This podcast examines the histories and heritage of American social dance. I want to help you strengthen your knowledge and resources so that you may offer a deeper cultural context to your students; making you a valuable asset for anyone looking to employ a dance educator.
In this Medea Vox episode, we talk about hip-hop, cultural appropriation and being h-u-e-m-a-n: Dance is more than physical exercise. Dance is learning about cultures and getting to know yourself. Dance educator and Afro-diasporic dance expert Moncell Durden says that “Teaching dance is teaching empathy – dance is everywhere, it comes from everyone.”