Podcasts about Mad Hot Ballroom

This one is from the vault. If you haven't seen Mad Hot Ballroom from director Marilyn Agrelo, stop now and go check it out. It's a classic and a masterpiece. Centered around a ballroom dancing competition for fifth grade dance teams in New York City elementary schools, Agrelo captures a genuine and life-affirming transformation as a group of children evolve from reticent novices to confident contestants versed in the Latin styles of foxtrot, merengue and rumba. Agrelo shares with Tiller the challenges of capturing the spirit of New York City (4:25), casting the right teachers and kid dancers (14:10), the mechanics of verité filming and simultaneous editing (21:22), the art of directing kids (28:50), being validated by local criminals (32:45), and the film's shocking critical reception (42:00). Produced by: Jacob Miller Executive Producer: Tiller Russell Music by: James Carroll, Graham Tracey & Zydepunk Distributed by: Jake Brennan & Brady Sadler, Double Elvis Productions

Catherine Charlton, Executive Director, and Andrew Polunin, Artistic & Education Director of Dancing Classrooms Philly, discuss their program, that teaches social dancing to 5th and 8th grade classes to Delaware Valley schools who are lack arts and music programming. Founded by Broadway dancer Pierre Dulaine and featured in the film, Mad Hot Ballroom, the 20-week class teaches the entire grade classic dances such as the Merengue, Foxtrot, Swing and the Waltz, a process that helps students develop self–esteem, social awareness, mutual respect, teamwork and joy. In addition to learning the dances, students are engaged in academic development by researching cultures, creating art, and writing self-reflection papers. The chapter was the first to adopt round-robin, gender-neutral dance partners so that no student has to lead or follow, and during the COVID years when touching wasn't possible, they added Hip-hop, Latin, and K-pop. These dance programs offer more flexibility for schools, are more manageable for younger students, and focus on cultures that influenced the dances. Everyone participates, with non-dancing students providing music or writing about the program, and at the end of the dance residency the students perform a final showcase for families and friends and student who wish to continue are eligible to join the Saturday Academy where they can learn more steps and dances and meet other dancers from other schools. In addition to their flagship course, they have a variety of social dance programs for students from K through 12th grade, including in-school and after-school assemblies and residencies, community workshops, and performances opportunities to cultivate essential life skills in students. Classes are taught by dancing professionals who are trained to teach in the Dancing Classrooms method.   To learn more, check their calendar of events, to donate or enroll your school, visit dancingclassroomsphilly.org

In April 2006, the Institute held a symposium about copyright and intellectual property, titled Comedies of Fair Use. This panel is about documentary film, and was moderated by Duke professor law James Boyle.  It begins with Amy Sewell, whose 2005 documentary, Mad Hot Ballroom looks at the lives of New York City public school kids, as they prepare for a citywide ballroom dancing competition. Charles Sims is a copyright and first amendment expert at the law firm of Proskauer Rose.  Pat Aufderheide is co-author of Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright, and professor at American University. Hugh Hanson teaches copyright and trademark law at Fordham University School of Law Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

STREET GANG: How We Got To Sesame Street releases in Australia in select cinema's and on digital on February 2nd 2022.To celebrate, we've collaborated with UNIMA Oz and NIXCO to bring you a special interview with the documentary's Director, Marilyn Agrelo.Marilyn is a director in her own right, with credits including Sesame Street episode segments since Season 48, and Mad Hot Ballroom. This interview includes segments and trailer clips from the film and I ask Marilyn how she found the emotional centre and the story of these incredible adults as they pioneered the new frontier of making television for children that was educational Thanks for listening, to Talking Sock.Join the conversation on our socials@talkingsockcast (Twitter)@oneorangesockproductions (Instagram)Please consider becoming a Patreon supporter to help us bring more home grown creative content. Your support will help us make this podcast more accessible in creating Transcripts and will help us be able to sustain this cast!You can now also buy us a Ko-Fi!Find us at www.oneorangesock.comThanks for listening to #talkingsockcastSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/talking-sock. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If I never hear the term “Starving Artist” again, I will be a very happy person! In this episode, I speak with concert pianist Emile Pandolfi about how he's built a lucrative lifelong career as a musician. If you are stuck in a creative rut, or are worried about making enough from your creative endeavors, this is the episode for you. As a creative, it can be so easy to critique ourselves so much that we end up taking the joy out of what we once loved! We talk about how creative people can find ways to make money from their art without putting so much pressure on it that it becomes uninspiring/un-fun. Emile has enjoyed a successful career in the area of solo piano "commercial" music for the past 35 years. He has recorded 30 albums which sold 4.5 million units, (before CDs became dinosaurs) and he has surpassed 750 million streams on the various platforms. He continues to do live concerts and records his signature arrangements of well-known pop songs from movies, musicals, and the American Songbook. This week I want to challenge you to think of all the different ways you consume art, in all its form. If you want to become more artistic, understand what inspires you and what you enjoy. Movie Recommendations we talked about in this episode!Mad Hot Ballroom: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438205/Les Choristes: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0372824/ Connect with Emile Pandolfi:Website:https://www.emilepandolfi.comSpotify: https://spoti.fi/2mpqcJqPandora: https://pdora.co/2mv6sDYVideos: https://youtu.be/ogJ0F1cvq10Book on Amazon: Play It Like You mean Ithttps://amzn.to/33Sgu87 Connect with Kelsey:Kelsey's Website: http://www.kelseyformost.comKelsey's Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/keformostKelsey's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kelsey.writes/Kelsey's Courses: https://kelseyformost.com/courses Original Themesong composed by Jules Grant https://www.instagram.com/j.u.l.e.s.g.r.a.n.t/

