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The Children's Ballet of San Antonio is pleased to announce open call for auditions on Saturday, Feb. 1 for their spring production of “The Little Mermaid”! Performers, ages 3-19, in all disciplines of dance — ballet, hip-hop, tap, jazz, contemporary, etc. — are encouraged to audition, as well as gymnasts, actors, vocalists, musical theatre artists, and special needs artists are encouraged to audition for this spectacular production. Auditions will take place at the Dance Center of San Antonio Studios, 126 W. Rector Suite 120 in San Antonio, from 10:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Visit childrensballetofsanantonio.org/auditions for the audition schedule regarding...Article Link

Harkness Dance Center, created at the birth of modern dance, is celebrating 90 years as a global community exploring fundamental questions of identity, society and humanity through dance. Alison Manning, Co-Executive Director of Harkness Dance Center, previews Mainstage performances, from now through spring 2025. For tickets and details, visit 92ny.org/dance.

It's time to introduce you to Sarina Lowe—a beautiful ballet dancer with one of the strongest drives for dance I've ever seen, plus an amazing sense of humor! I've only taken two dance classes with her ever, but she's one of my biggest dance encouragers, and it was so great to hear her dance story. Sarina loved performing so much as a kid that she used to search out extra dance competitions to go to on her own to perform her solos as much as possible. She even got to be on an episode of Dance Moms for a moment because she danced at one of their competitions! Sarina did tap and hip hop and other styles as well, but ballet was her main focus. She was in a professional ballet company as a kid up until her late teens! These days, she's teaching and going on auditions and figuring out her next dance plan—another ballet company? being a dancer on a cruise? musicals? Who knows? The world is her dance oyster. So tune in to the whole episode (links in bio) to learn more about Sarina, be inspired, and hear about our absolutely amazing time taking Denise Leitner's class at Hama's Dance Center. Follow our dance journeys on Instagram: @DanceJourneyPodcast @TracyinLA @Sarina.Lowe

Bill Horan and Stacy Raine talk with Sara DeGennaro, the owner of Tap to Pointe Dance Center in Malverne, and a first time children's author of a book called “Sofia's First Ballet Class: Ballet Is Fun”.

Guests: Rebecca Rosenberg and Emily RosenbergHosted by Courtney Ortiz On this week's episode of Making the Impact, Courtney chats with Rebecca and Emily Rosenberg, co-owners of Steps Dance Center in Naperville, Illinois. You may recognize Steps Dance Center from their 5 Industry Dance Awards! Topics include:What makes their studio uniqueHow they both got into studio ownershipWhy creating customized genre programs works for their dancers! Why versatility matters in a studio settingHelp support our podcast. Join Making The Impact's Platinum Premium Subscription today! Your membership includes:Monthly Q&A episodes released to members-onlyPriority to have your questions answered each month on the live Q&A.Ad-free listening for all of Season 4 & 5. No sponsored ads!20% off all IDA MerchandiseExclusive bonus content released throughout the yearDiscounted IDA Online CritiqueGroup Zoom check-ins 3x per season with Courtney Ortiz!Your support helps us produce future episodes of Making The Impact for years to come!Making The Impact's Platinum Premium - Sign up now for only $5/month!This episode is sponsored by:Francisco Gella Dance Works - Season 5 Premier Sponsor!Educational and developmental programs, intensives, and seminars designed to empower students, parents, educators, and artists.Register now for an upcoming intensive, workshop or seminar! Check out IDA-Affiliated Competition Diva Dance Competition! America's Live Judging Competition! Head to their website to view their upcoming tour dates!Follow your Hosts & Guests!Courtney Ortiz - @courtney.ortizLesley Mealor  - @miss.lesley.danceSteps Dance Center - @stepsdancecenterJoin our NEW Facebook Group and connect with us! Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast Community Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! We would love to hear from you! Join our Newsletter for weekly episode releases straight to your inbox! Follow us on social media at @impactdanceadjudicators and for a list of IDA Affiliated dance competitions, visit our website at www.impactdanceadjudicators.comSupport the show

In this episode, we go over the infamous "Where Have All the Children Gone" group dance that shocked the Dance Moms world! Kelly and Cathy get into a heated argument which may lead to the huge Candy Apple's Dance Center rivalry we see throughout the series. Maddie gets bumped up to Chloe's age division for the solo competition - will this affect Chloe's chances at Nationals? This is a must listen!

The Children's Ballet of San Antonio invites youth ages 3-19 to its open auditions for The Children's Nutcracker on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 25-26, in the Dance Center of San Antonio at 126 W. Rector, Ste. 120, in San Antonio. Performers sought include those in ballet, tap, folklorico, jazz, and hip-hop, along with contemporary dancers, gymnasts, actors, and vocalists. Youth with special needs are encouraged to attend a more relaxed audition on Friday from 5:30-6 p.m. General auditions are planned for Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. All performers must register to secure audition time online at https://www.childrensballetofsanantonio.org/auditions.Article Link

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AYYYE!! So this we learn about a dope dance group that is right here in Chicago's South Loop! Hiplet is a form of ballet started by Homer Bryant! Learn about the style and how it started! And then, we head over to Time Our Market and have 2 meals! But, at what cost.... DONATE TO THE CHICAGO MULTI-CULTURAL DANCE CENTER HERE! If you have anything you'd like us to talk about on the podcast, food or history, please email us at media@77flavorschi.com  WATCH US ON YOUTUBE HERE! Visit our website https://www.77flavorschi.com Shop our gear from Amazon! https://www.amazon.com/shop/77flavorschi Follow us on IG: 77 Flavors of Chicago @77flavorschi Dario @super_dario_bro Sara @TamarHindi.s --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/77-flavors-of-chicago/support

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://thecitylife.org/2023/03/13/92ny-harkness-dance-center-presents-ladies-in-the-shoe-live-show-dormeshia-guests/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/citylifeorg/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/citylifeorg/support

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In the bonus finale of this season, Stephanie is joined by Shannon Dodson, Anneliese Friend, and Lindsay Palinsky to chat which of Shakespeare's Women is the greatest feminist icon! Shannon argues for Rosalind (As You Like It), Anneliese for Beatrice (Much Ado), Lindsay for Margaret of Anjou (Henry VIs +Richard III), and Stephanie for the Three Witches (Macbeth). Vote for who you think should win, and follow us @p2mpod on instagram, Twitter, and TikTok and make sure to follow the work all four of us do with The Baron's Men in Austin on tiktok, twitter, and instagram, and Shannon/Lindsay/Lindsay's Dance Center! Please check out our Patreon for bonus materials and extra content - this month we've introduced a new series on Producing Shakespeare - going from nothing to a full free Shakespeare in the Park performance in 9 months!

Guest: Karla CuratoloHosted by Courtney Ortiz & Lesley MealorKarla Curatolo, owner of Expressenz Dance Center in Indianapolis, IN joins us for the first Studio Spotlight episode of Season 4! With recent accolades like Top 5 Studio of the Year at the 2022 Dance Awards, America's Got Talent and World of Dance, Expressenz is truly making an impact in the dance community! Follow Expressenz on social media @expressenz and be sure to check out this special offer!El Toro Speedwraps - get 15% off with code Expressenz15 Who would you like to see featured on our upcoming Spotlight Interviews? Share your recommendations by shooting us an email at podcast@impactdanceadjudicators.com.Help support our podcast. Join Making The Impact's Platinum Premium Subscription today! Your membership includes:Monthly Q&A episodes released to members-onlyPriority to have your questions answered each month on the live Q&A.Ad-free listening for all of Season 4. No sponsored ads!20% off all IDA MerchandiseExclusive bonus content released throughout the yearYour support helps us produce future episodes of Making The Impact for years to come!Making The Impact's Platinum Premium - Sign up now for only $5/month!This episode is sponsored by:Level Up Dance Supplies - Dance Gear and Dance Bags! Receive $10 off Level Up branded products with code: IMPACT10 YoungArtsApplications are open for the 2023 National YoungArts Competition, available for artists  & dancers ages 15-18 or in grades 10-12. Deadline to apply is October 14th, 2022. Learn more and apply now at www.YoungArts.orgSpirit of Dance Awards - IDA Affiliated Competition!New England based dance competition committed to providing a fun, fair and exciting venue for dancers of all levels to showcase their passion in a positive environment! Visit their website for 2023 season schedule and fall convention dates.Follow your Hosts & Guests!Courtney Ortiz - @courtney.ortizLesley Mealor  - @miss.lesley.danceKarla Curatolo & Expressenz - @expressenzJoin our NEW Facebook Group and connect with us! Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast Community Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! We would love to hear from you! Join our Newsletter for weekly episode releases straight to your inbox! Follow us on social media at @impactdaLevel Up Dance Supplies Dance gear and Dance bags! Receive $10 off your next order with code: IMPACT10YoungArts Applications for YoungArts's National Arts Competition are due 10/14/22! Spirit of Dance Awards IDA Affiliated Competition! Register now for their 2023 Season!Support the show

