Episode 16: Dance as Self-Expression w/ Thomas Fonua aka Kween Kong
54m | Apr 26, 2021This week on the show Kealan is joined by award-winning choreographer and dancer, 30 Under 30 recipient, and community leader Thomas Charles Fonua aka Kween Kong.
The pair have a chat about dance as a platform for self-expression, what it feels like when that need to express is supported vs when it's stifled, and how to create the space for oneself and others to self-actualize. Additionally, we hear about Tom's journey from growing up in a working-class Pacific Islander family to dancing for all the major contemporary theatres in Australia, choreographing his own works to international acclaim, founding the Haus of Kong, and winning Drag Nation Australia.
Plus at the end, Thomas tells us what it was like working for the only dance company to include CrossFit as a part of its weekly training regimen.
Reach the show at twotwoguyspod@gmail.com
or on Instagram @twotwoguys
Find Thomas at @thomascharlesfonua
and Kween Kong at @kweenkongofficial
Find Tom's podcast Da Safe House at https://www.facebook.com/dasafehouse
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