This episode is an introduction to the series where I don't get to have a conversation yet, but I talk a tiny bit about myself, how I arrived to the making of this podcast and my interest in this very basic-not-basic question.

Why Dance — Ep. 1: Introduction

David Westgate is a fresh graduate from the BA World Performance course at East 15 Acting School in the UK. We talk about lots of things including acting, tap dance, flamenco, macho-ness, South African weddings, Chinese weddings, Polish weddings, parents, walking and tying shoelaces.

Why Dance — Ep. 2: David Westgate

Ivo is a dear friend of mine. A regular patron of movie theatres and nightclubs in Berlin, he doesn't dance professionally like myself but if you clock our hours, we might be on par. We talk about introversion, sunglasses, MTV's inspiration, electronic music, friendship, as well as the pandemic and how it affected Berlin's club scene. We also imagine a possible, radical future with vaccinated, "dance seasons".

Why Dance — Ep. 3: Ivaylo Markov (Ivo)

Takako Hasegawa is obsessed with the relationship between choreography and architecture—she's even doing a PhD about it. In this episode, I mostly listen in wonder to her memories of shyly (and bravely) stepping into the world of dance, her thoughts about what it means to be multi-disciplinary, the importance of understanding movement, and even a Japanese folk story at one point.

Why Dance — Ep. 4: Takako Hasegawa

Two Fayes having a conversation. One is a parent, the other (me) isn't. We talk about working and dancing with children, how it is like being artist as well as mother, bodily expression in children, dedicated spaces for play, and all sorts of unexpected and delightful sparks from re-discovering dance with a young child.

Why Dance — Ep. 5: Faye Lim

Why Dance is a podcast where, in each episode, I have a conversation with someone who is connected to dancing in some way or another, and we talk about dancing and ponder over the why of it all.