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Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi

Join Emmy® Award-winning travel host, producer and dancer Mickela Mallozzi on her adventures as she experiences the world, one dance at a time! From re-discovering her family’s roots in Southern Italy to exploring the diverse regions of Central Asia in the hills of Turkey, Mickela’s travels explore the traditional dances of every culture while connecting with the local community.

Open Stages

27m 46s

NYC’s stages are back for the biggest revival of all! From Lincoln Center to the re-opening of Broadway, New York City is open for business - after over a year of live theater, dance, and music being shut down in NYC, Mickela meets with the future of what these open stages mean for New York City!

Episodes

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    Open Stages

    S5 E506 - 27m 46s

    NYC’s stages are back for the biggest revival of all! From Lincoln Center to the re-opening of Broadway, New York City is open for business - after over a year of live theater, dance, and music being shut down in NYC, Mickela meets with the future of what these open stages mean for New York City!

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    Flushing, Queens

    S5 E505 - 27m 46s

    From dancing with the fabulous Korean KCS Senior Dance Team and learning their K-Pop routines to tasting her way through the culinary mecca that is Flushing, Mickela celebrates the Asian-American community in the most diverse and ever-changing Queens neighborhood!

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    Hip Hop (The Boogie Down Bronx)

    S5 E504 - 27m 46s

    NYC, the birthplace of Hip-Hop, has survived, thrived, and evolved, spreading throughout the world. Mickela heads to the new Hip Hop Museum in the Bronx to learn about its history and its legends, and meets up with the next generation of dancers, DJs, and artists. From the Ladies of Hip Hop Festival to DJ-ing with the Mobile Mondays crew, Mickela gets a true taste of the Boogie Down Bronx!

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    Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI)

    S5 E503 - 27m 46s

    The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community is a beautifully diverse group of cultures, and Mickela gets a taste throughout the boroughs - from the Pacific Islands by learning the hula with the Na Pua Mai Ka Lani Nuioka to exploring the Filipino Community of Little Manila in Woodside, Queens, to practicing Japanese Taiko traditional drumming

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    Cubanos

    S5 E502 - 27m 46s

    New York’s Cuban-American community is alive with rhythm and dance! Mickela meets with Grammy-winning legend Arturo O'Farrill and his Afro-Latin Jazz Band; she feels the Yoruba rhythms and practices the Orisha dances with the legendary Oyu Oro Afro-Cuban Dance Ensemble; and dances Cuban salsa on the beach in Far Rockaway Beach in Queens!

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    Black Voices

    S5 E501 - 27m 46s

    Mickela kicks off this new season of Bare Feet celebrating black voices in the arts by dancing with Virginia Johnson and the renowned Dance Theatre of Harlem, along with Misty Copeland and the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater! She drums and dances with the Brooklyn United Marching Band, celebrating Juneteenth with Black-owned small business owners, restaurants, and festivals throughout the city!

Schedule

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    Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi

    Puglia, Italy

    Saturday
    Jun 17

    30 Minutes

    A visit to Puglia, the region located in the heel of the Italian boot, to learn one of the most ancient dances from Italy -- la pizzica.

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