In this episode we interview Pierre Dulaine, four time world exhibition ballroom champion and founder of Dancing Classrooms.The video version of this episode can be found here: https://youtu.be/_qddAIHMLXwDancing Classrooms: https://www.DancingClassrooms.orgPierre's book, "Taking the Lead: Memoir of a Dancing Life" http://www.pierredulaine.org/takingtheleadbookPierre's TEDx Talk "May I have this dance, please?" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MqnbE5WRPEUPierre's personal website: http://www.pierredulaine.org/"Mad Hot Ballroom" documentary film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438205/"Dancing in Jaffa" documentary film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2125480/"Take the Lead" feature film: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446046/You can find us at: www.Talk.danceAlso check out the Find.dance app at: www.Find.dance

Proclaimed by the LA Times as the "Trailer Titan" and placed on Entertainment Weekly's Top Creative People in Hollywood "It" List, Bob Israel has had an extraordinary career in entertainment. His achievements include producing blockbuster films that launched major careers, creating the longest running movie advertising agency in Hollywood, and overseeing the prestigious star-studded Key Art Award shows. Along with Ron Moler, Bob is the Co-Founder and former CEO-Creative Director of Aspect Ratio. Included among the many award-winning campaigns created by the agency are Men In Black, GoldenEye, Spiderman, Groundhog Day, Forest Gump and Philadelphia. When they sold the company in 1999, Aspect had grown into the largest entertainment advertising agency in Hollywood. Bob left the company in 2004 and helped launch another prestigious agency, Workshop Creative. Bob's feature film producing credits include the box office smash Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, which helped launch Jim Carrey's movie career. With Ron Moler, he produced the cult classic, Bachelor Party, which starred 27-year-old Tom Hanks. Live shows include a run as Lead Producer of The Hollywood Reporter's Key Art Awards Show from 2000-2008. Featured hosts and presenters included Sarah Silverman, Clint Eastwood and Sharon Stone. Bob proudly produced a live musical for Sony Pictures at Showest starring Robert Goulet, Leslie Nielsen and an ensemble of 20 singer dancers. In 2013, Bob returned full-time to his first love. He created The Broadway & Vine Fund to option the underlying rights to existing properties and develop them for the stage. In Spring 2019 he produced the regional premiere of The Flamingo Kid, a musical adaptation of the heartwarming movie, at the prestigious Hartford Stage. He continues to develop the show for Broadway with the Tony award-winning team of book writer/lyricist Robert Freedman, director Darko Tresnjak and composer Scott Frankel. He is also lead producing an adaptation of the movie, Mad Hot Ballroom, with the "dream team" of Rick Elice (Jersey Boys) and Jerry Mitchell (Kinky Boots). Bob is a member of the motion picture academy (AMPAS) and the Directors Guild of America (DGA). He is a former officer and board member of three non-profits: A Place Called Home (since 2001), Skylight Theater Company and University Synagogue. Bob has won several CLIO and Key Art awards as well as other accolades. He was honored with the Sepharad Cinema Lifetime Achievement Award and A Place Called Home’s Humanitarian Award. In 2012 the L.A. City Council commended him for "for improving the lives of thousands of children and families living under great duress." He is extremely grateful to have in his life two incredible children, Jesse and Rachel, and his supportive life-partner and wife, Gail. He resides in Los Angeles.

Last November, in New York City, the Manhattan editors workshop held its fifth consecutive evening entitled sight sound and story the art of cinematography.  Jim Kamp was invited to moderate a chat with acclaimed cinematographers Claudia Raschke, DP on such docs as “Mad Hot Ballroom” and “RBG”, and Tom Hurwitz, ASC who was DP on such notable docs as the Oscar-winning “Harlan County, USA” and “The Queen of Versailles”   In part one, Claudia and Tom discussed their perspective on how they approach telling each story visually.