Welcome back! In the N8V-T Youth Podcast Series, we interview and learn from women who are at the forefront of innovation and community care. N8V-T [pronounced Native Tea] is a youth-led Podcast series by our daughters who have participated in our Daughters of Tradition [DOT] mentorship group. This is a Social Justice-focused Podcast Series collaborating with local women leaders. We are publishing this series during the month of March to commemorate Women's History Month. We recognize and celebrate that women and the feminine should, and must, be celebrated and uplifted all year. In this episode, we learn from and connect with Katrina Brook Flores and their journey as a Xicanx artist, healer, and mother. To learn more about Katrina, continue reading below. Hosts: Daughters of Tradition [DOT] Ella S., Ella R., and Jizelle Join DOT and the HIR Wellness Institute team as they interview and engage in meaningful conversation with current and emerging women leaders and we will get the opportunity to hear Indigenous youth perspectives. Together we will build pathways to empower our young feminine voices and advocacy. Learn more about the Podcast and how to support us here: https://www.hirwellness.org/n8vt-podcast Support the DOT to Washington D.C. https://www.mightycause.com/event/Dot To learn more about Katrina, please visit: https://www.girlillatactics.com/staff/el-la-katrina and you can contact Katrina via Instagram @katrinabrookflowers Katrina Brook Flores aka El La Katrina is a Xicanx multimedia and multi-practice artist born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Their work addresses the meaning of boundary-spanning, border-crossing, and binary-breaking through calling-out the way colonial systems, hierarchical institutions, gendered constructs and conquer & divide tactics have hurt Indigenous communities and natural ecosystems globally. The art doesn't stop at interrogating these unhealthy practices. Katrina's work goes beyond interrogation and seeks to offer solutions, healings and hope in calling forward a (re)claimed and (re)imagined future rooted in joyful ways of being and ancestral teachings. El La Katrinais a graduate from UW-Madison. While at UW-Madison, Katrina served in multiple roles including the Arts-In-Education Director for OMAI & First Wave as well as the Co-Director of Breakin' The Law: International Festival of Urban Movement and co-created InterCultural Dialogues (ICD), a “For-Students-By-Students” undergraduate course in Sociology. After moving to Chicago, Katrina served as the Community Programs Director for RedMoon Theater and was later hired as a consultant for The B-Series at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago where she also served as B-Series Internship Coordinator & Associate Curator. Before becoming a full-time artist, Katrina worked as the Chief Operating Officer of The Firehouse Community Arts Center in the Chicago neighborhood of North Lawndale to assist in building the capacities of the organization in their inaugural year of funding with the Chicago CRED Program under Arne Duncan to achieve a transformative reduction in Chicago gun violence with justice involved youth. Katrina is the co-founder of GIRL ILLA Tactics, a production company that centers the work of Black and Indigenous women in Hip Hop as well as a Dark Matter Residency Artist at Chicago's Elastic Arts and is the creator, co-director and a featured artist in the musical film SEED POLLINATE BLOOM.

Guest: Kimberly Walsh RishiHosts: Courtney Ortiz & Lesley MealorStudio Bleu Dance Center in Ashburn, Virginia is one of the largest dance studios in the country, run by Kimberly Rishi. With programs ranging from recreational to competitive dance, acting and vocal groups, a boys program and a ballet program, Studio Bleu truly offers it all, and produces unparalleled talent that is well known throughout the dance industry. Today on Making the Impact, we take a trip into the world of Studio Bleu to hear more about what makes them unique in the competitive dance world! Follow Studio Bleu Dance Center @studiobleudc Check out some of their performance videos:"American Pie" choreographed by Justin Lewis"Gotham" production numberFollow your Hosts!Courtney Ortiz - @courtney.ortizLesley Mealor - @miss.lesley.danceImpact Dance Adjudicators - @impactdanceadjudicators This episode is sponsored by:IDA Virtual Competition - 2022 Solo-Only EventEntries are $55 and registration is open until April 25th, 2022Enter your dance now!If you love Making The Impact and want to support our podcast, buy us a coffee now on Ko-Fi! Your donation will go directly towards helping us create quality content for future episodes. We appreciate your support! ❤️Join our NEW Facebook Group and connect with us! Making The Impact - A Dance Competition Podcast Community Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! We would love to hear from you! Join our Newsletter for weekly episode releases straight to your inbox! For a list of affiliated dance competitions, visit our website at www.impactdanceadjudicators.comIDA's Virtual Competition Enter your solo now to compete alongside dancers from around the world! Deadline to enter: 4/25/22.Support the show (http://www.ko-fi.com/makingtheimpact)

In aflevering 11 van onze podcast hebben we Dominique Dolstra van Dolstra Dance Center als gast. Dominique is een bekend persoon in IJsselstein en omstreken, ze vertelt vol passie over haar Dance Center, haar Pasta en die passie herken je ook als ze eenmaal begint te vertellen over het ondernemen. Ze is creatief, vrolijk en een heel fijne gast. Ze komt zeker nog een keer terug. Daarnaast kun je tegenwoordig eenvoudig op deze podcast reageren door een bericht achter te laten. Dit kan ook een gesproken bericht zijn. Kijk maar op https://anchor.fm/koken-met-de-vos --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/koken-met-de-vos/message

This week, Festival Director Anne Morris talks with Heather Hartley and Phil Reynolds, the founders of Trillium Arts, a residency center outside of Asheville, NC, that supports artists through a variety of residency and creative exchange programs. They moved to North Carolina a few years ago, from Chicago, where both had extensive experience working in the performing arts sector. Most recently Heather was the executive director of See Chicago Dance, a service and advocacy organization, and Phil was executive director of Chicago Dancers United from 2016 to 2019 and executive director of the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago for 17 years. We'll talk about their hopes for Trillium to be a greenhouse for artists, the need for statewide advocacy for dance, and the richness of the dance landscape in North Carolina. "In Process" is sponsored by Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist's Performing Arts Medicine Clinic: WakeHealth.edu/PerformingArtsMed Links from this episode: Connect with Trillium Arts: https://www.trilliumartsnc.org/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/TrilliumArts IG: @Trilliumartsnc For more information about Artist Residencies and to apply at the February 15 deadline: https://www.trilliumartsnc.org/artist-residencies For information on upcoming NC Dance Festival events, visit our website: danceproject.org/ncdf To make a gift to the Festival Fund, please visit danceproject.org/give Follow us: IG: @danceprojectinc FB: NC Dance Festival

On today's episode we're talking with Kimberly McCord Golliday of the @Taneytown Dance Center. We discuss how dance can be great for your soul and how we are creatures that are built to move. Kim is a wonderful human being out to spread her light and love into the world and if you watch today's episode you'll realize why this is what we should all be doing. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/aroundtowncc/support

TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of emotional abuse. Life is funny, you just never know what you will uncover about yourself and other people.  It was a beautiful sunny day, and I was giving Akashic Record readings at Starborn's Psychic Faire. I checked my email during a break in between clients and lo and behold a strange email from an even stranger phone number.  Turns out, it was from an ex. I have not discussed this past relationship on the podcast because the trauma from that relationship doesn't show up in my day-to-day and I am so far removed from that previous relationship.  But what I realized after my self-Akashic Reading, was the trauma does come up when I watch that ex walk around the back of my building, confidently calling for my cats.  This is why I never told him to leave on numerous occasions when I saw him through my kitchen window. The sub-text is, it's not really about the cats. Also, it's about boundaries. I decided to open the Akashic Records of Ancient Mother on a whim to ponder if I was being jaded after reading the note. I ended up receiving a beautiful healing from Ancient Mother and I uncovered that I was still traumatized from that emotionally abusive relationship. I also discovered I experience auditory premonitions from this experience, which is a bonus! Despite the topic, my energy is balanced and grounded, with just enough humor, a little bit of anger, and a lot of self-compassion. If you are suffering from any type of abuse from a parent, friend or partner, please visit: www.thehotline.org/get-help/domestic-violence-local-resources. Thanks for listening. Topics discussed: -An ex sent me a text via email and I checked my email while I was in between clients at the Psychic Faire at Starborn Wellness and Healing -Earlier that day while at home I thought I heard the ex make the whistling sound that he used to use when he would try to find Kashmir -We used to live together in the home I currently live in -I discuss the nature of the verbal and emotional abuse -Since our break-up, he has trespassed numerous times whenever he is in the area to visit “his” cats -I talk about why I never told him to leave when I saw him lurking around my building -When I read the note he sent, it just seemed disingenuous -I decided to access Ancient Mother's Akashic Record -I didn't realize until the reading that I was traumatized from the emotional abuse and that's why I didn't want to talk to him -I received healing from the reading by asking a particular question -So many layers of releasing and healing the trauma from an emotionally abusive relationship Resources mentioned: www.thehotline.org/get-help/domestic-violence-local-resources Psychic Faire at Starborn Healing Wellness and Dance Center starbornhealing.com, IG: @starbornwellness  FB: @starbornwellness Claire Blanc, Channel, Intuitive healing, Mediumship, Space Clearing IG: @Claire_blanc_art About the Hostess: Sharmila Mali, in case you didn't know, is a Self-Love Expert, intuitive healer, Reiki Master Teacher, Akashic Records Reader (in addition to being a podcaster) and for the past 15 years or so, most of her clients have been women, who want to get over their ex. She also teaches intuitive energy healing and Reiki. Sharmilamali.com FB: @Intuitive-Consulting-with-Sharmila  IG: @sharmila_the_self_love_expert Support the Confident Healer: -If you love the show, please leave me a review! www.theconfidenthealer.net/reviews/new -DONATE, become a patron and donate one time or monthly, it's easy, www.theconfidenthealer.net/support -Share the podcast with someone you know that will love it! Intro and Outro Music: The Joker produced by Danya Vodovoz, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz2XCAr0rc0&list=PLq4r2IOXma9DSwR-JOVaCm3uqYrqwhV1x&index=26  Royalty Free Music. Produced and Edited by Sharmila Mali

