49 min listen
Dance Studio 360
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Length:
51 minutes
Released:
Oct 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Twyla Tharp is the most celebrated American choreographer working today, but that doesn’t mean she’d hoity-toity, and she talks with Kurt about choreographing to such accessible music at the Beach Boys, Billie Joel and Fran Sinatra. How Yillah Natalie decided to become a belly dancer after seeing the video for U2’s “Mysterious Ways.” A reporter has an illuminating – and awkward – talk with her parents about how they became obsessed with the sexiest of dances, the tango. A scientist takes up ballet in his forties – and applies scientific principles to get better at it. And Christopher Wheeldon shares how he helped bring “An American in Paris” to the stage. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Oct 26, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
American Icons: The Wizard of Oz: This is America’s dreamland. It's been 78 years since movie audiences first watched “The Wizard of Oz.” Meet the original man behind the curtain, L. Frank Baum, who had all the vision of Walt Disney, but none of the business sense. Discover how “Oz” capt by Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen