Ep. 91- Mickela Mallozzi
Questions asked or topics discussed with the timestamp:
Did you think about a career in dance? 2:39
As you created a dance travel show Did it ever come up of the ‘Who am I to do this? What do I know? 7:55
What do you think would be the most valuable thing for the dance community in the super competitive, super trained, what is it that you wish you could bring more into or that you would see as most valuable? 23:29
On this track of all these different cultures that you’ve experienced, what has been the hardest cultural dance?”25:49
How do you connect with the people in order to learn say the tango, how do you even make those connections or somebody to try and make those connections and find the opportunity to learn that? 29:31
Do you have any thoughts on that male role in North America and social dance? 35:14
Mickela Mallozzi is the four-time Emmy® Award-winning Host and Executive Producer of Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi, a travel series highlighting the diversity of dance which airs on PBS stations nationwide and on Amazon Prime globally. A professional dancer and trained musician, Mickela decided to start a journey around the world, taking her camera with her to follow dance in the lives of everyday people wherever she went. From re-discovering her family’s heritage in Southern Italy to dancing tango on the main stage in Buenos Aires, the series covers Mickela’s adventures as she experiences the world, one dance at a time. She has been featured in The New York Times, Travel Channel, Dance Magazine, Forbes, American Express, and AFAR Media, and she has performed on various television shows including Sesame Street and The Doctor Oz Show.
