11. LUCY DOHERTY

// Grief, Dance and Following Your Intuition

In honour of Mother’s Day this weekend, I have a very special episode for you with the gorgeous Lucy Doherty. Lucy is a talented contemporary dancer, teacher, choreographer, and director of One Dance Collective.

One Dance Collective is an independent Australian Arts organisation facilitating empowerment and connection through the art of dance and movement.

Lucy began her career dancing across the world as Ariel at various Disney parks, as well as performing at Universal Studios. Her passion for contemporary dance followed her throughout her travels and when she settled back in Australia, her career in this field quickly took flight before she ultimately created her successful company, One Dance Collective.

Lucy has a gift for following her intuition and producing moving dance works that tackle the heavy and difficult parts of life. A big influence in her life and career has been the passing of her beautiful mother a few years ago. We discuss the often unspoken topic of grief and how dance has helped Lucy navigate these difficult emotions. There were tears from both of us and I am grateful to Lucy for her open vulnerability.

I hope you enjoy our chat and find something healing and inspiring for yourself.

This episode is dedicated to Lucy’s mother, Jane Doherty.