In season 1, we discussed the the concerns and experiences of Black artists and social dancers mostly from the local community. We took a case-study approach to deepen our knowledge on how racism persists in our Afro-Latin dance community.
EPISODES
Season 1 Track 1: Picoteando por ahí / Pecking around
We offer context about who (Mel and Andrés) are what has shaped our racial and ethnic identity and who we are as social dancers and academic researchers.
Season 1 Track 2: Sin negro no hay guaguancó/ Without black theres no guaguanco
We talk to social dancers Sharita Thomas and Victor Conner about the ways in which racism manifests in the Afro-Latin Dance scene during socials, classes, and congresses.
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Season 1 Track 3a/3b: La negra tiene tumbao/The black woman has tumbao
In these two episodes we talk with Lauren Wilmore (Ballroom, NYC) and Kimberly Nicole (Kizomba, NC) about how race and racism intersects with professional Afro-Latin and African dance, dance classes, dance team management, and dance businesses.
Guests:
Season 1 Track 4: Mi gente/ My people
We let our listeners take charge of this anti-racist project. Our listeners share their impressions and experiences in dance communities locally and abroad.
Guests:
Jose Hernandez
Indy Solo
Tiara Harrison
Annie Velez (ft Valentina)
Jordan Alayna
Aaron Montgomery
Sidney Tucker
Zoia Cisneros
Walter Nolasco
Briana Harrison
Season 1 Track 5: Conciencia / Conscience
We discuss the main insights regarding racism and the dance community from our conversations with social and professional dancers in the Afro-Latin dance scene.