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“Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey  In this episode of  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey,  join host Joanne Carey as she chats with Special Guest: Joan Myers Brown during Women's History Month. Listen in with Ms. Brown (who is 92 years young) shares her story that began as a young dancer living in segregated America who became determined to create opportunities for black dancers. Ms. Brown emphasizes the power and essence of dance as a form of expression and the life lessons it teaches. She is a lady who will inspire you to do and be your best! Joan Myers Brown (affectionately known as “Aunt Joan” or “JB”) is the founder of The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts in 1960 and The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO!) in 1970.  She serves as honorary chairperson for the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), established in 1991, an organization that she laid the groundwork for in 1988 with the founding of the International Conference of Black Dance Companies.  She is a Distinguished Visiting Professor at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia, which bestowed upon her an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts; is a member of the dance faculty at Howard University in Washington, DC; and awarded an honorary Doctorate in Humane Letters from Ursinus College in Collegeville, PA. In May 2015, she received an honorary Doctor of Arts degree from The University of Pennsylvania. Listed in Who's Who in America and described as an “innovator and communicator,” Ms. Brown has made significant contributions to arts communities locally, regionally, nationally and throughout the world.  Joan Myers Brown's undisputed status as a leader in the national and international arts communities were acknowledged when she was selected to receive the 2012 National Medal of the Arts, the nation's highest civic honor for excellence in the arts. President Barack Obama presented the prestigious honor at a ceremony that took place in July 2013 at the White House. President Obama cited Ms. Brown for carving out “an artistic haven for African American dancers and choreographers to innovate, create, and share their unique visions with the national and global dance communities.” In May 2020, Ms. Brown celebrated two landmark achievements – PHILADANCO!'s  50th year and the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts' 60th year.  She as recently honored with a Lifetime Achievement Recognition from the Martha Hill Awards Gala. Find out more about Joan Myers Brown and Philadanco: https://philadanco.org/about/ @philadanco @philaschoolofdancearts @joanmyersbrown ⁠⁠⁠Follow Joanne Carey on Instagram @westfieldschoolofdance And follow  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey wherever you listen to your podcasts. Tune in. Follow. Like us. And Share. Please leave us review about our podcast  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey "Where the Dance World Connects, the Conversations Inspire, and Where We Are Keeping Them Real."

Charles sat down with Kim Bears-Bailey, the Artistic Director of Philadanco! They talked about carrying on the legacy and vision of ‘Danco, how work ethics have changed due to social media, the importance of “staying ready,” and so much more!   FOR MORE INFO: WEBSITE INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK TIKTOK

“Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey  In this episode of  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey,  join host Joanne Carey as she chats with Special Guest: Alex Smith Jr.  Executive Chairman of Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center.   Listen in as we sit down and talk about Alex's unexpected and fascinating journey that lead him to where he is today. A Visual Artist, Graphic Designer, Caretaker and Executive Chairman and a man with an open heart to where he is lead- we are celebrating this man and all he is doing in the community and for the performing arts! THPAC's Black History Month FREE program Saturday, February 24, 4 p.m.   Alex Smith Jr.  was born in Montgomery, AL. His parents, both veterans of the Montgomery bus boycott, migrated to Brooklyn, NY when he was 3 years old. He has resided in Brooklyn ever since that time. Smith is the Executive Chairman of Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC). This association began in 1988, when it's then executive director, Melvin Davis hired Smith to assist in re-branding the image of THPAC. It turned into a long term business relationship with THPAC which continued until the untimely death of Melvin Davis in May of 1995. At this point Smith was asked by the THPAC board to consider becoming the executive director. He accepted the position along with choreographer Marshall Swiney, who became artistic director of THPAC.  Under Smith's continuing tenure at THPAC as Executive Chairman, over 300 artists have been presented in performance including: Ron Brown, Camille Brown, George Faison, Louis Johnson, Marlies  Yearby, Fred Benjamin, Urban Bush Women, Dance Theater of Harlem and Philadanco, among many others; seven new programming formats have been added; THPAC's  Life Time Achievement Awards were established; new relationships with performance venues at Long Island University and the Actors Fund Arts Center were formed;  a development dept. for THPAC was established; new in-house works for THPAC entitled Audre Lorde In Motion, Ramp to Paradise and The Gospel According to THPAC were produced; the administrative staff and THPAC boards were restructured; the relocation of THPAC's headquarters was accomplished.  Smith is spearheading the production of a documentary on THPAC's 42 years on the dance scene as well as laying out a digital archival structure for THPAC in association with the NYPL at Lincoln Center. On October 18, 2016 Smith was the recipient of the Bessie Award for outstanding service to the field of dance. Smith is a Brooklyn College graduate with advance graphics design/photography studies from the School of  Visual Arts. He is a graphics designer and a visual fine artist. Thelma Hill Performing Arts Center (THPAC), the oldest presenting organization in Brooklyn, and Central Baptist Church of NYC will present its FREE Black History Month program on Saturday, February 24, 4 p.m. for the community celebrating Black contributions through music, dance and spoken word in observance with Black History Month. The performance features three bible-themed works by choreographer Walter Rutledge, featuring dancers Amina Konate and Tevin Johnson and narration by James Earl Jones. THPAC and Central Baptist Church of NYC are committed to the remembrance of Black history and to uplifting of African Americans. By reaching back through this program, we can envision and grasp a healing future for our community and all of humanity. Audiences, the church congregation and larger community will experience a performance about faith, perseverance and the collective strength communities have when joined together. Find out more https://www.thelmahill.org/ ⁠⁠⁠Follow Joanne Carey on Instagram @westfieldschoolofdance And follow  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey wherever you listen to your podcasts. Tune in. Follow. Like us. And Share. Please leave us review about our podcast  “Dance Talk” ® with Joanne Carey "Where the Dance World Connects, the Conversations Inspire, and Where We Are Keeping Them Real."

Two time “Bessie Award” winning dancer, choreographer, educator, director, writer, and speaker, Hope Boykin, founder of HopeBoykinDance, was an original member of Complexions, danced with Philadanco, and performed for 20 years with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. On September 16, a new piece from HopeBoykinDance will be presented by the Catskill Mountain Foundation at The Orpheum Performing Arts Center in Tannersville, NY.

Here are some takeaways from the conversation I had with Shaness Kemp who happens to be a performing artist, choreographer, and dance educator. The first takeaway is you need time to replenish. Now this looks different for all of us but it's important to replenish so you can continue to pour out as an artist. Next, versatility is the key to flexibility. If you are versatile it's easier to be flexible and follow the road that unfolds in front of you. And third, that once you let go of the fear of not understanding, or looking silly, or being uncomfortable you will realize how much you can actually do. Shaness D. Kemp Kemp is a native of Nassau, Bahamas and holds both a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and a Master's of Fine Arts degree from Temple University. She is an Assistant Professor of Dance at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, and continues to work as a freelance dancer, choreographer and dance educator. As Master Teacher of the Umfundalai technique, she has taught at various institutions, festivals and intensives, both nationally and internationally. Kemp has trained and performed with several notable artists and professional dance companies, including Deeply Rooted Dance Theater, Kariamu & Company: Traditions, Kun-Yang Lin/Dancers, Eleone Dance Theatre, Philadanco! The Philadelphia Dance Company, Urban Bush Women, Complexions Contemporary Ballet, Rennie Harris Puremovement, The Katherine Dunham Seminar and The American Dance Festival to name a few. Most recently, she has appeared as a guest performing artist with Tabanka African and Caribbean Peoples Dance Ensemble in Oslo, Norway. Tabanka is Northern Europe's largest all black dance ensemble. Her work has been presented nationally and internationally.  Get in touch:  Shaness Kemp  Instagram: @shaness_d Ayana Major Bey  Website: www.ayanabey.com Instagram: @ayanambey, @theartistpivot  Monthly Newsletter: https://www.ayanabey.com/podcast Show Sponsor: Get 10% off your first month with BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/artistpivot  ******* Host & Exec. Producer: Ayana Major Bey  Editor: Kieran Niemand  Part of the Boundless Audio Network

I've been keeping you up to date on my training for the AACR Philadelphia Marathon weekend when I'll be doing the 8k to benefit the oldest and largest cancer research foundation in the world. Thanks to you we've already raised nearly a quarter of a million dollars and 35 percent more have signed up for runners for research over last year. Join me in supporting this great organization supporting researchers who are discovering breakthroughs in cancer treatment. www.aacr.org/runnersforresearchIf you are a black business - there's no better resource than the African American Chamber of Commerce of PA, NJ and DE. I speak to Regina A. Hairston, President and CEO and Jovan Goldstein, Chair of the Board about the tools they offer to businesses and the return of the in person annual meeting and awards ceremony on October 26, 2022.www.aachamber.comThere are challenges facing men of color when it comes to addressing mental health. I speak with Gabe Bryant who is with the Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual Disability Services' initiative Engaging Males of Color about the issue, resources available and an upcoming film “Trigger: Stories of Those Impacted by gun Violence in Philadelphia which premiers October 17th.https://dbhids.org/event/trigger-film-premiere/https://healthymindsphilly.org/boost/I talk re-entry with Corie Priest, Community Engagement Program Administrator at the Delaware, the first person in the department's history they've hired who they've prosecuted in the past. https://www.wilmhope.org/https://doc.delaware.gov/dcrc/index.shtmlhttps://www.project-new-start.org/https://cepp.com/project/delaware-reentry/https://delcoda.com/programs-initiatives/reentry-coalition/First, I talk with Philadelphia Icon and Founder of PHILADANCO, Joan Myers Brown about the organizations upcoming concerts at the Kimmel Cultural Campus October 28-30th. https://www.kimmelculturalcampus.org/events-and-tickets/202223/kcp/philadanco-fall/

