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14: Luxury Char-cute-erie (w/ MICHELLE STOKES)
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In part 2 of our interview with emcee, jazz dance instructor, and Lindy Focus Meeting co-host, MICHELLE STOKES, we discuss nicknames, Michelle's philosophy of emceeing and teaching, the problems of Black-based imposture syndrome, and Michelle's ideal scene.
1:00 "Stoked to be here," White people and puns, nicknames in general
7:50 Michelle accidentally fell into Emceeing
10:30 Have fun with your audience
11:45 The importance of making people feel welcome in emceeing and teaching
20:00 Imposture syndrome: Did they hire me because I'm Black or because I'm good?
24:00 Lindy Focus meetings and how they approached that project
34:30 Michelle's ideal scene
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Welcome to Integrated Rhythm! Two Swing Dancing besties (Chisomo Selemani & Bobby White) navigate race and the Black Experience in the world of Jazz Dance and other Afro-centric social dancing. Our goal is comfortable conversations about uncomfortable things. In this episode...
Our music is by Laurel Ryan & Michelle Stokes, our "We're back! song" was an improvisation by Steffanie AK Schilling, and the background drumming is by Bobby White
Find us at your local podcast ap, or at: https://anchor.fm/integratedrhythm
Please donate to help keep us in business:
Patreon: patreoncom/integratedrhythm
PayPal: robertwhiteiii@gmail.com
Venmo: @bobbyswungover
(Where applicable, lease put the note "IR" in it, so that we know it's for the podcast.)
53 episodes
Manage episode 285348745 series 2834064
In part 2 of our interview with emcee, jazz dance instructor, and Lindy Focus Meeting co-host, MICHELLE STOKES, we discuss nicknames, Michelle's philosophy of emceeing and teaching, the problems of Black-based imposture syndrome, and Michelle's ideal scene.
1:00 "Stoked to be here," White people and puns, nicknames in general
7:50 Michelle accidentally fell into Emceeing
10:30 Have fun with your audience
11:45 The importance of making people feel welcome in emceeing and teaching
20:00 Imposture syndrome: Did they hire me because I'm Black or because I'm good?
24:00 Lindy Focus meetings and how they approached that project
34:30 Michelle's ideal scene
---------------
Welcome to Integrated Rhythm! Two Swing Dancing besties (Chisomo Selemani & Bobby White) navigate race and the Black Experience in the world of Jazz Dance and other Afro-centric social dancing. Our goal is comfortable conversations about uncomfortable things. In this episode...
Our music is by Laurel Ryan & Michelle Stokes, our "We're back! song" was an improvisation by Steffanie AK Schilling, and the background drumming is by Bobby White
Find us at your local podcast ap, or at: https://anchor.fm/integratedrhythm
Please donate to help keep us in business:
Patreon: patreoncom/integratedrhythm
PayPal: robertwhiteiii@gmail.com
Venmo: @bobbyswungover
(Where applicable, lease put the note "IR" in it, so that we know it's for the podcast.)
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