Dance Magazine Podcast

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Brexit Hurdles, Pandemic Silver Linings, and Brinda Guha Mar 04, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-53

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 53:

-Texas Ballet Theater relief fund: https://texasballettheater.networkforgood.com/projects/38954-art-access-education
-Protest letter by the dancers of Mecklenburgisches Staatstheater: https://www.der-theaterverlag.de/tanz/archiv/artikel/dismissed/
-Cultural Solidarity Fund micro-grant information and application: https://www.culturalsolidarityfund.org/
-Dance/NYC Symposium information and registration: https://www.dance.nyc/programs/dancenyc-events/dancesymp/overview
-Guardian piece on Brexit's impact on professional dance in the UK: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/feb/24/uk-stage-companies-brexit-europe
-The Stage story on Brexit and dance education: https://www.thestage.co.uk/advice/what-does-the-future-of-dance-training-look-like-post-brexit
-Dance Magazine piece on COVID's dance-world silver linings: https://www.dancemagazine.com/covid-and-dance-2650600802.html
-Brinda Guha's Dancegeist essay and call to action: https://www.dancegeist.com/transparency-moment
-Guha's Instagram accounts:
https://www.instagram.com/brindaguha/
https://www.instagram.com/kalamandirdance/
https://www.instagram.com/solesofduende/
https://www.instagram.com/wisefruitnyc/

Diversifying Ballet Faculties, the “SYTYCD” Legacy, and Gabe Stone Shayer Feb 25, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-52

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 52:

-South China Morning Post story on the Hong Kong dancers who quit a performance over national security law fears: https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/society/article/3122466/cold-feet-eight-hong-kong-dance-company-quit-performance
-InStyle feature on Atlanta's Black creative talent: https://www.instyle.com/news/atlanta-creative-class
-Theresa Ruth Howard's Dance Magazine piece on diversifying ballet faculties: https://www.dancemagazine.com/what-makes-it-so-difficult-to-diversify-ballet-faculties-2650514881.html
-Howard's previous article about tokenism vs. representation: https://www.dancemagazine.com/tokenism-vs-representation-2650025235.html
-Suvi Honkanen's Pointe essay about ballet's emotional toll: https://www.pointemagazine.com/ballet-and-emotional-demands-2650701933.html
-TVLine's "So You Think You Can Dance" reporting: https://tvline.com/2021/02/16/so-you-think-you-can-dance-2021-season-17-sytycd/
-Gabe Stone Shayer's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/gabestoneshayer/
-Shayer's "Runnin'" video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CA2j_sFgC2k/

Funding Black Dance, #QueertheBallet, and Martha Nichols Feb 18, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-51

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 51:

-NYT piece on SAG-AFTRA allowing influencers to join: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/12/style/influencer-union-hollywood-SAG-AFTRA.html
-Dallas Black Dance Theatre digital programming information: https://dbdt.com/season-calendar/cultural-awareness/
-San Diego Union Tribune piece on the error in "The Nutcracker" score: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/story/2021-02-13/nutcracker-score-engraving-error
-Washington Post story on why Black dance is struggling to come back from COVID: https://www.washingtonpost.com/road-to-recovery/2021/02/14/ballet-black-dance/
-Guardian article on #QueertheBallet: https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2021/feb/10/ballet-queer-dancers-redefining-an-art-form-adriana-pierce
-Rolling Stone's look at "Framing Britney Spears" and Spears' love of dance: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/britney-spears-conservatorship-future-1124500/
-Martha Nichols' website: https://www.marthanichols.com/
-Nichols' YouTube page: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrktqytqD_tGlybwEVhz9DQ
-Nichols' Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/nichols14/

Holding Ourselves Accountable, Paris Opéra Diversity, and Tamisha Guy Feb 11, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-50

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 50:

-Bria Bacon's letters to/statements about Dance Magazine:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CK7Eep_rfg_/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLDEPairtr7/
https://www.instagram.com/p/CLFbROsr4kC/
-Details on the "World of Dance" studio-franchise controversy: https://www.dance-teacher.com/world-of-dance-franchise-controversy-2650414835.html
-Emily Johnson's letter to the NEA: https://emily-72967.medium.com/a-letter-i-hope-in-the-future-doesnt-need-to-be-written-52e1d6fd5350
-Politico's Emily Johnson/Montclair State University story: https://www.politico.com/states/new-jersey/story/2021/02/05/montclair-state-university-executive-accused-of-verbal-abusive-1362099
-A breakdown of the Paris Opéra diversity report: https://www.pointemagazine.com/paris-opera-ballet-diversity-report-2650419730.html
-New York Times piece on ballet TikTok: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/05/arts/dance/ballet-on-tiktok.html
-The Weeknd's Super Bowl halftime show: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rhadTURsrw
-Tamisha Guy's website: https://www.tamishaguy.com/
-Guy's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/tamishaguy/

Abuse in the Classroom, Gymnastics Choreography, and Tiffany Rea-Fisher Feb 04, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-49

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 49:

-Information about LSU dance team controversy: https://www.wafb.com/2021/01/29/lsu-tiger-girls-not-allowed-compete-nationals/
-LSU dance team petition: https://www.change.org/p/louisiana-state-university-let-the-lsu-tiger-girls-compete-at-uda-nationals-2021
-Chanel DaSilva's account and call to action: https://www.dancemagazine.com/sexual-abuse-dance-2650067784.html
-Experts on what it will take to end abuse in dance education: https://www.dancemagazine.com/sexual-abuse-dance-education-2650145602.html
-Article on reevaluating the use of touch in dance training: https://www.dance-teacher.com/touch-dance-studio-2649625246.html
-An analysis of the Chloe Bailey controversy: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2021/02/10288172/chloe-bailey-black-women-sexuality
-Background on "The Bachelor" controversy: https://www.elitedaily.com/p/what-is-ryan-claytors-real-job-the-bachelor-star-stays-on-her-toes-59973934
-Interview with UCLA Gymnastics choreographer Bijoya Das: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/arts/dance/nia-dennis-ucla-gymnastics-bijoyas-das.html
-Elisa Monte Dance website: http://www.elisamontedance.org/
-Elisa Monte Dance's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/elisamontedance/
-Tiffany Rea-Fisher's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/treafisher/

Tokenism vs. Representation, Bernie Dance Memes, and Trey McIntyre Jan 28, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-48

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 48:

-Theresa Ruth Howard's Dance Magazine article on tokenism vs. representation in dance: https://www.dancemagazine.com/tokenism-vs-representation-2650025235.html
-The New York Times' oral history of COVID at "Moulin Rouge!": https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/21/theater/moulin-rouge-broadway-coronavirus.html
-Bernie dance memes:
https://twitter.com/ChloeAngyal/status/1352373909535023105
https://twitter.com/minnieap0lis/status/1352117978628816896
https://twitter.com/michaeladwy/status/1352061793401778182
-FLTPK website: http://fltpk.com/
-Trey McIntyre's dance Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/treymcintyredance/
-McIntyre's photography Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/treymcintyrephoto/

Dance as a National Resource, Harry Styles' Moves, and Erin Pride Jan 21, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-47

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 47:

-Makeda Easter's story on Lula Washington Dance Theatre's Mellon grant: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2021-01-15/lula-washington-dance-mellon-foundation
-Joshua Kosman's essay on why the government must support the arts: https://datebook.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/today-as-during-the-depression-government-support-for-the-arts-is-a-must
-Jason Farago's article laying out a federal arts rescue plan: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/arts/design/arts-stimulus-biden.html
-Information about New York State's arts revival plan: https://deadline.com/2021/01/new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-arts-revival-program-1234672402/
-Tiffany Rea-Fisher and Justin Krebs' response to the New York plan: https://deadline.com/2021/01/new-york-gov-andrew-cuomo-arts-revival-program-1234672402/
-Harry Styles' choreographer on the creation of "Treat People With Kindness": https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9509883/harry-styles-treat-people-with-kindness-video-choreographer-paul-roberts-interview/
-Erin Pride's website, with information about The Dance Boss Podcast and DancePreneur Academy: https://erinpride.com/
-Pride's Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/erinpride/

Dance on Ice, Crediting Commercial Choreography, and Dana Wilson Jan 14, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-46

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 46:

-GoFundMe to replace San José Dance Theatre's stolen costumes: https://www.gofundme.com/f/san-jose-dance-theatre-costumes?utm_campaign=m_pd+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
-PopSugar piece on Elladj Baldé's dancing-on-ice videos: https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/elladj-balde-figure-skating-dance-tiktok-videos-48086606
-Baldé's TikTok account: https://www.tiktok.com/@elladjbalde?lang=en
-Dance Magazine essay about crediting commercial choreographers: https://www.dancemagazine.com/choreography-credits-2649630800.html
-New York Times interview with Mads Mikkelsen: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/12/arts/dance/mads-mikkelsen-another-round.html
-Mikkelsen's final dance scene from "Another Round": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZAomL6VhR4
-Dana Wilson's "Words That Move Me" podcast: https://www.thedanawilson.com/podcast
-Wilson's "Words That Move Me" community membership info: https://www.thedanawilson.com/workwithme
-Wilson's Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/danadaners/

How TV Sees Ballet, the "Great Cultural Depression," and Jared Grimes Jan 07, 2021

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-45

Links referenced in/relevant to episode 45:

-Dance Magazine's 2021 "25 to Watch" list: https://www.dancemagazine.com/25-to-watch-2021-2649251522.html
-Boston Dynamics' uncanny dancing robots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw
-Dance Spirit's story on the making of "Tiny Pretty Things": https://www.dancespirit.com/netflix-tiny-pretty-things-2649107997.html
-Dance educator Jessica Zeller's "Neither Tiny nor Pretty" essay: https://www.jessicazeller.net/blog/neither-tiny-nor-pretty
-Artist and educator Gregory King's "Tiny Pretty Things in Black and White" essay: https://thinkingdance.net/articles/2020/12/27/3/It-Is-What-It-Is-Tiny-Pretty-Things-in-Black-and-White/
-Pointe's interview with the director of "On Pointe": https://www.pointemagazine.com/sab-on-pointe-disney-plus-2649418414.html
-New York Times' "On Pointe" feature: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/17/arts/dance/on-pointe-disney-american-ballet.html
-Dance Teacher's story on Point Park's new mental health program for dancers: https://www.dance-teacher.com/point-park-university-minding-the-gap-2649730022.html
-Point Park Globe story on the dance department's belated prohibition of weight requirements: https://ppuglobe.com/2020/10/dance-chair-forbids-aesthetic-requirements-in-dance-classes/
-New York Times' "great cultural depression" story: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/26/arts/unemployed-performer-theatre-arts.html

The Best of 2020, Part 2 Dec 31, 2020

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A transcript of this episode is available here: https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-44

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