Today's guest on Movers & Shapers are Joan Myers Brown and Kim Bears-Bailey of Philadanco. Joan is the founder of Philadanco which was created in 1970 out of a need to provide performance opportunities and training for Black dancers. PHILADANCO!  has since grown into a professional dance company that is recognized around the world for its artistic integrity, superbly trained dancers, and captivating performances. Of her many honors, she is the honorary chairperson for the International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD), an organization she established in 1991, and she received the prestigious National Medal of Arts Award and 2019 Bessie Award for Lifetime Achievement in Dance for her choreographic influence on black dance in America.  Kim joined Philadanco in 1981 and its current Artistic Director. She is a Bessie's award recipient and Associate Professor of Dance at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Kim is one of few artists granted permission to remount the works of many world-renowned choreographers including Talley Beatty, Pearl Primus and Gene Hill Sagan. For more in this episode of Movers & Shapers: themovingarchitects.org/podcasts Follow us on Facebook and Instagram!

Guest Host Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati speaks with Dr. Monique Y. Wells. She and her husband, Tom Reeves, founded Entrée to Black Paris (ETBP) tours because of the consistently increasing demand for tours and activities that feature the history, culture, and contemporary life of African Americans and the larger African diaspora in Paris.https://www.entreetoblackparis.com/Vanesse also speaks with Tinyade Sharra, a young dancer that is being hailed as one of the next generations of Black Ballerinas. Her guest for "What is Philadelphia Reading? is Mikal Gilbert - newest member of the premier international dance company Philadanco. www.philadanco.orgThere are no simple solutions to ending violence in our city - but one piece is supporting returning citizens to help break the cycle of incarceration. That's what Mothers in Charge is doing through their re-entry program for women. We'll talk with Mother's in Charge co-Founder Dr. Dorothy Johnson-Speight and Dayna Chandler who is a shining example of what a person can achieve if given a second chance and the right support.https://www.mothersincharge.org/https://upliftsolutions.org/You may know Goodwill Industries as a great way to recycle clothing and furniture and find bargains - but they're much more than that. Goodwill provides many job and training opportunities for people no matter their circumstances (justice-system involvement, disabilities, veterans, seniors) – anyone who needs help getting on their feet. I speak with Leah Coles, Vice President of Brand & Community Engagement Goodwill of Delaware & Delaware County.www.GoodwillDE.org@GoodwillDE on Facebook, Twitter, InstagramFirst - the price hikes for insulin are shockingly high - what can we do about it? I talk with Dr. Kenneth E. Thorpe, Professor and Chair of the Department of Health Policy & Management, in the Rollins School of Public Health of Emory University, and Chairman of the Partnership to Fight Chronic Disease.https://www.fightchronicdisease.org/

Guest Host Vanesse Lloyd-Sgambati speaks with Dr. Monique Y. Wells. She and her husband, Tom Reeves, founded Entrée to Black Paris (ETBP) tours because of the consistently increasing demand for tours and activities that feature the history, culture, and contemporary life of African Americans and the larger African diaspora in Paris.https://www.entreetoblackparis.com/Vanesse also speaks with Tinyade Sharra, a young dancer being hailed as one of the next generations of Black Ballerinas. Her guest for "What is Philadelphia Reading? is Mikal Gilbert - newest member of the premier international dance company Philadanco. www.philadanco.org

In this episode, Charles and Ms. Brown (aka JB) discuss, Black dance excellence, meeting the Obamas, Philadanco's history and growth…and more! https://philadanco.org/

PHILADANCO's Dr. Joan Myers Brown is a true dance pioneer. After founding the Philadelphia Dance Company in 1970, she went on to create the International Association of Blacks in Dance and the International Conference of Black Dance Companies. As she steps down (but not away) from her role at PHILADANCO, she reflects on her achievements and the impact she has made on the dance community globally. Also on the show: Ben “BoxWon” Barnes-McGee, who will take break dancing to the 2024 Olympics for the first time ever with the help of the World Dance Sport Federation's Breaking for Gold USA. This West Philadelphia native is a four-time world champion b-boy and founder of a Bred2Burn, a hip-hop dance education and development mentorship program.