In this episode of Majestic Wisdom Podcast Heather co-creates with Deanna Green, yoga teacher and owner of Shambhala Yoga and Dance Center in Brooklyn, NY! Deanna shares how her journey with yoga started and how it has become an integral part of her work not only in owning a studio, but in her personal healing, and healing within the collective. Through yoga, Deanna has discovered tools that helped her uncover her authentic Self, and she creates a safe space for others so we can all be “unapologetically ourselves.” Here, she talks about her growth through yoga, including many different kinds of challenges, how she meets them, and the flexibility that comes through self-inquiry. We talk about ways in which what she has learned “on the mat” translates into her life and the importance of sharing these teachings with others. Heather also offers a plant spirit reading in relation to Deanna's work and experience. We hope that this podcast will encourage you to explore where you feel safe, what authenticity means for you, and what you want to bring into the world. Mentioned in this episode: Visit Shambhala Yoga and Dance's website: https://www.shambhalayogadance.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shambhalayogadance/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shambhalabrooklyn Connect with the Plants: Plant and Tree Spirit Short Reads by Heather: https://majesticwisdompublishing.com/books/ and you can follow her author page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Heather-Sanderson/e/B0829HZNQZ for future book offerings More with Heather: For classes, workshops, Reiki sessions, and other offerings: https://journeythroughyoga.com/ For Plant Medicine Readings: https://majesticwisdompublishing.com/plant-medicine-reading/ Sign up for Heather's newsletter: https://journeythroughyoga.com/enewsletter/ Follow on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heather.sanderson/ Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/majesticwisdom/support --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/majesticwisdom/support

BENJI SCHWIMMER, sorry that had to be all caps!!!!! It's Benji Schwimmer. This was such an amazing episode. He is an award-winning dancer who burst onto the global scene when he won the second season of “So You Think You Can Dance.” The son of two professional dancers – Benji grew up surrounded by the art form, competing since the age of five at his family's home studio in Southern California. Benji is a 14-Time undefeated Modern World Swing Champion (a genre using mixed disciplines including swing, stunts, hip hop, and jazz). He also holds multiple national and world titles in the genres of solo, partner, and group dance divisions. He is the only dancer in the world to have world titles in all. Benji received global recognition upon being crowned the season 2 winner of " So You Think You Can Dance ". Benji's work can be seen on American Idol, Dancing With The Stars, X-Factor, America's Got Talent, and World of Dance. Clients include Adele, Brad Paisley, Demi Lovato, Iggy Azalea, Christina Aguilera, Miley Cyrus, Ellen, Kelly Rippa, and Kelly Clarkson. He most recently co-choreographed Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, the Quentin Tarantino film starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. He has choreographed for several Olympic figure skating teams; most recently Olympian Adam Rippon's 'Bird' piece.  Schwimmer knows the power of dance first hand - how dance can heal and celebrate the milestones of life. He is the co-owner of The Dance Center, a space created to help each student reach their highest potential while enhancing interest and emphasizing the importance of dance and physical literacy. Benji founded D.E.M.A.N.D. (Dancers Everywhere Making a Needed Difference) a non-profit organization that helps the less fortunate and provides health care for dancers with HIV/AIDS and other illnesses, and is a frequent content creator for the Body Positivity movement.

I had two interesting dreams about dead people, it's so rare, maybe the last time was after my grandmother in Nepal passed away in 1996. I had a dream about Anthony Bourdain and my grandmother, and I received a reading from a new friend and colleague from the psychic faire at Starborn Healing and Wellness.  I then noticed synchronicity with a new soup I had to make and realized that Anthony Bourdain in my dream made me and my friend a vegetable puree/soup that he used to serve over polenta.  Oh yeah, it's bizarre, and amazing at the same time because of what happened during my reading with Claire from the psychic faire.   Plus, I share more messages from them from opening my Akashic Records and the Akashic Records of Anthony and my Grandma. It's just another day in the life of an intuitive healer! Topics discussed in this episode: -my dreams and having dead people visit me -Anthony Bourdain came to me in a dream -My Hajur-Ma (Grandmother) came to me in a dream the next night -I worked the Psychic Faire and did a trade with someone that is a channel and medium -Claire told me that they did visit me in my dream -Claire and I helped Anthony Bourdain -I gave myself an Akashic Record reading about both dreams with Anthony Bourdain and my Grandmother who is also deceased -I read the results of opening my Akashic Records about my Grandma and Bourdain -I read the messages from the Akashic Records of my Grandma and Bourdain Shout-outs: Claire Blanc, Channel, Intuitive healing, Mediumship, Space Clearing IG: @Claire_blanc_art Starborn Healing Wellness and Dance Center starbornhealing.com, IG: @starbornwellness  FB: @starbornwellness About the Hostess: Sharmila Mali, in case you didn't know,  is a Self-Love Expert, intuitive healer, Reiki Master Teacher, Akashic Records Reader (in addition to being a podcaster) and for the past 15 years or so, most of her clients have been women, who want to get over their ex. She also teaches intuitive energy healing and Reiki. FB: @Intuitive-Consulting-with-Sharmila  IG: @sharmila_the_self_love_expert Support the Confident Healer: -If you love the show, please leave me a review! www.theconfidenthealer.net/reviews/new -DONATE, become a patron and donate one time or monthly, it's easy, www.theconfidenthealer.net/support -Share the podcast with someone you know that will love it! Intro and Outro Music: The Joker produced by Danya Vodovoz, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iz2XCAr0rc0&list=PLq4r2IOXma9DSwR-JOVaCm3uqYrqwhV1x&index=26  Royalty Free Music. Produced and Edited by Sharmila Mali

Sara Burke, Founder of the City Studio Dance Center and Katherine Dunham Dancer, stopped by to speak with Nancy about her career as a dancer, including her work with the legendary Katherine Dunham.  She also shares two writings she has done recently, “I Bear Witness To” and “Musings on Creativity.”  Sara Burke at the City Studio Dance Center “Sara Burke is the owner and director of The City Studio Dance Center in St. Louis, Missouri which she founded in 1986.  Sara is a choreographer, dancer, dance instructor, photographer, and author and arts diversity consultant.  Sara consults for local dance companies and works with young dancers helping them start Company's.  Sara relishes her role as “mentor”.   She has danced around the world. One of her biggest goals and accomplishments was to learn Dunham Technique from the legendary Katherine Dunham.  She studied with Miss Dunham in East St. Louis in the 1970's and danced with the Dunham Company.  Sara's experiences studying and dancing Dunham Technique changed her life and she has been committed to promoting diversity through the Arts ever since.” From "Rust Belt to Artist Belt" The City Studio Dance Center features ongoing classes in Jazz, Dunham Technique, Hip Hop/Street Jazz, Pilates & Yoga. The City Studio Dance Center    

So much we do not know about the brain! Angela Sette was sharing her belief and I totally agree that we don't call ourselves right brained or left brained but balanced brain Here we explore coping skills, baby steps, focus, releasing of anxiety... Just listen you will be happy your did! Angela Sette is the Author of “Opening Our Minds To Our Brains' Potential: Are We Our Children's Teachers Or Are They Ours? She is a Speaker, Certified Brain Health Coach, Movement Specialist as well as an Actor, Model and Singer. Soon to open “Visionary Movement” A Wellness Movement and Dance Center.   To Connect with Angela go to:  https://www.angelasette.com/ This podcast is all about inspiring , connecting and sharing stories Please like, follow and share so we can hear each other and expand the definition of creativity to make it all inclusive!   There are a bunch of exciting things going on at I Am Creative to check out:  1) Coloring kits for families @ The Ronald McDonald House In Camden, NJ: Kit for you and a kit for them: https://www.iamcreativephilly.net/product-page/sharing-is-caring-coloring-book-for-you-coloring-book-for-a-family-in-need   2) Calling all that have wanted to be part of a multi author book that will go to #1 on Amazon . Yes you can be part of this process! The topic is creativity, of course.  Reach out if it resonates and check out: https://www.iamcreativephilly.net/express-yourself-publishing-house   Creatively Yours,  Hollis

Welcome back! In this Women Pioneering Healing Series, we interview and learn from women who are at the forefront of innovation and community care. We recorded this series during the month of March to commemorate Women's History Month. We recognize and celebrate that women and the feminine should, and must, be celebrated all year. In this part 3, we learn more about Katrina Brook Flores and their journey as a Xicanx artist, and healing the community through art. Hosts: Fondé Bridges & Odessa Peters Join Healthy Words™ Founder & Head Chef Fondé Bridges as he interviews with the HIR Wellness Institute team to engage in meaningful conversation around the complexities of our collective healing, learning, and living. If you are looking to engage in the conversation and reflect for yourself, come along with us as we free-think and activate our medicine together. Come as you are! To learn more about Katrina, please read below and visit: https://www.girlillatactics.com/staff/el-la-katrina/ and you can contact Katrina via Instagram @katrinabrookflowers Katrina Brook Flores aka El La Katrina is a Xicanx multimedia and multi-practice artist born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Their work addresses the meaning of boundary-spanning, border-crossing, and binary-breaking through calling-out the way colonial systems, hierarchical institutions, gendered constructs and conquer & divide tactics have hurt Indigenous communities and natural ecosystems globally. The art doesn't stop at interrogating these unhealthy practices. Katrina's work goes beyond interrogation and seeks to offer solutions, healings and hope in calling forward a (re)claimed and (re)imagined future rooted in joyful ways of being and ancestral teachings. El La Katrinais a graduate from UW-Madison. While at UW-Madison, Katrina served in multiple roles including the Arts-In-Education Director for OMAI & First Wave as well as the Co-Director of Breakin' The Law: International Festival of Urban Movement and co-created InterCultural Dialogues (ICD), a “For-Students-By-Students” undergraduate course in Sociology. After moving to Chicago, Katrina served as the Community Programs Director for RedMoon Theater and was later hired as a consultant for The B-Series at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago where she also served as B-Series Internship Coordinator & Associate Curator. Before becoming a full-time artist, Katrina worked as the Chief Operating Officer of The Firehouse Community Arts Center in the Chicago neighborhood of North Lawndale to assist in building the capacities of the organization in their inaugural year of funding with the Chicago CRED Program under Arne Duncan to achieve a transformative reduction in Chicago gun violence with justice involved youth. Katrina is the co-founder of GIRL ILLA Tactics, a production company that centers the work of Black and Indigenous women in Hip Hop as well as a Dark Matter Residency Artist at Chicago's Elastic Arts and is the creator, co-director and a featured artist in the musical film SEED POLLINATE BLOOM.

