Performing Arts and Experiences Pt.2

We talk about our feelings about performing arts, specifically dance and other life experiences and opinions.

Jean Shorr Langhaug

Jean talked about her life from her childhood in the Atlantic City area, her love of dance, and her family.

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Carlton Highsmith and James Brockington

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...

Interview with Ms Donna

Dance studio owner, Ms Donna, discusses her experiences of being a female business owner.

Marina Soto (16) Interviews Mrs. Johnson about her time as a teacher and how she shaped dance at El Molino.

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.

Jolene Johnson, current dance teacher at El Molino, interviewed by her student, Madigan Paschall.

Ms. Johnson talks about her experience teaching at El Molino, the things that she has learned, her view on the community of this high school, and much more.

Evaluating artistic potential with Jen Waldman

Mara Jill Herman (Astoria) interviews Jen Waldman (Manhattan) on May 12, 2021. They discuss early dance recitals, teenage enterprising, getting messy with Musical Theater, YoungArts, and adapting the Jen Waldman Studio to a thriving virtual community.

“What If I Just Do It”—The Perseverance of a Dancer

A story of woman’s determined life journey across the continents and various obstacles into being a ballerina. Her high and low experiences working as a full time international professional dance model. www.viktoriamodel.com/

The Thoughts of a Dancer and the Society We Live in Today: My StoryCorps Interview with my Roommate

A short interview of two roommates on a late Monday night talking about life. Two girls talking about social norms, influential figures, and Kendall’s passions in life.

Sonal Sandhu and Karamvir Brar

Sonal Sandhu talks about her experiences and thoughts about her childhood and early adulthood.

Kathleen Ulanday and Nicole Pradas

Kathleen Ulanday talks with mentor and friend, Nicole Pradas about her childhood memories, the different aspects of her life, and what the future may hold.

Gloria’s life story

Gloria lived a wonderful and rich life. She has a strong family connection and she loves to paint and do beading.

Her Own Space: Self Care, Sisterhood, and South Korea with Robin

Traveling while black means researching more than ticket prices and exchange rates. There's a savviness to surviving racism in the United States and abroad as colorism, cultural appropriation, and xenophobia abound. Robin's faced it all as a black woman teaching...

A Step Towards a Clear Mind

My first official recording on here. Topic of passion. The recording got cut off at the end because I forgot to turn on airplane mode and I received a phone call. The last thing I wanted to to say is...

Learning to poker at the Turner Hall in Chicago

My mom explains how she learned the polka stops without knowing at first that it was a dance.

The Great Holiday Listen: Traveling Actress/Dancer

How did two twin girls from the sleepy suburbs of 1920s Kalamazoo Michigan go on to act in New York, dance in Puerto Rico, and end up on the Andy Williams Christmas Show? On January 4, 2020, Harrison Williams sat...

Kiara Griner interviews her grandmother Sherry Vernal about childhood

In this interveiw, conducted in November 2019 in Crofton, Maryland, Kiara Griner (13) interveiws her grandma Sherry Vernal (76) about her life experiences and childhood. Ms. Vernal shares about the importance of the people in her life and the effects...

Dance Teacher Interview

I interviewed my Dance teacher Ms. Bethany about her job and other dance related subjects.

A Life As A Dancer !

This interview is based on some questions being asked for my Digital Storytelling class. There’s questions such as what is the person most proudest of and who have been the biggest influence in their life.