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This is about Kaniyahs life

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in fortuna California. Ryan Gonzalez(15) interviews his grandmother Debbi Kalish(69) about her childhood and moving from the East Coast to the West Coast. Debbi tell stories about trips to Mexico and moving from...

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Discussion about what makes a leader and how to become a good leader :)

I interviewed Sarah, who’s my best friend, we are both 15. We talked about dance and her experience with it.

Hannah and Mr. Truong have a conversation at the end of Hannah's junior year of high school.

This interview was about life being a dancer and putting on show and working in professional dance companies.

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Talking about her life so far.

I interviewed my sister my Melody Norman we talked about her teenage years and how she got through high school. We talked about spirituality, kids , her future, and her career 

Aaryn is a fantastic dancer she started when she was three and she has dedicated part of her life to it!

Not being a ballerina

In this interview, conducted in November 2017 in Flint, Michigan, Senia Langston (15) interviews her mom Leigh Langston (42) about her life growing up. Leigh talks about her passion about writing. She also talks about being raised by a single...

Saladeen Alamin has been teaching Latin Dance at the Old Town School for over two decades. In this conversation with his wife, Rosita Ragin-Alamin, they talk about his early years as an acrobatic mambo dancer, his reflections on teaching at...

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Donovan Shaw (16) interviews his grandma Paulette Shaw (70). They discussed the struggles of being African American (5:35). Paulette talked about growing up in Alabama and moving to Michigan. The change was different for her. She discussed meeting the love...

When a young Reggio "The Hoofer" McLaughlin first started tap dancing in Chicago, venues turned him away at the door, saying "we haven't booked a tap dancer since 1945!" In this conversation with his coworker Mareva Lindo, he talks about...

Carlton Highsmith (70) and his mentee, James Brockington (31), talk about entrepreneurship and the Edward A. Bouchet Scholarship. James talks about the Tia Russell Dance Studio and the work he and his wife are doing in Connecticut to teach young...

Mrs. J tells us about how she decided to become a teacher and her early years of teaching. She tells us about her accomplishments at El Molino and the impact its had on her life.

Vic talks about life on a ranch in Bynum, Montana near Choteau and shares an interesting story of serving in the army and participating in the Ole Miss riot of 1962 reflecting on the event, "it changed me...how can you...

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Egg Harbor Township, NJ, Layla McIntosh (16) asks her mom, Jennifer McIntosh (43), about her life as a child and her struggles and what she gained. Layla learns that her mother was,...

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Dayna Gallivan is my boss and dance teacher/ owner and director of All The Right Moves Dance Center. In this interview we took a deep dive into Dayna’s history with dancing and becoming a studio owner.

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