This week Flashpoint is highlighting Black doctors and their efforts to continue to fight against COVID by spreading awareness of the vaccine. KYW's Jay Scott Smith is rejoined by Dr. Jennifer Caudle on her efforts in dispelling false and misleading information through her web series based on COVID-19.  The newsmaker of the week is Dr. Monique Gray is a cancer surgeon, who has been on the frontline of community outreach since the pandemic has progressed through communities of color.  The Philly Rising Changemaker highlights trailblazing Philadanco founder Joan Myers Brown as she is setting the stage for her retirement. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Week nine of the Performing Arts Industry Series brings us Broadway performer, professional dancer, mother, and wife, Teneise Ellis! Teneise will be making her way back to Broadway to perform in Wicked as Broadway reopens in the Fall. You'll hear in our conversation why Teneise's return to Broadway will be shorter than her original debut, and I'm so excited to see how this next chapter of her life unfolds for her. Teneise spent five years performing with the Philadelphia Dance Company known as Philadanco, she's performed at Radio City Music Hall as a Rockette, and after her final performances of Wicked, she's now heading into the next chapter of her life with her family and career in Georgia where she and her husband just purchased their forever home! Teneise talks me through her decision to take a leap of Faith on herself as she moves to a new city, trusting that things will fall into place from all of the hard work she's done and the path she has created for herself up to this point. I can't wait to see all of the goodness that comes Teneise's way in the future. Happy growing on the go with Teneise Ellis! Follow Sarah Jo on Instagram Follow On The Go, The Podcast on Instagram Follow Teneise Ellis on Instagram

Known as Aunt Joan, or JB, to her PHILADANCO! family, she's a powerhouse of artistic energy and warmth, and a passionate advocate for Black dancers. As she will tell you, she's nearly 90 years old and has seen a lot.  No pandemic can dampen this woman's spirits or her determination to create opportunities for her dancers to shine. She grew up loving to dance, studying ballet, but finding work in the night club circuit—dancing, choreographing and performing with big name entertainers, including Sammy Davis, Jr, Cab Calloway, and Pearl Bailey.  In this episode she talks about why it's important for her to provide opportunities for young black dancers today.

At 17 Erin Moore signed two acceptance letters to college and asked her father to mail one of them.  She couldn't decide.  One was for for Law School at UNC, the other  for dance at  Fordham/Ailey.  Join me in this fascinating conversation with the marvelous Erin Moore about her journey from law school to Broadway and her willingness to trust the process and follow where the bread crumbs lead.Erin Moore is a versatile artist, performing across genres and mediums. She earned her BFA at Fordham/Ailey, joined Philadanco and toured the U.S. and abroad, performing and modern and contemporary ballet repertory. She has appeared on  HBO’s Boardwalk Empire (recurring), Netflix’s A Very Murray Christmas, and appearances on The Tonight Show and Saturday Night Live, including with Kanye West. Theatrically, she was in the original Broadway casts of: the revival of Follies, starring Bernadette Peters, the Tony award winning After Midnight, and Shuffle Along choreographed by Savion Glover. In the classical realm, Erin was in the company of Rigoletto at The Metropolitan Opera and was featured with the San Francisco Symphony in a role conceived for her by choreographer Pat Birch and maestro Michael Tilson Thomas. Most recently she can be seen in the finale of Fosse/Verdon on FX and in season 3 of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel on Amazon. On the big screen she portrayed Michelle of Destiny’s Child in Ang Lee’s feature film, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. 

Episode Five Special Guest: Jawole Willa Jo Zollar Jawole Willa Jo Zollar is in the profession of creating. Inspired by jazz from an early age, she embraces a methodology based on collaboration, strength, and finding the shared genius in the room. In Episode Five, Jawole shares how she has navigated the administrative side of running a performance company and persevered in her pursuit of arts funding, all while remaining true to her artistic vision. Zollar is the Nancy Smith Fichter Professor of Dance at Florida State University, and in 2011 she received FSU's prestigious Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor Award. She earned her B.A in dance from the University of Missouri at Kansas City and later her M.F.A. in dance from Florida State University. After moving to New York City to study with Dianne McIntyre from Sounds in Motion, Zollar founded Urban Bush Women in 1984. The UBW was founded as a performance ensemble dedicated to exploring the use of cultural expression as a catalyst for social change. Along with creating 34 works for UBW, Jawole has also directed pieces for several dance companies including the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Philadanco, and University Maryland. UBW is among only 20 companies to be honored by the Ford Foundation as one of America's Cultural Treasures.