Welcome back! In this Women Pioneering Healing Series, we interview and learn from women who are at the forefront of innovation and community care. We recorded this series during the month of March to commemorate Women's History Month. We recognize and celebrate that women and the feminine should, and must, be celebrated all year. In this part 2, we learn more about Katrina Brook Flores and their journey as a Xicanx artist, and new mother during COVID-19 and managing her identities. Hosts: Fondé Bridges & Odessa Peters Join Healthy Words™ Founder & Head Chef Fondé Bridges as he interviews with the HIR Wellness Institute team to engage in meaningful conversation around the complexities of our collective healing, learning, and living. If you are looking to engage in the conversation and reflect for yourself, come along with us as we free-think and activate our medicine together. Come as you are! To learn more about Katrina, please read below and visit: https://www.girlillatactics.com/staff/el-la-katrina/ and you can contact Katrina via Instagram @katrinabrookflowers Katrina Brook Flores aka El La Katrina is a Xicanx multimedia and multi-practice artist born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Their work addresses the meaning of boundary-spanning, border-crossing, and binary-breaking through calling-out the way colonial systems, hierarchical institutions, gendered constructs and conquer & divide tactics have hurt Indigenous communities and natural ecosystems globally. The art doesn't stop at interrogating these unhealthy practices. Katrina's work goes beyond interrogation and seeks to offer solutions, healings and hope in calling forward a (re)claimed and (re)imagined future rooted in joyful ways of being and ancestral teachings. El La Katrinais a graduate from UW-Madison. While at UW-Madison, Katrina served in multiple roles including the Arts-In-Education Director for OMAI & First Wave as well as the Co-Director of Breakin' The Law: International Festival of Urban Movement and co-created InterCultural Dialogues (ICD), a “For-Students-By-Students” undergraduate course in Sociology. After moving to Chicago, Katrina served as the Community Programs Director for RedMoon Theater and was later hired as a consultant for The B-Series at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago where she also served as B-Series Internship Coordinator & Associate Curator. Before becoming a full-time artist, Katrina worked as the Chief Operating Officer of The Firehouse Community Arts Center in the Chicago neighborhood of North Lawndale to assist in building the capacities of the organization in their inaugural year of funding with the Chicago CRED Program under Arne Duncan to achieve a transformative reduction in Chicago gun violence with justice involved youth. Katrina is the co-founder of GIRL ILLA Tactics, a production company that centers the work of Black and Indigenous women in Hip Hop as well as a Dark Matter Residency Artist at Chicago's Elastic Arts and is the creator, co-director and a featured artist in the musical film SEED POLLINATE BLOOM.

Dès les années 80, Sidy Seye s'implique dans le hip hop d'abord par la danse. Il devient par la suite l'un des pionniers dans le street marketing et la promotion de rappeurs et labels indépendant avec l'agence 360. Toutes ces experiences amènent Sidy à créer la première école Hip Hop : Le Hip hop Dance Center à Paris. Dans cet établissement le Breaking, le Deejaying et l'enseignement de l'histoire du mouvement y sont enseignées. En plus de ces activités Sidy est également chercheur et rassemble les archives. Il a créé en 2005 le projet HipHopedia qui a pour but de collecter, numériser et sauvegarder la culture hip-hop dans toutes ses formes et d'en étudier l'histoire, la dispersion et les appropriations dans le domaine des Hip Hop Studies. Toutes les deux semaines, Papou Moussa et ses invités échangent sur leurs expériences. Ils sont tous entrepreneurs et viennent d'horizons différents : journalistes, artistes, rappeurs, danseurs, restaurateurs, réalisateurs, athlètes... Ce podcast est disponible en audio sur toutes les plateformes de podcast : https://anchor.fm/pthebuilder Suivre Sidy Seye et le Hip Hop Dance Center sur les réseaux : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/hiphopdance_ctr/ Suivre P The Builder sur les réseaux : Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/pthebuilder/ Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/pthebuilder D.A identité visuelle : @aroun.jok Sponsors : Vibe Optic / African Armure / Speak Easy Consulting Production : Papou Moussa Dabo et La Zinerie Post production audio : Dola Lawal Enregistré au studio Majorelle

Mayor Johnny Hammock talks with the owner of Studio B Dance Center Brooke Rigsby about the impact that dance has on the Tallassee community.

Welcome back! In this Women Pioneering Healing Series, we interview and learn from women who are at the forefront of innovation and community care. We recorded this series during the month of March to commemorate Women's History Month. We recognize and celebrate that women and the feminine should, and must, be celebrated all year. In this episode, we begin to learn about Katrina Brook Flores and their journey as a Xicanx artist. Hosts: Fondé Bridges & Odessa Peters Join Healthy Words™ Founder & Head Chef Fondé Bridges as he interviews with the HIR Wellness Institute team to engage in meaningful conversation around the complexities of our collective healing, learning, and living. If you are looking to engage in the conversation and reflect for yourself, come along with us as we free-think and activate our medicine together. Come as you are! To learn more about Katrina, please read below and visit: https://www.girlillatactics.com/staff/el-la-katrina/ and you can contact Katrina via Instagram @katrinabrookflowers Katrina Brook Flores aka El La Katrina is a Xicanx multimedia and multi-practice artist born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. Their work addresses the meaning of boundary-spanning, border-crossing, and binary-breaking through calling-out the way colonial systems, hierarchical institutions, gendered constructs and conquer & divide tactics have hurt Indigenous communities and natural ecosystems globally. The art doesn't stop at interrogating these unhealthy practices. Katrina's work goes beyond interrogation and seeks to offer solutions, healings and hope in calling forward a (re)claimed and (re)imagined future rooted in joyful ways of being and ancestral teachings. El La Katrinais a graduate from UW-Madison. While at UW-Madison, Katrina served in multiple roles including the Arts-In-Education Director for OMAI & First Wave as well as the Co-Director of Breakin' The Law: International Festival of Urban Movement and co-created InterCultural Dialogues (ICD), a “For-Students-By-Students” undergraduate course in Sociology. After moving to Chicago, Katrina served as the Community Programs Director for RedMoon Theater and was later hired as a consultant for The B-Series at the Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago where she also served as B-Series Internship Coordinator & Associate Curator. Before becoming a full-time artist, Katrina worked as the Chief Operating Officer of The Firehouse Community Arts Center in the Chicago neighborhood of North Lawndale to assist in building the capacities of the organization in their inaugural year of funding with the Chicago CRED Program under Arne Duncan to achieve a transformative reduction in Chicago gun violence with justice involved youth. Katrina is the co-founder of GIRL ILLA Tactics, a production company that centers the work of Black and Indigenous women in Hip Hop as well as a Dark Matter Residency Artist at Chicago's Elastic Arts and is the creator, co-director and a featured artist in the musical film SEED POLLINATE BLOOM.

On episode 8 of Rogue Ballerina podcast, Rogue talks with Carrie Hanson, Artistic Director of The Seldoms about her career, process, and upcoming project GRASS. For more information and links to the topics discussed, visit rogueballerina.com. 

We talked with Nikki Balsamo of the La Crosse Dance Center, we chatted about beginnings, early origins of the centre, what students can expect when they start dancing, the benefits of dance, and how covid affected the company. https://lacrossedancecentre.orgYou can find more conversations on our website: https://lacrosselocal.comGet On Living Safely is sponsoring this podcast to remind you to keep your spending in the Community...learn more http://ow.ly/qGys50CT3TQ

In this episode we discuss the second season premiere of "Dancing with the Stars" in excruciating detail. Spray-tans. Fringe a-plenty. Legs-for-weeks. Oh my! We travel back to January of 2006- the set is the same, the judges are the same, Tom is the same, but the contestants are very different. Our first discussion on Master P is not what you'd expect, and our time is already cut short with a Dance Center legend. Follow us on Twitter @JMPPod or on Facebook at Just Meaningful Plastic Podcast art: Kat Fey Music: "Mister Capone" by Alex Khaskin --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Victoria talks to Debbie Tavernese, owner and director of Broadway Bound Dance Center in Garden City, about the dance studio and why she opened it. Garden City New York Media Studios To learn more click the link below https://vimeo.com/gardencitynewyorkmedia https://www.youtube.com/c/gardencitynymedia www.gardencitynymedia.com

Victoria talks to Debbie Tavernese, owner and director of Broadway Bound Dance Center in Garden City, about the dance studio and why she opened it. Garden City New York Media Studios To learn more click the link below https://vimeo.com/gardencitynewyorkmedia https://www.youtube.com/c/gardencitynymedia www.gardencitynymedia.com

For exclusive live interviews, every Wednesday follow us on Instagram at www.instagram.com/skyylevelmedia! DM us on who you want to see next on our show! Hosted by: @TheeBonnieBanks Produced by: @Niya_Skyy and @FromEmmaJ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

On our first episode of ‘dance organizations’ month, your co-host YeaJean interviews assistant manager of Seoul Dance Center, Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture, Dael Kim. In this episode, we go behind the screen and talk about Seoul Dance Center, preparing the Seoul International Choreography Workshop, and tips for people who work for dance organizations. Special thanks to the Jeong Kyung Mi (Manager Seoul Dance Center/Seoul Foundation for Arts and Culture) for connecting us for this in person interview. Show kNOwtes: http://www.knowboxdance.com/podcast.html kNOwBOX dance Film Festival: http://www.knowboxdance.com/film-festival.html

