The Background Dancer

Author: Jason Yap

The Background Dancer sheds light on critical aspects underpinning the dance and performing arts industry through topics ranging from management, entrepreneurship, education, technology, fashion, choreography, politics, interdisciplinarity, media and wellness. Host Jason Yap details fascinating and useful information to help deepen your knowledge of all things offstage, while exploring and preparing together for a post-performance career. Listen in for a bi-weekly conversation with dance lovers from across Asia, Europe and the US, sharing experiences and practices that are both intimate and insightful. Jason is a dance artist, multidisciplinary producer and psychology graduate himself. Despite not pursuing it vocationally, he has still adopted many of psychology's approaches throughout his professional life - the concept of multiplicity and the performing arts as a 'whole that is bigger than the sum of its parts' ecosystem. Ready to talk all things dance? Join us as we begin to foreground Dance in the Background!
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Finale: My Final Cast
Episode 15
Friday, 1 May, 2026

After three full seasons and more than a hundred entries, it's finally time to lay down my microphone and headphones. In this episode, I will be reflecting upon this almost five year journey from the perspectives of WHAT, WHY, HOW, WHEN and WHERE of this platform. What began as merely a channel to voice my thoughts about the world of performing arts has gradually grown into a full-fledged educational reservoir of all things dance. Tune in one last time to learn about my key takeaways and what's in store for the future. Most of all, THANK YOU so much to all of you who have been with me from the beginning. Remember to always foreground dance in the background and enjoy My Final Cast!Soundtracks:Birds - Tyler Twombly Poison Ivy Yard Work - Uncle MilkSupport the showLike our offers? S2 Summer SALE!Check out our new Dance Masterclass YouTube reviewSign up for Dance MasterclassChoreographing Your Dance Career by Janaea Rose LynTry Nord VPNLike what we do? Help us grow byVisiting The Background DancerYouTube ChannelRate and review here Email me at backgrounddancer.jy@gmail.comAnswer a survey Sign up here to receive future updates Leave a thought on Facebook and InstagramJoin the Facebook group and introduce yourself as a member of our community