Since founding Robert Moses' Kin in 1995 in San Francisco, choreographer Robert Moses has created numerous works of varying styles and genres for his highly praised dance company. His work explores topics ranging from oral traditions in African American culture, the dark side of contemporary urban culture, the nuanced complexities of parentage and identity, to the simple joys of the expressive power of pure movement. In addition to his work with Robert Moses’ Kin, Moses has choreographed for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, San Francisco Opera (La Forza del Destino, 2005), Philadanco, Cincinnati Ballet, Eco Arts, Transitions Dance Company of the Laban Center in London, African Cultural Exchange (UK), Bare Bones (UK), Oakland Ballet, Moving People Dance, and Robert Henry Johnson Dance Company, among others. He has choreographed for film, theater and opera, with major productions for the Lorraine Hansberry Theater, New Conservatory Theater, Los Angeles Prime Moves Festival (L.A.C.E.), and Olympic Arts Festival. An alumnus of California State University Long Beach and a highly regarded master teacher, Moses has taught on campuses and at festivals throughout the United States and internationally, including Bates Dance Festival, Colorado Dance Festival, International Festival of Contemporary Dance "Espuma Cuanatica" (Ensanada, Mexico), International Dance Festival, "Crossing Bodies" (Tijuana, Mexico), OPEN LOOK St. Petersburg International Dance Festival, Serendipity Arts Festival (Kolkata, India), Goucher College, UC Berkeley, UC Davis, University of Texas, Stockton University, and University of Nevada. In 2005, Moses was named Choreographer-in-Residence and Artistic Director of the Committee on Black Performing Arts at Stanford University, where he was on the dance faculty from 1995-2016. Moses was a professor of practice at Santa Clara University from 2018-2019 and is currently the Melody and Mark Teppola Presidential Distinguished Visiting Professor in the Department of Dance and Theater studies at Mills College in Oakland, CA. Transcripts of this episode are available at odc.dance/stories

A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-42Links referenced in/relevant to episode 42:-Ann Reinking in "There'll Be Some Changes Made" from "All That Jazz": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL36kbuI6tE-Reinking in "We Got Annie" from "Annie": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmSUcq3D_t0-Reinking in "Big Noise from Winnetka" on "Dancin' Man": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aOjeiqL4TY-Chloé Lopes Gomes' account in Pointe of racism at Staatsballett Berlin: https://www.pointemagazine.com/chloe-lopes-gomes-ballet-2649095670.html-The New York Times story on Lopes Gomes' allegations: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/11/arts/dance/Chloe-Lopes-Gomes-Ballet.html-Theresa Ruth Howard's Dance Magazine op-ed on what Lopes Gomes' case reveals: https://www.dancemagazine.com/chloe-lopes-gomes-racism-2649520212.html -Playbill announcement of "Ratatouille: The TikTok Musical": https://www.playbill.com/article/ratatouille-the-tiktok-musical-streaming-concert-to-benefit-the-actors-fund-Philadanco website: https://philadanco.org/-Philadanco Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/philadanco/-Philadanco Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Philadanco-International Association of Blacks in Dance website: https://www.iabdassociation.org/-IABD 2021 conference information: https://www.iabdassociation.org/mpage/conference

Incoming Northwest Heritage Centrum resident, Alice Gosti, invites Bebe Miller to have a conversation about dance, movement, and the context of their practices in the current moment. The two choreographers discover overlapping formative pedagogies and talk through the spatial experiences of zoom, intimacy and vulnerability in their bodies of work, the cultivation of collaboration and play, and the multiple influences of place, language, and connections with people. Listening to this conversation is a dance for the mind and offers new ways to think about how we move through the world. Alice Gosti is an Italian-American choreographer, hybrid performance artist, curator and architect of experiences. Alongside her company members, she has been working in public spaces and exploring unconventional performances since 2013. Gosti’s work uses the world, landscapes, and pre-existing architectures as stages. Recent productions include How to become a partisan (Velocity Dance Center, 2015) and Material Deviance in Contemporary American Culture (On the Boards, 2018). Gosti’s work has been recognized with numerous awards, commissions and residencies including being a recipient of the 2012 Vilcek Creative Promise in Dance Award, the 2012 ImPulsTanz danceWEB scholarship, a 2013 Bossak/Heilbron Award, part of the 2015 inaugural Intiman Theatre Emerging Artist Program as a Director, a 2015 Artist Trust GAP Grant, a 2015 and 2017 Seattle Office of Arts and Culture Award, a 2017 Artist Trust Fellowship, a 2016 NEFA National Dance Project Production and Touring Grant and, the inaugural Italian Council Grant from the Italian Government. In 2013 she founded the Yellow Fish // Epic Durational Performance Festival, the world’s only festival dedicated to durational performance. Gosti is also a recipient of Centrum’s Northwest Heritage Residency program in 2020. Bebe Miller first performed her work at NYC’s Dance Theater Workshop in 1978. Her choreography has been commissioned by Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Oregon Ballet Theater, Boston Ballet, Philadanco, the UK’s Phoenix Dance Company and a host of colleges and universities. Since its forming in 1985 

