Dancers Did That?

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.  We also have an email address!! Email [email protected] for any requests: Send us stories, questions, things we can talk about on air. Feel free to dm @dancersdidthat, @mcantolin, and @lizhoulton for other requests.  Thanks for listening! 

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! Follow us: @dancersdidthat @mcantolin @lizhoulton

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! You can find the Dancers Did That? team on social media here: @dancersdidthat @mcantolin @lizhoulton

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.  Follow us on Instagram @DancersDidThat, @lizhoulton, and @mcantolin. 

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! Enjoy the episode and find us on our socials: @dancersdidthat @mcantolin @lizhoulton

Elle Macy and Dylan Wald and Liz and Maris talk about Elle and Dylan's experiences being Soloists with Pacific Northwest Ballet during the COVID-19 pandemic. The four of them discuss what it's like to be forced to take a mid-career break, how they are safely returning to their dance careers, the differences between dancing for a live audience versus dancing for film, and more! Follow Elle (@ellemacy) and Dylan (@waldylan) on social media, and be sure to check out Pacific Northwest Ballet's digital season.  As always, you can follow Dancers Did That?, Liz, & Maris on Instagram too!

Join us in a lovely history dive into the days of Agnes de Mille and Jerome Robbins with PNB's Jackson Cooper. We unpack complex studio relationships, understand the temperaments of these great artists a little more, and tangent off topic only a little bit!  Follow Jackson on his socials: @jackson.cooper.arts Follow us! @dancersdidthat @lizhoulton @mcantolin

In this episode, dance artist Shane Donahue is here to talk with Liz and Maris about most things Mikhail Baryshnikov. The three of them cover a few things including: Shane's work as a dancer and choreographer creating queer-centered post-post modern surrealist work with collaborators Elby Brosch (together they are Drama Tops), BenDeLaCreme, Scott Shoemaker, Kim Lusk, and Zoe and Juniper. Baryshnikov's defection from the Soviet Union in the 1970s, how he became a ballet celebrity, and what dance celebrity looks like today with social media and internet culture. The book Maris used as a reference for this episode is Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection by Dierdre Kelly Follow us on social media! @lizhoulton & @mcantolin. This episode is officially the start of Season 2 of Dancers Did That? Podcast! Liz and Maris and guests are back to talk to you about dancers, choreographers, dance styles, genres, and movements (get it?). We also now have an Instagram account! Follow along @dancersdidthat.

Thank you all so much for a fun first season!! This last episode is a fact-driven tangent that takes us from the very beginnings of cave-paintings to a bit more into our friendship. Get to know Maris's hubby , as well as, a part 2 to the pointe shoe episode we promised in Episode 7!  Check us out on the IG: @lizhoulton @mcantolin Some resources to check out, too: History of the pointe shoe from Pointe Magazine - https://www.pointemagazine.com/history-of-pointe-shoes-2646384074.html Phrases that are culturally offensive - https://l.instagram.com/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ictinc.ca%2Fblog%2Fculturally-offensive-phrases-you-should-use-at&e=ATPwZLSAPUc1CiztB2MUYBuvfWtX-AJLVwfy2rGisegmhxILSRPBxjFyfBD0O-HkXZlC9Xsu42R--gC1H85GYPtWaF9L1iPXqwA9&s=1 http://www.dancefacts.net/