Host, Andrew sits down with dancer and choreographer Lari Lawrence-Gist. Lari is the Director of Dance at The Citadel Dance and Music Center and has been involved in a vast array of events and productions throughout Southwestern Michigan. Having collaborated with her on multiple occasions Andrew had to have her on the podcast.Discussing Lari's journey through dance from starting at a young age to become the Director of a Dance Center. They also discuss aspects of dance on TV and popular culture. Also, the fundraising effort that took place earlier this year and how it set a new standard for collaboration and fundraising for non-profit arts organizations.Head to the blogpost for further details and explained references for this episode.Follow us on:FacebookInstagramWebsiteCredits:Podcast Image by Findae Photography and DesignSong:In One Place by BarradeenMusic promoted by Free Stock MusicCreative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported

T A Y L O R   D E N A P O L I  (taylordenapoli.com)(IG:@taylordenapoli) -Artist Storyteller Creator From Long Island, New York -Born into a musically inclined, artistic family -Grew up a competitive gymnast, cheerleader, dancer -Was heavily involved in the theater, music, dance and art programs throughout schooling ​-Attended Nassau Community College studying Studio Recording Technology & on the nationally ranked NCC Dance Team -At the age of eighteen opened a dance studio DeNapoli's Dance Center in Long Island for a dance season -Completed Broadway Dance Center's Training Program -Completed Broadway Dance Center's Professional Semester -Completed multiple NYC workshops such as The Growing Studio, Partner Up, A1 Conference and Stage Door Connections -Studied acting with Bronwen Carson -Studied voice with Amy Stewart, William Waldrop and Bettina Sheppard -The Galen Hook's Method Alumni: Alumni Check In NY, Immersion in LA, Skeleton Crew of Creative NY, and Artist Development NY ​-Booked first professional musical theater gig as Consuelo in West Side Story at the Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, Iowa -Toured throughout North America with the company of Cirque Musica Holiday presents Wonderland -Performed in the ensemble of AIDA directed and choreographed by the Luis Salgado Production Team at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center -Dance Captain and in the ensemble of Rock Of Ages at Pittsburgh CLO choreographed by Stephanie Klemons -Helps out with Pre-Production for choreographers such as Karen Sieber, Karla Puno Garcia, Stephanie Klemons, Luis Salgado and Adam Fleming -Recently performed in Dance Break 2020 for Phil Colgan​ ​-Freelance Production Assistant [Daily Harvest] -Freelance Stage Manager [The Orsano Project, BDC Professional Semester Showcases and Think Tank The Showcase] -Freelance Party Motivator Dancer [MTM Events] ​​-Created Think Tank in NYC with Adam Wedesky, our mission is to promote community, collaboration and creation in our industry (follow @thinktank_nyc on IG) ​-Creative at YOUneek (follow @YOUneek_nyc on IG) ​-Releasing one concept video per the month in 2020 on IGTV #VideoOfTheMonth (follow the series on my IG @taylordenapoli) -Presented choreography in NYC showcases such as Leg Up On Life, Koin & Co, BDC Professional Semester, Think Tank, ArtsForAlz and Look Hear ​-Guest Faculty at the famous Step's On Broadway in New York City ​-A proud Actor's Equity Association member -Represented by The Movement A Talent Agency

T A Y L O R   D E N A P O L I  (taylordenapoli.com)(IG:@taylordenapoli) -Artist Storyteller Creator From Long Island, New York -Born into a musically inclined, artistic family -Grew up a competitive gymnast, cheerleader, dancer -Was heavily involved in the theater, music, dance and art programs throughout schooling ​-Attended Nassau Community College studying Studio Recording Technology & on the nationally ranked NCC Dance Team -At the age of eighteen opened a dance studio DeNapoli's Dance Center in Long Island for a dance season -Completed Broadway Dance Center's Training Program -Completed Broadway Dance Center's Professional Semester -Completed multiple NYC workshops such as The Growing Studio, Partner Up, A1 Conference and Stage Door Connections -Studied acting with Bronwen Carson -Studied voice with Amy Stewart, William Waldrop and Bettina Sheppard -The Galen Hook's Method Alumni: Alumni Check In NY, Immersion in LA, Skeleton Crew of Creative NY, and Artist Development NY ​-Booked first professional musical theater gig as Consuelo in West Side Story at the Orpheum Theater in Sioux City, Iowa -Toured throughout North America with the company of Cirque Musica Holiday presents Wonderland -Performed in the ensemble of AIDA directed and choreographed by the Luis Salgado Production Team at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center -Dance Captain and in the ensemble of Rock Of Ages at Pittsburgh CLO choreographed by Stephanie Klemons -Helps out with Pre-Production for choreographers such as Karen Sieber, Karla Puno Garcia, Stephanie Klemons, Luis Salgado and Adam Fleming -Recently performed in Dance Break 2020 for Phil Colgan​ ​-Freelance Production Assistant [Daily Harvest] -Freelance Stage Manager [The Orsano Project, BDC Professional Semester Showcases and Think Tank The Showcase] -Freelance Party Motivator Dancer [MTM Events] ​​-Created Think Tank in NYC with Adam Wedesky, our mission is to promote community, collaboration and creation in our industry (follow @thinktank_nyc on IG) ​-Creative at YOUneek (follow @YOUneek_nyc on IG) ​-Releasing one concept video per the month in 2020 on IGTV #VideoOfTheMonth (follow the series on my IG @taylordenapoli) -Presented choreography in NYC showcases such as Leg Up On Life, Koin & Co, BDC Professional Semester, Think Tank, ArtsForAlz and Look Hear ​-Guest Faculty at the famous Step's On Broadway in New York City ​-A proud Actor's Equity Association member -Represented by The Movement A Talent Agency ​  

This time in the Business Spotlight... Erin Jester, founder of https://www.beyondwordscenter.org/ (Beyond Words Music & Dance Center)! Beyond Words' main location is in North Royalton, OH and a second location in Medina, OH. Plus they have 3 other satellite locations throughout the Cleveland/Akron area. Scroll down for Erin's Special Offer!! Beyond Words specializes in children with challenging behaviors and limited language. Our music therapists incorporate successful behavior management, sensory integration, presuming students' intellect and positive reinforcement into their practice. Many Virtual and In-Person programs available using Music Therapy and Dance Therapy. *** Special Offer from Beyond Words! *** I'm offering listeners their first TWO classes for free for the month of May. This allows the family to try a virtual class first to see if their child will respond and benefit from this delivery of service. Because I know finances are a struggle for all families, I am also offering a $50 discount on your Summer Camp tuition when you register and pay before May 15th! How should people get in touch with you? Call Erin direct at 440-230-6100 x700 Email: erin.jester@beyondwordscenter.org. Website: https://www.beyondwordscenter.org/ (https://www.beyondwordscenter.org/) Facebook: @beyondwordscenter.

In this episode we hear from Anna Mansbridge. Anna  is a choreographer, dancer and educator, originally from Australia and the U.K and now resides in Seattle, WA. She has been on the faculty at the Creative Dance Center, Seattle, since the Fall of 1999 teaching all ages. Before we start this week’s episode I want to speak on the global pandemic we are currently experiencing. I encourage you to visit our website for resources that may support you and your students during this transition to digital learning. www.dancewithteachers.comI have been creating and uploading videos on our site, but encourage you to reach out to us directly if you want the full video library. My email is victoria@dancewithteachers.com Within our videos you will see two different variations of the brain dance, which Anna describes in this episode. These are my personal variations of the Brain Dance warm up which was created by Anne Green Gilbert. This episode was recorded in Miami at the National Dance Education Organization’s Annual Conference so please excuse the background noise.www.dancewithteachers.com@dancewithteacherscreativedance.org 

As Programme Director of China's first and only theatre complex specifically dedicated to dance, Sabrina Chen knows a thing or two about reading the China arts scene. In our chat, she compares the audiences in Shanghai to those of other cities in China and around the world.  To many people (your host included) contemporary dance can at first seem like an esoteric and abstract art form, which can only appeal to a small group of expert connoisseurs. But Sabrina helps to dispel this idea, and her passion is, for want of a better word, contagious.  See the visuals and join the community on Instagram (https://instagram.com/mosaicofchina), Facebook (https://facebook.com/mosaicofchina), and WeChat (https://mosaicofchina.com/wechat).

In this Hazlet Coffee talk's premier episode, Lucille Lo Sapio talks to Hedy and Pat Perna, owners of Perna Dance Center. Lucille, Hedy and Pat talk about how their dance school ended up in Hazlet, why they stayed and what they love about the business of dance.

Have fun and a great workout with Rubi Patiño @ Los Angeles Dance Center. 342 1/2 N Ford Blvd #2, Los Angeles, CA 90022 Los Angeles Dance Center Rubi Patino

Asian American Life Summer Edition featuring lifestyle trends and performing arts. Hosted by Ernabel Demillo. Segment 1: Korean Dance Modern Korean dance and music captivate with K-pop, South Korea's pop music scene that's become a global sensation. While many Korean Americans are caught up with K-pop, others choose to look to ancient times to keep their culture and tradition alive. Susan Jhun reports on the beauty of traditional Korean dance. Guests: Sunsook Roh, Yangoke Hwang, Jihwan Choi, Hannah Kim - students/performers at the Korean Traditional Music and Dance Center Guest 2: Yusun Kang, Director of the Korean Traditional Music and Dance Center. Segment 2: Pachinko Reporter Kyung Yoon sits down with award-winning author Min Jin Lee whose book "Pachinko" is one of President Obama's favorite summer reads. Pachinko reached the New York Times and Amazon best seller lists. Now Apple is creating a series based on the popular book. Guest: Min Jin Lee, author Segment 3: Actors Manu Narayan and Laura Kai Chen Reporter Rayner Ramirez catches up with actors Laura Kai Chen and Manu Narayan who talk about Asian American casting in front of and behind the camera. Segment 4: Jazz Pianist Miki Yamanaka Reporter Minnie Roh meets music prodigy and jazz pianist Miki Yamanaka who has performed with many jazz greats. She debuts her new jazz CD. Segment 5: Super You It's a bird, it's a plane, it's SuperYou - bringing music, art and fun to New York City Schools. Host and reporter Ernabel Demillo meets the creator and founder of SuperYou FUNdation that develops educational curriculums using the language of super heroes to inspire and empower students. Guest 1: Lourds Lane, Founder, SuperYou FUNdation Guest 2: Michele Dzwonek, Principal PS 239