This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews LaMar Baylor, an award-winning dancer and Broadway performer who is also a Board Member and Cultural Ambassador for MindLeaps. LaMar holds a BFA from The University of the Arts and recently completed his Master of Science in Arts Administration from Drexel University. As mentioned, he is a performer with Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway and is an alumnus of Philadanco, the Eleone Dance Theater, and the Rebecca Davis Dance Company.Baylor, who himself was a “renaissance man” in high school before finding his niche, is a firm believer that dance equips its artists with the physical, mental, and emotional skills to tackle any of the world’s challenges. To LaMar, this fact explains why dance has been so transformative for individuals in the MindLeaps program, which takes dance to vulnerable populations internationally. On the podcast, LaMar recounts lessons he’s learned in his career and expands on the importance of the arts in our world, particularly in 2020.   Moving Quotes: “I’m a firm believer that if you are a dancer, you can do anything." “I’ve never come across a person who has stepped into the theater and not been touched in some way, shape, or form … Our job as artists is to impact others’ lives." “There’s a saying that says, ‘Earth with no art is eh.’" “There’s nothing like being able to fully express yourself. We’re seeing that across the country right now. The arts is my protest. It is my ability to say what I want to say in whatever capacity." “There are so many opportunities and windows that dance actually affords people. I don’t know if everyone is aware, but they are out there. In trying to find your purpose, see where your passion and interest lies the most. Then do your research."   Bullet Points (w/ timestamps) - Highlighting key topics discussed: 3:37: LaMar discusses his eager anticipation to return to the stage after the COVID-19 virus subsides and the overall importance of the arts. 7:46: LaMar explains the importance of live performances in a day and age where anything can be accessed from a phone, tablet, or TV. 13:17: Baylor reflects on his experience on Broadway and how The Lion King has been such a moving experience for him. 16:27: LaMar describes his role in The Lion King as a “swing” and how the fluid nature of his role is “like a roller coaster.” 18:18: Baylor retells his journey from youth to Broadway and emphasizes the importance of doing research up front and finding your passion. 22:51: Aleksandra and LaMar dialogue around lessons LaMar learned in his upbringing and, specifically, around the importance of being open to all opportunities as they arise. 29:59: Baylor speaks to the importance of money management as an artist and why artists are so prone to avoid issues dealing with money. 32:26: Baylor discusses his involvement with the organization MindLeaps and his first exposure to a third-world culture, far unlike anything he’d experienced in the US. 38:42: LaMar explains why he believes the MindLeaps program is so powerful in transforming the lives of youth around the globe.   Bullet List of Resources –  LaMar Baylor On Playbill Instagram MindLeaps Company Website Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Instagram YouTube  

Today we're joined by Ruka, The Artist. I always like to ask guests how they personally like to be introduced or what title they may use to describe themselves. As someone who has worn the educator, director, teacher, dancer, and hat of many professions, it’s no question to understand that Ruka truly is an artist in all senses of the word! A Florida native, Ruka obtained his Masters in Dance after performing with the Miami City Ballet. Ruka went on to dance with various companies such Philadanco, Armitage Gone! Dance, and Limon Dance Company as well as serving as the dance captain with Royal Caribbean as he sailed the seas making a living as a professional dancer. Ruka now serves as the Director of the Berklee Commercial Dance Intensive at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. I not only spent the week teaching alongside Ruka last week at the Commercial dance Intensive, but I spent yesterday morning enjoying a cup of coffee and talking to Ruka about his life’s journey up to this point. I could truly talk to him for hours, and I feel like there’s a great deal of depth within the conversation. I look forward to the next time we can connect, and I hope you enjoy growing on the go today with Ruka White. SOCIAL: @sarahgrooms @onthegopodcast  Ruka White: @rukasaar (Instagram)

The legendary, Joan Myers Brown, founder of The Philadelphia Dance Company (PHILADANCO) and The Philadelphia School of Dance Arts joins PHL Diversity Podcast to discuss the 50-year celebration of PHILADANCO, the International Blacks in Dance Conference coming to Philadelphia from January 14-19, and her legacy being documented in the book “Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina” by written by Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Throughout her lifetime, Myers Brown has received a host of accolades from local awards to the National Medal of Arts presented by President Barack Obama.

Vanesse Lloyd Sgambati is guest host who speaks to children's book illustrator Laura Freeman who will be featured at the 2020 African American Children's Book Fair and middle grade author Torrey Maldanado. Vanesse also interviews Joan Myers Brown, founder of Philadanco for the feature “What is Philadelphia Reading.” Myers Brown also talks about the upcoming conference of the International association of Blacks in Dance. https://www.iabdassociation.org/

Host and KYW Newsrdio community affairs reporter Cherri Gregg asks the burning questions about Philadelphia's maternal mortality rates and resulting racial disparties.  Samia Bristow, senior director programs for Matnernity Care Coalition joins Jatolla Davis, a midwife and certified nurse with Jefferson Health, Saleemah McNeil, a reproductive therapist and CEO of Oshun Family Center and Janayah Davis, a mother who survived a near death experience during child birth. The newsmaker of the week is Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and Philadanco. The changemaker of the week is Tookany/Tacony Watershed Partnership, Inc. Executive Director Julie Slavet is guest.  

