07. ROB MCLEAN

// Connection Through Dance and Finding Meaning in Suffering

On today's episode we welcome the wonderful, Rob McLean! Rob is a teacher, dancer & choreographer based in Sydney, Australia, with a passion for community, conversation & connection through movement.

He is the co-director of One Dance Collective; a community support network and company that hosts weekly training and creative development sessions, artist development weeks, as well as training and performance opportunities Australia wide.

He is also the creative behind Unite Dance Intensive; an Australia workshop intensive, hosting Australian and International teachers with a focus on community building and support.

As a performer, Rob has danced for many Australian and International artists including Justin Bieber, Rita Ora, Jason Derulo, Kelly Rowland, Vera Blue & many more. Rob is a very well-respected teacher and has worked extensively across Australia and Internationally, teaching in Japan, Canada, China, the USA & New Zealand.

Rob’s passion for sharing the healing qualities experienced within dance and community is a driving force behind his encouragement for fellow artists and students to find their voice, meaning and connectivity through movement, creativity, conversation and community.

In this episode Rob bravely shares a really vulnerable discussion with me as we look at the beauty that can come out of struggle.