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  1. NATALYA SHOAF & DAZAUN SOLEYN, GRAHAM LUSTIG re: Black Choreographers Festival 2019; Oakland Ballet's upcoming Jazz Vistas (4/5-6 at Berkeley High School's Florence Schwimley Little Theater.) Tickets are available at www.brownpapertickets.com. Call: 510-893-3132, info@oaklandballet.org, or visit www.oaklandballet.org 2. Encore conversation with Mariam Diakite, lead vocalist, percussionist, dancer and Erich Huffaker, Guitar, orchestragold.com They have a EP release coincert at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center, Friday. March 29, 8 p.m. (dance class), 9 p.m. (concert) - –

1. Nicia De'Lovely, Oakland native, is an acclaimed published Poetess, Multifaceted Artist, Antichild molestation/ trafficking/ exploitation ARTivist, spirited Survivor and Entrepreneur. 2. Mariam Diakite –Lead Vocals, Percussion, Dance with Orchestra Gold and Erich Huffaker, guitar, multi-instrumentalist. They have a show 3/9 at Starry Plough & 3/29 an EP Party at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center, both in Berkeley.  3. 25 Annual Collage des Africaines continues, 3/8-10, with a concert Sat. evening, 3/9. Naomi Gedo Diouf is the Artistic Director of Diamano Coura West African Dance Company. She is joined Mabiba Baegne, an internationally acclaimed dancer, dance teacher and choreographer of traditional and contemporary African Dance. 4. Transfers through March 23, Crowded Fire Theatre cast: Caleb Cabrera (Christofer Rodriguez), David Everett Moore (David DeSantos), Victor D. Ragdale (Clarence Matthews).     

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay!  1. We open with a conversation with Julia Chigamba, founder and director of the Chinyakare Ensemble and Johnonoh Nyamuzuwe, board member, about the Mitambo Festival of Shona Music featuring Mafaro eZimbabwe and Chinyakare Ensemble at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center, Friday, February 1, 8:00 PM to 11:00 PM.  This show is dedicated to Oliver Mtukudzi (Sept. 22, 1952-Jan. 23, 2019)

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Rebroadcast of Libations for Kiilu Nyasha (4/13).  If you missed the show and want to add your words to the wonderful tapestry record them at: 510.255.5579.  The show closes with guests: Kelly Takuna Orphan and Zivanai Masango (guitar)  join us to talk about Zimbabwean ensemble KTO Project's two concerts, April 19 and April 21 at Ashkanaz Music and Dance Center. Happy Independence Day to Zimbabwe April 18, 2018.  Visit www.ashkenaz.com Kelly Takunda Orphan: The KTO Project is rooted in the diverse musical relationships and heritage of its bandleader, Bay Area singer, drummer, composer and dancer, Kelly Takunda Orphan. In 1994, after recording and touring with Babatunde Olatunji and the Afro-pop band, African Rain, Kelly studied ethnomusicology at the University of Zimbabwe.  Zivanai Masango (guitar) was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and has toured both nationally and internationally with the two legends of Zimbabwe: Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. Zivanai has been a member of The KTO Project since 2006.   

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! For the first part of the program we honor Iya Kiilu Nyasha, Freedom Fighter, a woman whose life was dedicated to the People. Visit http://kiilunyasha.blogspot.com/ We close with the Zimbabwean ensemble KTO cofounders who have a series of shows coming up at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center, April 19 & 21. www.ashkenaz.com  Kelly Takunda Orphan: The KTO Project is rooted in the diverse musical relationships and heritage of its bandleader, Bay Area singer, drummer, composer and dancer, Kelly Takunda Orphan. In 1994, after recording and touring with Babatunde Olatunji and the Afro-pop band, African Rain, Kelly studied ethnomusicology at the University of Zimbabwe.  Zivanai Masango (guitar) was born in Harare, Zimbabwe and has toured both nationally and internationally with the two legends of Zimbabwe: Thomas Mapfumo and Oliver Mtukudzi. Zivanai has been a member of The KTO Project since 2006.   

Elijah Morton believes in hustling hard and staying humble. At 25, he opened Morton’s Dance Center and has become a mentor for young performers such as Drew Esbenshade. They both share a history of being adopted, a passion for dance, and a desire to positively influence their students.

The interviewer becomes the interviewee! Christopher K. Morgan talks process and dishes the dirt of living a double-life in front of and behind the curtain. Also killing the game on- and off-stage, Assistant Director Tiffanie Carson clues us into her new fitness regime. Amanda Blythe is joined by fabulous guest host Ellen Chenoweth the Interim Director of the Dance Presenting Series at The Dance Center of Columbia College Chicago. Buy your tickets to Christopher K. Morgan & Artists' Resident Company debut: http://bit.ly/DancePlaceCKMA

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Diane Amos is a San Francisco-based actress, improv artist, and comedian joins us to talk about her gig with other Afircan American comedic artists at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center, 1317 San Pablo Ave., in Berkeley, Thursday, Feb. 8, at 8 p.m. 2. Lisa Tealer, Interim Executive Director of the African American Community Health Advisory Committee (AACHAC) www.aachac.org  (Soul Stroll folks) Joins us to talk about "An Evening with HeLa" on Feb 1, 2018 from 6-9 pm & Educational Seminar: Communities of Color & Clinical Trial Participation: A Call to Action on Feb. 2, 2018 from 9am-1:30pm www.aachac.org or hela.brownpapertickets.com 3. Zakiya Harris is a Shapeshifter. She is an afro-eclectic mix of soul, dance and theater and she is a part of MIXTAPE Vol. 1: Femme Fatale, Feb. 1, 8 p.m., at the Starlite Social Club, 2236 Martin Luther King, Oakland, 1-510-593-2109, hrs.4:00 pm-2:00 am 4. David Graves, artist, joins us to talk about Spirit Migration, Jan. 5-Feb. 22, M-F 8-4:30 PM at EBMUD Oakland Administration Building, 2nd floor lobby, 375 11th Street, Oakland. Artist reception, Friday, Feb. 2, 5-7 p.m.

What better way to entertain your budding actors and dancers over the mid-winter and spring breaks than with combined acting, dancing, and costume classes, now offered in a groundbreaking new collaboration by Bainbridge Performing Arts and the Bainbridge Dance Center! Grouped by age and rotated through classes through the day, children from kindergarten through tenth grade now have an unprecedented opportunity to learn, not only acting and dance, but also costume design -- taught by the entertaining and award winning costume expert, Barbara Klingberg, whose recent efforts for Priscilla, Queen of the Desert were truly mindblowing. As BPA Education Director Liz Ellis and Dance Center Director Christiana Axelsen explain, the children will be learning skills that will not only improve their stage performances but also encourage a level of fitness and discipline that will have lifelong benefits, both in their academic environments and beyond. To learn more or to register for these mid-winter and spring break sessions, visit BainbridgePerformingArts.org or BainbridgeDanceCenter.com. Credits:  BCB host,  audio editor and social media publisher: Diane Walker.

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast.12/2 Special guests this week Jan Hodges Burch and Ferneasa Cutno talking about upcoming events for Augusta Ballet and Cutno Dance Center. You can listen 2 ways: Radio on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM at 9:30 Saturday morning or via the podcast on our website www.AugustaArts.com or iTunes. This week I covered Events for this week-end. Wow, we are quite the Holiday town. Morris Museum Open House, Aiken Community Playhouse- Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Eli’s Bethlehem Inn Dinner and Show, SEEDS show at Westobou, Christmas with Augusta Bel Canto, Mr. Fezziwig's Annual Christmas Ball! and more. Jan and Ferneasa talked about the Augusta Ballet Holiday House and Tour--this year all houses in Summerville Tour 12/8 and 9 with special ticketed event on 12.7.. Fern invites you to her show 'Nutcracker in the South' at the Maxwell Theatre 12/9 at 4 PM. If you kids catch the Dance Bug you can visit the Cutno Dance Studio in Daniel Village 12/12,13,19 and 20 from 5-7 to learn about classes and sign up your dancer. Adult classes available too. And, they are close to Dairy Queen! I did not have much time to cover events in the future so... check out our calendar at augustaarts.com and reserve some fun. Tickets make great presents. Brenda Durant #augustaarts

Coach Kate shares her passion for dance.

Host Kevin Willett is joined by Roshni and Haleigh from the Northeast Dance Center in this episode we talk about what makes the NDC special and the upcoming Nutcracker performance.  To learn more about the Northeast Dance Center please visit their website at www.northeastdancecenter.com To learn more about the Friends of Kevin Networking Group please visit their website at www.friendsofkevin.com/ Audio file:  ndc2015.mp3

This is a black arts and culture site. We will be exploring the African Diaspora via the writing, performance, both musical and theatrical (film and stage), as well as the visual arts of Africans in the Diaspora and those influenced by these aesthetic forms of expression. I am interested in the political and social ramifications of art on society, specifically movements supported by these artists and their forebearers. It is my claim that the artists are the true revolutionaries, their work honest and filled with raw unedited passion. They are our true heroes. Ashay! 1. Rebecca Hensley, Social Change Agent speaks to us about Albert Woodfox, Angola 3   2. We end with an archival conversation with Thomas Mapfumo, revolutionary artist, known as the Lion of Zimbabwe. He appeared in Berkeley at Ashkanez Music and Dance Center a couple of months ago. We open with his Varimudande, a traditional piece from his ancestral village and people.    

