This podcast episode features Lynley Mackay, a 63-year-old lawyer from Sydney, Australia, who discovered dance in her late 40's. Overcoming the challenges of starting dance for the first time, she persisted and became completely addicted once she experienced the magic of choreography and music becoming one. Lynley emphasizes that dance has become her "soul food" and is a mental health practice, which helps her process the emotional weight of her legal work. She advocates strongly against age-related self-defeat, having started circus arts in her mid-50's, and believes being a beginner keeps you mentally young and builds brain plasticity. Throughout the conversation, she shares practical advice about starting dance through online classes, the importance of yoga for injury prevention, and shares how dance has helped her achieve a sense of peace within herself after many years of searching for it.

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Resources Discussed:

Sydney Dance Company

Steezy

Steps on Broadway in NY & Online

Be Radiant Yoga (Vanessa Ziesing)

The Galen Hooks Method:

-Intensives

-On Demand "How to Retain Choreography" Classes: "Clean as you Go" and "Life Rafts" (formally as "Tentpole Moments")

Dance Teachers Discussed:

Dale Pope

Galen Hooks

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The Decision to Dance Podcast Instagram

Lynley's Instagram

Priscilla's Instagram

Music By: Augusto Diniz