Lauryn Franzoni works with individuals, teams and organizations helping them clarify what they want and then how to align their people, plans and practices to achieve those goals. From her roots in business journalism, she brings a finely honed curiosity and open mind to each collaboration.  A creative strategist and inspirational leader, Lauryn has recruited, trained and led high-performing creative and business teams for global research, media, and training companies in the US, UK and Europe in such diverse industries as publishing, financial services,  energy, health and wellness, social media, education and the performing arts.  As a frequent speaker at corporate and industry events, Lauryn is often asked to share her vision for creating sustainable organizations through the engagement of key constituents. She facilitates interactive leadership and management sessions that guide strategic decision-making, and aids teams to execute plans and programs to meet diverse market challenges. Lauryn has created and delivered a range of career-building coaching programs in person and online to senior executives. Great Ballroom Movie Inspiration   Shall We Dance: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0358135/   Mad Hot Ballroom https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0438205/   Take the Lead https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0446046/   Fred and Ginger https://vimeo.com/15501374   My favorite dance book! http://becominggingerrogers.com/

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Rodney Eric López is the principal of Rodney Eric Lopez Enterprises and is proud to introduce its inaugural product, the Generosity and Abundance Process, or the G.A.P for short. Rodney has spent the last decade studying and implementing the principles of a generosity practice in his own life and has helped others to do the same. The G.A.P. helps individuals realize a healthier relationship with their finances by looking at them through a spiritual and emotional framework. He also serves as Executive Director of Dancing Classrooms in New York City.  where he is responsible for leading new program initiatives, supporting business development efforts, and representing the organization publicly.  His teaching work with Dancing Classrooms is featured in the Paramount Classics hit documentary Mad Hot Ballroom. His classes were named “Best in New York” by New York Magazine and were highlighted in the book Nueva York: A Guide to Latino Life in the Five Boroughs.  Prior to his career in dance and arts education, Rodney was a public relations and marketing professional in both the non-profit and corporate fields.  He holds a B.S. in Communications Studies from New York University where he was a Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. scholar --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-ash-cash-show/support

Can the pairing of young Israeli and Palestinian children as dance partners create opportunities for a more peaceful future? And what is the potency today of cultural diplomacy? Enjoy a preview of the upcoming film Dancing in Jaffa prior to its official release. Post-screening, ballroom legend Pierre Dulaine and film producer Diane Nabatoff discuss this documented return to Dulaine’s hometown of Jaffa, Israel, to extend the reach of his global Dancing Classrooms project, previously celebrated in the award-winning film Mad Hot Ballroom. A presentation of "New Views: Documentaries and Dialogue." Co-presented by the Aspen Institute and AspenFILM, and made possible by generous donations from Leonard Lauder and Jane and Michael Eisner. Speakers: Pierre Dulaine, Diane Nabatoff, Damian Woetzel

Aired: 7/21/13 This week we'll spend the hour with RAFE ESQUITH, who's been teaching fifth graders in LA's Hobart Elementary public school for nearly thirty years. Now a teacher of teachers, he recently returned from doing that in China. I first learned of Rafe's work in 2005, when POV the PBS film series pitched me a documentary, THE HOBART SHAKESPEARIANS, about the full Shakespeare productions that his students - most from families where English is not the primary language - perform each year. The film was directed by MEL STUART, a wonderful director of at least two landmark films - the 1971 Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory with Gene Wilder and 1973's WATTSTAX concert film of funky music and Black Power. Mel Stuart passed away a little less than a year ago. And he is missed. In September 2005, introducing my interview with Rafe and Mel about the film , I said this: Documentaries may be giving us what we hunger for. March of the Penguins, Mad Hot Ballroom and The Hobart Shakespeareans are documentaries about goodness, dedication, and purpose, and whether penguins or fifth graders, they're about respect and treating others well. Each of these films made me giggle, and each brought me to tears. There's something joyfully and painfully touching when we see the life force in action with purpose. When so much is going wrong, from Iraq to New Orleans, I think we need to see these things. Eight years later, Rafe Esquith continues to leads fifth graders at one of the nation's largest inner-city grade schools through an uncompromising curriculum of English, mathematics, geography and literature. His classroom mottos are "Be nice. Work hard." and "There are no shortcuts." Despite language barriers and poverty, many attend outstanding colleges. Esquith expects the best from these kids no matter what their backgrounds, and he backs up that expectation by giving them the educational resources to defy the odds.

Weekly JourneywithJesus.net postings, read by Daniel B. Clendenin. Essay: *When Jesus Spoke Plainly: Lent 2B*, for Sunday 12 March 2006; book review: *A Million Little Pieces* by James Frey (2003); film review: *Mad Hot Ballroom* (2005); poem review: *Gift* by Czeslaw Milosz.

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