Danila and Nuria Kartashov have opened the Arthur Murray Dance Center in Downtown Cranford at 200 South Avenue, East. The studio is located on the second floor of Riverfront at Cranford Station, just above Pastosa. Cranford Radio paid a visit and spoke with Danila to learn a bit more about the center and about he and his wife.

Host Kevin Willett is joined by Roshni Pecora from the Northeast Dance Center located in Lawrence Ma. Listen in to learn how she has created a caring and nurturing evvironment where everyone is welcomed to dance Audio file:  roshni.mp3

Our first guest is Joy Elan, poet, writer, activist, from Oakland and Berkeley, CA. She received her undergraduate degree in African American Studies at UC Berkeley and her graduate degree in Education at Stanford University. She has taught at a community college and is currently working with urban youth in the San Francisco Bay Area.  http://joyelan.webs.com/ Next we speak to Nicholas Bearde, singer, and Perry L. Lang, Executive Director of Black Coalition on AIDS and Rafiki Wellness about their collaboration this Sunday, June 1, in a new concert series at Rafiki Wellness Center, 601 Cesar Chavez Street, San Francisco, 415-615-9945, http://www.bcoa.org/ and http://www.nicolasbearde.com/  Julia Chigamba and DeLisa Branch-Nealy join us for an encore conversation about Chinyakare's recent performance in Washington DC and the company's upcoming show next week, June, 7, 2014, 9 p.m., at Ashkanaz Music and Dance Center in Berkeley. http://www.chinyakare.com/ We close with First Edition lead musician Damu Sudii Alii and his son, Jabari Alii, featured guest this weekend at an encore performance at thr 57th Street Gallery in Oakland, Sat., May 31, 2014, 8:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Tickets $15. https://www.facebook.com/FirstEditionTrio and http://www.57thstreetgallery.com/

Today we'll be speaking to Robin Damelin, subj. of One Day After Peace, screening at the SFJFF 7/31 & 8/1. Visit http://www.sfjff.org/ We also speak to David McCauley, Dir., Ailey Camp at UC Berkeley. In its 11th year, Ailey Camp concludes August 2, 2012, 7 PM at Zellerbach Hall. Tickets for the free performance are available through the UC Berkeley box office. Visit http://calperformances.org/community/aileycamp/ He is followed by special guest host We close with a special guest host, Safi wa Nairobi who interviews the Watts Prophets who perform at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center in Berkeley, Sat., July 28. Angela Wellman, founding director, Oakland Public Conservatory wraps up a winderful collective conversation this afternoon about peace and reconciliation and forgiveness, reciprocity and patience. She performs this evening at Freight and Savage in Berkeley. The OPC Summer Music Academy concert is, Thursday, July 26 at 5:30 PM with the children at 1616 Franklin at 17th in Oakland. Visit http://www.opcmusic.org/  The concert is free (smile). 

Markus James & the Wassonrai close and celebrate the free 7th Annual Berkeley Music Festival, Sat., June 5, 2010, Telegraph Ave @ Channing Way (for information); Markus James's concert at 9:00 PM is at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center. Visit www.berkeleyworldmusic.org Gianna Ranuzzi, founder of BWMF; Yassir Chadly, is also featured in the Festival, June 5, 4-5:30 at Rasputin's. Baba Jah Z Jahi speaks on African Liberation and the legacy of his son, Javad Tshombe Martinez Jahi (July 19, 1977 - November 28, 2009). African Liberation Day celebration is Sat., May 29, 2010, 12-5 PM at Per Ankh Praise House, 950 33rd St., Oakland (33rd & San Pablo). Muisi-kongo Malonga speaks about: Fua Dia Congo and Cultural Heritage Choir (Congo) – Special Festival Commission WORLD PREMIERE Performed by the Mbeti people of Congo-Brazzaville, Nzobi ritual dances are a call for spiritual protection and purification and are accompanied by Linda Tillery's Grammy-nominated Cultural Heritage Choir, singing traditional Congolese music. Visit http://www.worldartswest.org/main/edf_index.asp Visit congolesecamp.org

We open the show with Dave Room and Jonathan Gramling speaking about "Take Back the Mic" kickoff at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center, 1317 San Pablo Avenue(@ Gilman, in Berkeley, Thursday, May 20, 7:30 PM. Take Back the Mic is building the groundwork for the Bay Area eco-justice community to connect with mainstream media in a meaningful way. "Take Back the Mic Campaign" is a way to help communities tell their own stories and define themselves. Visit www.takebackthemic.com/ Duane Deterville is one of the artists participating in the exhibit, “Past Forward: African Spirituality in Contemporary Black Art,” through August 19, 2010 at the Sargent Johnson Gallery at the AAACC at 762 Fulton Street, in San Francisco. There is an artist talk, May 29, 2-4 PM at the AAACC. Both the talk and art exhibit are free. Duane is a visual artist, writer and scholar of visual culture. Our next guest is Marvin X, esteemed scholar, poet, playwright, teacher, is author of "Parables, Fables, Musings of Plato Negro," which has a debut reading/performance, Sat., May 15, 2 PM at the African American Museum and Library at Oakland (14th Street @ MLK Jr. Way). No where can one find a writer who produces work as quickly as El Muhajir (Marvin X). Amiri Baraka says of Al Muhajir, "Is Marvin X a Parable or Fable? I doubt Marvin X exists! I double doubt there is a Plato Negro!" The free event is also a benefit for Black Bird Press. Copies of Parable/Fable will be available for a $100 donation. Visit www.parablesandfablesofmarvinx.com Pamela Z,our final guest, is a composer/performer who makes solo works combining a wide range of vocal techniques with electronic processing, samples, and gesture activated MIDI controllers. She has toured extensively throughout the US, Europe, and Japan. Her new work, "Baggage Allowance" opens at Artaud Theater, now managed by Z-Space Studios, 450 Florida Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110 zspace@zspace.org , (415)626-0453. Also visit www.pamelaz.com

Haiti Update: Week two after the devastating earthquake we speak to Jean Yvon Kernizan and Selena Rhine who were on the ground in Haiti in that crucial time. They set up a medical clinic at Yvon's home in Port-au-Prince. There is a fundraiser in New York, Thursday, Jan. 28, 6 PM to 4 AM, at the White Rabbit, with DJs Red Lox & DJ Cozi, 145 Houston Street. Visit http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=267429459546 and http://pousoleyleve.glogster.com/haiti-fundraising-mixer/ Maria Labossiere, Haiti Action Committee, join the conversation next. Visit www.haitiaction.net (Haiti Emergency Relief Fund). The fundariser in the Berkeley for Haiti Relief is Thurs., Jan. 28, 8:30 at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center on San Pablo @ Gilman in Berkeley. Tickets are $10 min. docnation. We close with a conversation with two members of Equator Faith Church in Oakland. Bishop Fritzner Galiothe and his wife, Paulette Fritzner, speak about the many missions the church supports there such as orphanages, schools, etc. Donations can be sent to: Equator Faith Mission, 2230 Warner Ave., Oakland, CA 94603, (510) 562-8668.

8:00 AM Tania Santiago and Ramon Alayo about their show opening Dec. 4-6 at Dance Mission in San Francisco. 8:30 AM On the 40th Anniversary of the Murder of Black Panther Party Chairman Fred Hampton Sr., along with Mark Clark, we speak to his wife, Akua Njeri, December 4th Committee, and son, Chairman Fred Hampton Jr., POCC, from Chicago about GROUND ZERO. 9 AM Baba Ken Okulolo speaks on the annual Musical Night in Africa at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center, Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 in Berkeley.

I am going to have to postpone the tribute for Lanier Pruitt, educator, musician, to April 2009. Stay tuned for the new date. The theme is Mardi Gras this weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area, especially on the East Bay side of things. I will have as my first guest Sophis Dorsainvil of Kalbass Kreyol, an Afro-Caribbean band and the sensational Brazilian Dance Group Samba Mora at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center in Berkeley, 9:30 p.m. He will be followed by members of the cast of the Men's Story Project, now a film screening Sunday, Feb.22, Shatuck Theatre in Berkeley, as a part of SF Indie Festival www.mensstoryproject.org We will then be joined by members of the cast of "Tough Titty" at the Magic Theatre, through Feb. 22, 2009. Visit http://www.magictheatre.org/season0809/tough.shtml. We'll close the morning with Michelle Jacques who's band, Chelle! has a concert "Voodooville," Saturday evening at the Jazz School in Berkeley celebrating Mardi Gras www.jazzschool.inhousetickets.com. For the latest in what's going on visit http://wandaspicks.com

Today's show was pretty phonomenal, the themes crisscrossing throughout as one guest touched on a theme resonating with previous guests such as place and home, what it means to be indigenous and why black people have to hold up their traditions and honor their heroes and each other via our culture: words, music, art and activism. In the studio we spoke to Joyce Hutton, niece of the late Bobby Hutton, the third person to join the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, and its youngest member at that time, Emory Douglas, former Min. of Culture for the BPP, Alan Laird and Terry Cotton, both members of the BPP and friends of Lil' Bobby Hutton, murdered by Oakland police just two days after the murder of Martin King, April 4, 1968 (Hutton shot and killed 4/6/1968). Also joining them is Damon Eaves, blackpantherblvd.com which has organized the Bobby Hutton Memorial Benefit, opening Nov. 29, 7-10 PM at the Luggage Store Gallery, 1007 Market Steet, in San Francisco, (415) 255-5971. Next we spoke to Afro-Polynesian singer, choreographer Mahealani Uchiyama, who will appear, Sunday, Nov. 30, 8 PM, $10, at Ashkenaz Music and Dance Center, 1317 San Pablo Ave., in Berkeley. Visit www.mahea.com. Barry Shabaka Henley "Seth Holly," and Brent Jennings "Bynum Walker," cast in Berkeley Rep's staging of August Wilson's "Joe Turner Come and Gone," through Dec. 14, were up next. Visit www.berkeleyrep.org. We closed the show with a conversation with lyricist Jahi, who is opening for Wu Tang Clan, Dec. 3, 8 PM (doors open/show at 9 PM) at the Regency Ballroom in San Francisco on Van Ness Ave. The show is all ages, as are all the events listed here this week. Jahi will also perform at the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations Conference Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, 7-10 PM at ASA Academy in Oakland and 12/6. Visit www.myspace.com/hotbutteredflows. And for all the happenings in town: http://wandaspicks.com. Tune in Wednesday, Dec. 3, for Wanda's Picks Radio, 6-7 AM, PST.