This episode we speak UNCENSORED with Danni Gee. Former Principle dancer of Philadanco and The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Danni talks about her transition as a leading dancer onstage to singing background for such iconic artist such as Cher and how she eventually used all those experience to now become the Lead Curator for City Parks Foundations Summer Stage Series. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Kimmel Center presents "Philadanco Dance Philly Style" April 12th - 14th at the Kimmel Center. KYW Newsradio's RJ McKay spoke with Philadanco founder and artistic director, Joan Myers Brown about the performance.

Philadanco presents "Choreographers on the Move", featuring the works of choreographers Christopher Huggins and Milton Myers November 16th - 18th at the Kimmel Center. KYW Newsradio's RJ McKay spoke with Philadanco artistic director Joan Myers Brown about the program and Philadanco.

In this weeks episode, award winning  dancer, educator, choreographer and speaker Hope Boykin, 18 season dancer at Alvin Ailey Dance Theater takes the guest chair. Hope shares about forgiveness, fear and the power of grace. Hope was an original member of Complexions. She was also formerly a member of The Philadelphia Dance Company, PHILADANCO. As dancer, she has received many award and honors, including the acclaimed “Bessie”, a New York dance and performance award. Hope continues to travel the world performing for audiences and following the mission and legacy of the great Alvin Ailey- “bringing dance to everyone.    Connect with  Hope:  Website: https://www.hopeboykindance.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/hbdance/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNFNRPvVFqI https://www.facebook.com/HopeBoykin2/   She’s Got Drive is produced by Cassandra Voltolina and music by Blonde. Artwork by Natasha Merrifield  Listen on iTunes, Podbean, Stitcher and Google Play and SoundCloud   Go to  shirleymcalpine.com  for a free download of my ebook ‘3 Top Tips on How to be a Woman with Drive’ and the P.I.E download.    To connect with me and the She’s Got Drive community  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shirleymcalpineconsulting/ She’s Got Drive Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/shesgotdrive/?ref=aymt_homepage_panel @shirleymcalpine on Twitter:https://twitter.com/shirleymcalpine #shesgotdrivepodcast   

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast --listen this week to learn about events and gallery shows in the Historic River Region. Listen 2 ways: Radio on Saturday morning at 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or Podcast via www.AugustaArts.com or Itunes. This week we covered events for this week-end; sadly the Augusta Ballet presentation of Philadanco was cancelled, stay tuned for an update.This week-end offers our usual diverse "how-to-do-it-all" palette of arts events-- an Estate Sale at the home of a local Folk Artist, a Tribute to The Augusta Players Executive Director Debi Debi Agganis Ballas, the Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History Legacy Gala and more. Also, We featured some special Valentines Day activities. Shopping for Local Art? We covered some of the local galleries and upcoming Wet Paint Party and Sale as great ways to connect to the Augusta visual arts scene. Of course we covered events into the future--check out our Arts Calendar on our website www.AugustaArts.com, connect on Facebook The Greater Augusta Arts Council and sign up for our newsletter. Voulez-vous pratiquer votre français dans un endroit convivial? Aimeriez-vous faire des amis avec les amateurs de français? Rejoignez Le Cercle Francais. Have Fun! Brenda The Greater Augusta Arts Council @AugustaArts

Arts Weekly Radio Show and Podcast Special Guest Jan Hodges Burch with Augusta Ballet Listen two ways: Radio Show on Saturday morning at 9:30 on Smooth Jazz 92.3 FM or Podcast via our website or iTunes www.AugustaArts.com It was great to catch up with Jan who took a break from setting up the Holiday Tour of Homes to talk about the weekend tour and upcoming Augusta Ballet Events: Everyone can Dance Camp and Philadanco! The Philadelphia Dance Company coming to the The Bell Auditorium on February 4th. Wow. So, take the tour of homes on River Island, sign up your kids for Dance Camp during the Holiday Break and buy yourself some tickets (good presents) to see the February show! Of course I covered events for this week-end and beyond. The Colton Ballet Company is bringing the Nutcracker back to the Imperial Theatre over Thanksgiving week-end, last year I brought my 5 year old grandson and he was mesmerized. You can: Meet an author, take a yoga class at the Swamp, see a play at Le Chat Noir, enjoy a piano recital, or experience the Urban Expressionism show at Jabez Sanford Hardin Performing Arts Center. Sunday is Morris Museum of Art "Music at the Morris" with Garden City Chorus. The choice is yours. All these events are on our Calendar, go to www.AugustaArts.com to learn more, buy tickets, and invite your friends. Tickets make good presents. The Greater Augusta Arts Council Happy Georgia Gives Day 2016 Brenda #Augustaarts #havesomefun #planahead

