Episode 98: Whistle While You Work — Frances Chiaverini and Robyn Doty

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews both Frances Chiaverini and Robyn Doty, co-founders of</span> <a href= "http://www.nobody100.com/"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Whistle While You Work</span></a> <span style="font-weight: 400;">— an organization dedicated to raising awareness around sexual harassment, discrimination, and workers’ rights in dance.</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Prior to COVID-19, Frances was a Fellow at the Center for Ballet and the Arts at New York University, where she and Robyn held “messy talks” to discuss working conditions and how to include consent and boundaries into these environments. The pair has curated this content into material to help dancers on a wider scale.</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Both Robyn and Frances are passionate about the good work that they do in the dance community, and their passion comes to the forefront on the podcast. The guests realize that there’s a real problem that needs to be solved, but they’re also confident that that real problem is solvable with enough training, openness, and courage. On the podcast, the pair discuss their company’s origins and current work and how the current pandemic has primed the dance industry to redefine the working environment.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Moving Quotes:</strong></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"Spend time finding your own personal boundaries... There's a lot that needs to be done within the self. Practicing consent in your daily self is very important."</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"The younger you empower a dancer, the more confident they will feel in their art form. Then, when they're older, they may think, 'Oh well. Maybe I am worthy of this leadership position.'"</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">"There are amazing choreographers, dance teachers, administrators, and programmers who are also not white, cisgender men. Hire them. They're great for it. Just do it already."</span></p> <p><span style="