Dancers Did That‪?‬ Liz Houlton

Can we talk about how the first and only ballerina we've seen on the Bachelor gets eliminated the first night? Dance Theatre of Harlem's Alicia Holloway appeared on the show and promptly gets sent home. Is that because she has her shit too together? We talk about it. 

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Jump nut first into the wild world of Nutcracker, a national ballet treasure the US continues to profit from during the holidays. Listen as we walk through the story, the weird traditions, and seriously drunk deep dive into the question, "but why is this national treasure about a fucking NUTCRACKER?" 



Enjoy!



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Liz and Maris talk about one of their favorite movies of all time, Center Stage!

As always, your favorite duo cover a lot of territory. Highlights include Beer Corner (the part of the podcast devoted to beer), body autonomy, how very real the feedback of having "bad feet" is in the ballet world, and Center Stage's soundtrack full of bangers (Mandy Moore?! Michael Jackson?! Jamiroquai?!)

We recommend you watch Center Stage before listening to this episode. And we ask that when you do, you come to it with an open mind and remember that the people in the movie are dancers, not actors. Much like we are dancers, not historians!

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If there's one thing freelance dancers hate, it's the time off/between project hustle. And the pandemic has been one big chunk of time off and very little opportunity for projects. Check out the chat we got to have with freelance performer and mover Emma Lawes, who unpacks a whole new way of prioritizing "self care". We're talking silver linings! 

Check out this Tedx Talk mentioned in the pod: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZRCFK1n-NM

Check out Velocity Dance Center's website for One on One's: https://velocitydancecenter.org/events/one-on-ones/

Thanks for listening! Here's where you can find Emma: @emma.lawes @_oneonones @velocity_seattle

And the usual suspects: @dancersdidthat @mcantolin @lizhoulton

Dancers Did That? Spooky Edition. 

Liz & Maris watched the classic witches running a dance company movie Suspiria. Maris watched the original 1977 version, and Liz watched the 2018 version with Dakota Johnson and Tilda Swinton. The two compare and contrasts the differing versions of the film and ultimately come to the same conclusions about female power, body autonomy, and scarcity mindset.

The 1977 version of Suspiria is available to watch for free with a sign up for the Tubi app. And the 2018 Suspiria is available to watch if you have an Amazon Prime account. Don't worry, you won't be lost if you listen to this episode without watching either movie! Your hosts give recaps (sometimes long-windedly) to make sure you have all the info you need to follow the conversation. 

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We get through a high level overview and glowing review of Gregory Hines, famous tap dancer of our lifetimes. We go on quite a few tangents, like usual, that actually kind of connect back to the influence Hines has had on the industry. Don't know how that happened!



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