Founder of Philadanco!, Joan Myers Brown reflects on what goes into building a leading African-American dance company and school. [27:29]

Founder of Philadanco!, Joan Myers Brown reflects on what goes into building a leading African-American dance company and school. [27:29]

Founder of Philadanco!, Joan Myers Brown reflects on what goes into building a leading African-American dance company and school. [27:29]

Founder of Philadanco!, Joan Myers Brown reflects on what goes into building a leading African-American dance company and school. [27:29]

For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial. It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country's most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It's important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown's biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn't shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one's mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won't be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial.  It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country's most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It's important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown's biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn't shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one's mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won't be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies

For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial.  It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country’s most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It’s important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown’s biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn’t shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one’s mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won’t be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial.  It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country’s most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It’s important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown’s biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn’t shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one’s mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won’t be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the launch of the Dance Channel, I thought long and hard about what the first author interview would be. I felt that it was critically important that this channel begins with a rich conversation between myself and a well respected author whose contributions to dance scholarship were substantial.  It seemed to me that this channel could function as a space where the voices of those doing rigorous work with dance at the center, could be invited into conversations that focused on their most recent project, but exposed the challenges and issues they faced along the way in trying to do their work with integrity. To that end, I knew I needed someone whose voice in dance scholarship was strong and consistent and whose contributions were undeniable. When I thought of it that way, it became clear that I needed to have this first interview showcase the work of Dr. Brenda Dixon Gottschild. Brenda Dixon Gottschild‘s newest work, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance (Palgrave Macmillan, 2011) chronicles the growth and development of one of the country’s most important dance companies through the life of its creator and her community. Here, the author treats readers to a backstage pass into the mind of one of the toughest ladies in dance, Joan Myers Brown, founder of the Philadelphia School of Dance Arts and later of the Philadelphia Dance Company (known lovingly as Philadanco.) It’s important to understand that this book is a “biohistory” – a work that blends not just Ms. Brown’s biography, but contextualizes it in the history of Black Philadelphia and the development of American concert dance. The book is just the most recent in the line of works written by the author whose work has always focused on bringing invisibilized narratives to light and putting them into their proper historical context. The author, who I am glad to know as “Dr. Brenda,” doesn’t shy away from the realities of race, class, power and gender that can often constrain one’s mobility in the world and her work here makes clear that to that point, the dance world is no exception. Challenges and constraints aside, Joan Myers Brown and the Audacious Hope of the Black Ballerina: A Biohistory of American Performance is an example of the some of the finest contemporary scholarship in dance studies. As the fifth book project for Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild, fans of her work won’t be left wanting for anything in this newest book and dance enthusiasts are sure to find a compelling narrative that will leave them satisfied and wanting more of what this author has to offer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Artistic Director/Co-Director of Eleone Dance Company-Shawn-Lamere Williams, a native Philadelphian began his dance training with Cheryl V. Shepherd and has studied with Faye B. Snow, Leon Evans, Traci Hall, Jaye Allison, Milton Meyers, Denise Jefferson and James Truitt just to name a few. He was a Scholarship recipient at the Alvin Ailey School of Dance in New York, NY, Philadanco in Philadelphia, PA., and is a graduate of The Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts {CAPA } in Philadelphia, PA.. Shawn-Lamere has performed and traveled with

Thang Dao, director for the Thang Dao Dance Company, resides in Los Angeles and New York City as a freelance choreographer, teacher, and coach. He holds a MA degree from New York University's Gallatin School. Dao received his formal dance education from the Juilliard School and The Boston Conservatory, where he received his BFA in 2001.   Dao danced with the Stephen Petronio Company and the Metropolitan Opera until 2006, leaving to choreograph for Ballet Austin, Ballet Austin II, Ailey II, Ballet X, Philadanco, the Boston Conservatory along with many universities and performing arts schools nationally and internationally.   His works have toured throughout the United States, Europe, and Asia with acclaimed reviews. His ballet Stepping Ground, choreographed for Ballet Austin for the 1st Biannual New American Dance Talent, received the Audience Choice Award all four nights. Dao is the recipient of the 2008 Princess Grace Choreography Fellowship, the 2009 Special Project Grant, and the 2012 Vilcek finalist for Creative Promises in choreography. In 2012, his work Waiting Women was featured at NYCDAF Gala: Destiny Rising at the Joyce Theater in New York. Dao was on the creative team for the James Brown Project: Get On The Good Foot commissioned and produced by the Apollo Theater under the direction of Otis Salid.   http://www.thangdaodancecompany.com/a...   Quiet Imprint https://vimeo.com/517546696/08fad8c113 Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-vietnamese-with-kenneth-nguyen/donationsAdvertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy