to catalyze your OWN process of contemplation, confirmation, and self-direction... so take what resonates and let the rest REST! THIS MONTH:- ENGAGE WITH YOUR ANNOYANCE...2020-02-1217 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEnd of Year Movement Reading - Clarity, Containment, & Creating MomentumBe advised, these are originally posted as videos on YouTube, and converted to an audio recording. Video can be found at: youtube.com/findingyourfreestyleHere is our in-between DECADES Movement Energy Reading!Since August, I've begun to offer monthly support for the movers that FYF connects with; in the form of advice, practical suggestions, and intuitive commentary on movement-focused energies that I intuitively felt coming up for the current month. As always with any reading this is simply offered up to catalyze your OWN process of contemplation, confirmation, and self-direction... so take what resonates and let the rest REST! THIS MONTH...2019-12-3119 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferNovember 2019 Movement Reading - Play & ForgivenessHere is NOVEMBER's Movement Reading! Be advised, these are originally posted as videos on YouTube, and converted to an audio recording. Video can be found at: https://youtube.com/findingyourfreestyleSince August, I've begun to offer monthly support for the movers that FYF connects with; in the form of advice, practical suggestions, and intuitive commentary on movement-focused energies that I intuitively felt coming up for the current month. As always with any reading this is simply offered up to catalyze your OWN process of contemplation, confirmation, and self-direction... so take what resonates and let the rest REST! THIS MONTH:- SELF...2019-11-0829 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferFull Moon October Movement Reading - Addendum - Ride the Surge!This audio is pulled from our video posted on Youtube!Hey guys! So, tapping into the spaces around this Full Moon I was feeling so much contrast to the general “vibe” this month in our movement, so here is a little addendum considering the new energies. As with any reading, take what resonates - and leave the rest! A few things here:- RIDE THE AVAILABLE SURGES- CREATIVITY TAPPED MORE INTO HEART SPACE- ELONGATE YOUR PRACTICE2019-10-1906 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferOctober 2019 Movement Reading - Fatigue & ConnectionHere is OCTOBER's Movement Reading!Since August, I've begun to offer monthly support for the movers that FYF connects with; in the form of advice, practical suggestions, and intuitive commentary on movement-focused energies that I intuitively felt coming up for the current month. As always with any reading this is simply offered up to catalyze your OWN process of contemplation, confirmation, and self-direction... so take what resonates and let the rest REST! THIS MONTH:- Let The More Aggressive Or Deeply Intentional Goals Rest For A Bit - JUST MOVE- Mind-Body Connection A Little Harder Than Usual (also... Fatigue...2019-10-1010 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferSeptember Movement Reading - Finding Your FreestyleWe interrupt this podcast, to INSERT, our new, monthly Movement Readings!Since August, I've begun to offer monthly support for the movers that FYF connects with; in the form of advice, practical suggestions, and intuitive commentary on movement-focused energies that I intuitively felt coming up for the current month. As always with any reading this is simply offered up to catalyze your OWN process of contemplation, confirmation, and self-direction... so take what resonates and let the rest REST! THIS MONTH:- Making your practice a HOME- Getting conscious- Obsession with how you're being perceived- Needing softnessIf you are interested in...2019-09-1713 min
The Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 10 - The Movement of Black Girls Pole with Dalijah FranklinThank you for tuning in to our ninth episode of our series: The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle® with Tracee Kafer.In this episode we sit down with Dalijah Franklin, found of Black Girls Pole.#thefreestyleapproach inspires to start a larger dialogue on the art of freestyle (beyond modality and form), and tangential topics of mindfulness, awareness, intention, intuition, creativity, self-expression, growth, and collaboration with interesting folks who are doing their thing in their own way! This podcast will continue to touch back on dance, movement and freestyle practice, but joins the connection between freestyle, in moving form, a...2019-09-1749 min
The Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 09 - What the Body Holds with Laure PorchéThank you for tuning in to our ninth episode of our series: The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle® with Tracee Kafer.This episode is a somatic deep dive. Join myself and Laure, as we discuss her work with Family Constallations, "holding space", healing, body-centered awareness, and so much more!#thefreestyleapproach inspires to start a larger dialogue on the art of freestyle (beyond modality and form), and tangential topics of mindfulness, awareness, intention, intuition, creativity, self-expression, growth, and collaboration with interesting folks who are doing their thing in their own way! This podcast will continue to touch back on d...2019-07-171h 07
The Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 08 - The Sparkle in Levy's SolThank you for tuning in to our eighth episode of our series: The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle® with Tracee Kafer.I love this episode! Covering everything from starting out as an entrepreneur, to alignment, permission, joy, self-judgement and exploration - Levy Sol of Sparkles of Sol (an Etsy jewelry maker) and Tracee share a playful dialogue about freestyle, and how it manifests both in dance, business, and in life.