New York-based choreographer Neta Pulvermacher, who teaches at the University of Florida, joined me to talk about her plans for this year's big student field trip to New York--the Second Annual UF/NYC Dance Xchange (May 3-10, 2008)--and also share a preview of other exciting upcoming projects. BIO Neta Pulvermacher is the founder and project director of the UF/NYC Dance Xchange. She was born and raised in Kibbutz Lehavot Habashan, Israel. She graduated from Juilliard in 1985 and holds an MFA from the ADF/Hollins University. She founded The Neta Dance Company in 1987 and since then has choreographed over 65 works for her company and for numerous ballet and modern companies. Her company tours throughout the US as well as in Europe and Israel. Neta is an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Florida. She has choreographed for director, Mira Nair’s feature film, The Namesake, which was released in March of 2007. Most recently she was invited to the MANCC at FSU to work with the Limón Dance Company. She is the founder and producer of the A.W.A.R.D. Show! which now takes place in New York, Florida and Utah. Recent commissions include: Matte Asher Dance Company in Israel, Frank Sinatra High School for the Arts, Klor Music and Dance Center in Israel, Roger Williams University, and others. She is the proud mother of Alon. Upcoming projects: "Lady Justice Rides the Wagon" (a site Specific Work with real NY women judges) at City Hall Park and a New York season which will include the premiere of the full length "Air" in fall 2008. LINKS The Neta Dance Company and The 2008 A.W.A.R.D. Show http://www.netacompany.org Joyce SoHo http://www.joyce.org University of Florida College of Fine Arts, Scool of Theatre and Dance http://arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance/ Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or at http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa This material may not be reproduced in any way, either in part or in its entirety, without the expressed written permission of Eva Yaa Asantewaa.

New York-based choreographer Neta Pulvermacher, who teaches at the University of Florida, joined me to talk about her plans for this year's big student field trip to New York--the Second Annual UF/NYC Dance Xchange (May 3-10, 2008)--and also share a preview of other exciting upcoming projects. BIO Neta Pulvermacher is the founder and project director of the UF/NYC Dance Xchange. She was born and raised in Kibbutz Lehavot Habashan, Israel. She graduated from Juilliard in 1985 and holds an MFA from the ADF/Hollins University. She founded The Neta Dance Company in 1987 and since then has choreographed over 65 works for her company and for numerous ballet and modern companies. Her company tours throughout the US as well as in Europe and Israel. Neta is an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Florida. She has choreographed for director, Mira Nair’s feature film, The Namesake, which was released in March of 2007. Most recently she was invited to the MANCC at FSU to work with the Limón Dance Company. She is the founder and producer of the A.W.A.R.D. Show! which now takes place in New York, Florida and Utah. Recent commissions include: Matte Asher Dance Company in Israel, Frank Sinatra High School for the Arts, Klor Music and Dance Center in Israel, Roger Williams University, and others. She is the proud mother of Alon. Upcoming projects: "Lady Justice Rides the Wagon" (a site Specific Work with real NY women judges) at City Hall Park and a New York season which will include the premiere of the full length "Air" in fall 2008. LINKS The Neta Dance Company and The 2008 A.W.A.R.D. Show http://www.netacompany.org Joyce SoHo http://www.joyce.org University of Florida College of Fine Arts, Scool of Theatre and Dance http://arts.ufl.edu/theatreanddance/ Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or at http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa This material may not be reproduced in any way, either in part or in its entirety, without the expressed written permission of Eva Yaa Asantewaa.

Here’s my conversation with Sandra Catena, popular belly dance instructor and performer, personal trainer and author of “The African Belly Dance”–the first murder mystery to feature a belly dancer as its protagonist. BOOK FACTS “The African Belly Dance” is a murder mystery featuring Santina Cole, a first generation Italian-American from Newark, New Jersey. Santina was raised in a blue-collar family with deep Catholic roots and much to the chagrin of her family, becomes a belly dancer. Santina is a feisty, funny, red hot woman from the hood who finds herself in the middle of trouble. While performing in West Africa at a Lebanese nightclub, a murder occurs. Santina is in the thick of it and helps find the killer. Get on this magic carpet ride that takes the reader from Newark, New Jersey to Manhattan to West Africa! BIO Sandra Catena has performed in Europe, West Africa, Canada and the United States. She has also performed on national television shows such as MTV, The Joy Brown Show and WB11 News. Since 1980, Sandra has performed in New York's Oriental nightclubs, theaters and colleges. Sandra starred in a 14-week run of "A Belly Dancer's Story" (10/96-2/97) in New York City. "A Belly Dancer's Story" was written, choreographed and performed by Sandra. She also produced and choreographed the following shows in theaters in New York: "A Night of Middle Eastern Dance" (6/01&02/00); "A Belly Dance Extravaganza" (11/18/00); "Belly Dance Nights" (01/07&14&21/01); "Arabian Nights" (06/03&04/01); "Holiday Exotica" (12/18/01); "Belly Dance Fever" (5/25/02); "Holiday Hafla" (12/15/02); "Oriental Dreams" (7/03/03); "A Belly Dancer’s Story" (3/14/04 and 6/15/04); and belly dance recitals at Lafayette Grill (6/12/05, 10/23/05, 3/23/06); “Modern Egyptian Rhythms” (12/3/06). Sandra Catena is a master teacher of Oriental dance. She teaches private and group classes regularly in New York City. Sandra also teaches at Shakti Yoga, The 14th Street Y and has taught at New York University, City University of New York, Sarah Lawrence College, The New Age Health Spa, The Hospital for Joint Diseases, The Seminar Center, The Discovery Center, Asphalt Green, Carmine Street Recreation Bureau, Broome Corner Studios, Rod Rodgers Dance Studios, Dance Theater Workshop, Joyous Life Energy Center, Five Points Fitness and Djoniba's Drum and Dance Center, all in New York. EVENT Wednesday, March 26 (6:30-8:30pm): Book signing party (with performance, reading and cash bar) at Boucarou, 64 East 1st Street, East Village, Manhattan LINKS Sandra Catena http://www.bigapplebellydance.org Boucarou Lounge http://www.boucaroulounge.com Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or at http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa This material may not be reproduced in any way, either in part or in its entirety, without the expressed written permission of Eva Yaa Asantewaa.

Here’s my conversation with Sandra Catena, popular belly dance instructor and performer, personal trainer and author of “The African Belly Dance”–the first murder mystery to feature a belly dancer as its protagonist. BOOK FACTS “The African Belly Dance” is a murder mystery featuring Santina Cole, a first generation Italian-American from Newark, New Jersey. Santina was raised in a blue-collar family with deep Catholic roots and much to the chagrin of her family, becomes a belly dancer. Santina is a feisty, funny, red hot woman from the hood who finds herself in the middle of trouble. While performing in West Africa at a Lebanese nightclub, a murder occurs. Santina is in the thick of it and helps find the killer. Get on this magic carpet ride that takes the reader from Newark, New Jersey to Manhattan to West Africa! BIO Sandra Catena has performed in Europe, West Africa, Canada and the United States. She has also performed on national television shows such as MTV, The Joy Brown Show and WB11 News. Since 1980, Sandra has performed in New York's Oriental nightclubs, theaters and colleges. Sandra starred in a 14-week run of "A Belly Dancer's Story" (10/96-2/97) in New York City. "A Belly Dancer's Story" was written, choreographed and performed by Sandra. She also produced and choreographed the following shows in theaters in New York: "A Night of Middle Eastern Dance" (6/01&02/00); "A Belly Dance Extravaganza" (11/18/00); "Belly Dance Nights" (01/07&14&21/01); "Arabian Nights" (06/03&04/01); "Holiday Exotica" (12/18/01); "Belly Dance Fever" (5/25/02); "Holiday Hafla" (12/15/02); "Oriental Dreams" (7/03/03); "A Belly Dancer’s Story" (3/14/04 and 6/15/04); and belly dance recitals at Lafayette Grill (6/12/05, 10/23/05, 3/23/06); “Modern Egyptian Rhythms” (12/3/06). Sandra Catena is a master teacher of Oriental dance. She teaches private and group classes regularly in New York City. Sandra also teaches at Shakti Yoga, The 14th Street Y and has taught at New York University, City University of New York, Sarah Lawrence College, The New Age Health Spa, The Hospital for Joint Diseases, The Seminar Center, The Discovery Center, Asphalt Green, Carmine Street Recreation Bureau, Broome Corner Studios, Rod Rodgers Dance Studios, Dance Theater Workshop, Joyous Life Energy Center, Five Points Fitness and Djoniba's Drum and Dance Center, all in New York. EVENT Wednesday, March 26 (6:30-8:30pm): Book signing party (with performance, reading and cash bar) at Boucarou, 64 East 1st Street, East Village, Manhattan LINKS Sandra Catena http://www.bigapplebellydance.org Boucarou Lounge http://www.boucaroulounge.com Body and Soul is the official podcast of InfiniteBody dance blog at http://infinitebody.blogspot.com. Subscribe through iTunes or at http://magickaleva.hipcast.com/rss/bodyandsoul.xml. (c)2008, Eva Yaa Asantewaa This material may not be reproduced in any way, either in part or in its entirety, without the expressed written permission of Eva Yaa Asantewaa.