#thefreestyleapproach inspires to start a larger dialogue on the art of freestyle (beyond modality and form), and tangential topics of mindfulness, awareness, intention, intuition, creativity, self-expression, growth, and c...2019-06-2449 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 07 - Negation TranceThank you for tuning in to our 7th episode of The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle® with Tracee Kafer.In this episode I go solo again, talking about how the different voices with which we listen, WITHIN, can contradict - and ultimately - sabotage creativity. #thefreestyleapproach is inspired to start a larger dialogue on the art of freestyle (a freedom beyond modality and form), and related topics of mindfulness, awareness, intention, intuition, creativity, self-expression, growth, and collaboration with interesting folks who are doing their thing in their own way! This podcast will continue to touch back on pole d...2019-05-3105 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 06 - GriefThank you for tuning in to our sixth episode of The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle® with Tracee Kafer.In this episode I go solo again, this time, to speak on my current grief. Please only listen if you feel drawn. Much love, T#thefreestyleapproach is inspired to start a larger dialogue on the art of freestyle (a freedom beyond modality and form), and related topics of mindfulness, awareness, intention, intuition, creativity, self-expression, growth, and collaboration with interesting folks who are doing their thing in their own way! This podcast will continue to touch back on pole dance, m...2019-05-1417 min
The Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 05 - My Fear of the ForestThank you for tuning in to our fifth episode of The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle® with Tracee Kafer.In this episode I go solo, talking about my solo walk in a secluded forest - and how I'm dealing with the discomfort! What are you afraid of? How do you manage fear in favor of more inner, and outer freedom?#thefreestyleapproach is inspired to start a larger dialogue on the art of freestyle (a freedom beyond modality and form), and related topics of mindfulness, awareness, intention, intuition, creativity, self-expression, growth, and collaboration with interesting folks who are doing t...2019-05-1316 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 04 - The Difference at DrehmomentThank you for tuning in to our fourth episode of our new series: The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle® with Tracee Kafer.#thefreestyleapproach inspires to start a larger dialogue on the art of freestyle (beyond modality and form), and tangential topics of mindfulness, awareness, intention, intuition, creativity, self-expression, growth, and collaboration with interesting folks who are doing their thing in their own way! This podcast will continue to touch back on pole dance, movement and freestyle practice, but joins the connection between freestyle, in moving form, and the way we can access that freedom in many other parts o...2019-02-1530 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 03 - Conscious Parenting with Kate HughesThank you for tuning in to our third episode of our new series: The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle®.#thefreestyleapproach will marinate with our blog and current FYF pursuits, adding an immersive discussion format to bring in new voices and complimentary perspectives. This podcast is inspired to start a larger dialogue on the art of freestyle (beyond modality and form), and tangential topics of mindfulness, awareness, intention, intuition, creativity, self-expression, and collaboration with interesting folks who are doing their thing in their own way! This podcast will continue to touch back on movement and freestyle practice, but includes t...2018-11-1931 minThe Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 02 - Meditation with Dr. LinickThank you for tuning in to our third episode of our new series: The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle®.#thefreestyleapproach will marinate with our blog and current #freestyledtips and the ongoing #fyfchallenge offerings, but now adding an immersive discussion format to bring in new voices. This podcast is inspired to start a larger dialogue on the art of freestyle (beyond modality and form), and tangential topics of mindfulness, awareness, intention, intuition, creativity, self-expression, and collaboration with interesting folks who are doing their thing in their own way! This podcast will continue to touch back on movement and freestyle p...2018-08-0952 min
The Freestyle Approach with Tracee KaferEpisode 01 - The Conscious ChefThank you for tuning in to our third episode of our new series: The Freestyle Approach Podcast, from Finding Your Freestyle®.I’ve been inspired to start a dialogue online for years on movement, the art of freestyle, and tangential topics of mindfulness, deeper awareness, creativity, and expression with interesting folks who are doing their thing in their own way!The #FYFpodcast will marinate with our blog and current #freestyledtips and the ongoing #fyfchallenge offerings, but I’m excited to now enjoy a discussion format and invite in other voices, and I brought up one of my best friends, the offic...2018-06-251h 02
The Shane Godliman Show#032 - Tracee KaferTracee Kafer is the founder of "Finding Your Freestyle", she is a choreographer and a movement artist who teaches creative expression and discovery through dance alongside many other fascinating concepts
In this episode we talk about what might attract people to Pole Dance specifically, the idea of the 'wounded healer' and how your personal journey influences your perspectives and teaching philosophies, how Finding Your Freestyle started and what it is all about, how Tracee creates an enviroment for people to feel open and comfortable to express themselves and many more fascinating topics!
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The Shane Godliman Show#032 - Tracee KaferTracee Kafer is the founder of "Finding Your Freestyle", she is a choreographer and a movement artist who teaches creative expression and discovery through dance alongside many other fascinating concepts
In this episode we talk about what might attract people to Pole Dance specifically, the idea of the 'wounded healer' and how your personal journey influences your perspectives and teaching philosophies, how Finding Your Freestyle started and what it is all about, how Tracee creates an enviroment for people to feel open and comfortable to express themselves and many more fascinating topics!
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