Ep. #180 The History of Dance in L.A. with Emily Wanserski
Words That Move Me with Dana Wilson
English - June 21, 2023 11:00 - 1 hour - 109 MB - ★★★★★ - 131 ratingsPerforming Arts Arts Education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
This week on the podcast, the incredible Emily Wanserski (@wanswonders), cultural practitioner, producer, consultant, cultural doula, and so much more, joins me to give a crash course on dance history in Los Angeles. I am so envious and admire the knowledge Emily has accumulated on dance history in her decade of living in L.A. Thank you, Emily, for the work you have cultivated in the L.A. dance ecosystem, and thank you for being a wonderful guest and friend! Please enjoy this conversation with Emily Wanserski.
Show Notes:
Connect w/ Emily
Connect w/ Emily on IG
Register for Jumpstart LA
Read Dancing in the Sun, Hollywood Choreographers from 1915-1937
& Film Choreographer and Dance Directors
Donate to the Words That Move Me Community
WTMM Membership: Join Here
Historical Mentions:
LA Tribes/Nations:
Gabrieleño Nation,Tongva Nation, Chumash Nation, Kizh Nation
Dancers/Choreographers/Historical Figures
Lestor Horton ,Michio Itō,Doris Humphrey ,Ruth St. Denis,Ted Shawn ,
This week on the podcast, the incredible Emily Wanserski (@wanswonders), cultural practitioner, producer, consultant, cultural doula, and so much more, joins me to give a crash course on dance history in Los Angeles. I am so envious and admire the knowledge Emily has accumulated on dance history in her decade of living in L.A. Thank you, Emily, for the work you have cultivated in the L.A. dance ecosystem, and thank you for being a wonderful guest and friend! Please enjoy this conversation with Emily Wanserski.
Show Notes:
Connect w/ Emily
Connect w/ Emily on IG
Register for Jumpstart LA
Read Dancing in the Sun, Hollywood Choreographers from 1915-1937
& Film Choreographer and Dance Directors
Donate to the Words That Move Me Community
WTMM Membership: Join Here
Historical Mentions:
LA Tribes/Nations:
Gabrieleño Nation,Tongva Nation, Chumash Nation, Kizh Nation
Dancers/Choreographers/Historical Figures
Lestor Horton ,Michio Itō,Doris Humphrey ,Ruth St. Denis,Ted Shawn ,Alvin Ailey ,Belly Lewitzky,Judy Garland ,Thomas Edison & Ruth St. Denis ,Fred Stone ,Busby Berkley,Fred Astaire ,Jack Cole,Ginger Rogers,Gene Kelly,Ester Williams,Julie McDonald ,Liz Lerman,Kevin Williamson
Companies/Entities:
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater ,La Ballet ,Joffrey Ballet ,MSA ,Dancers Alliance ,
Universities:
Historical Places:
Performances:
Revelations,Vodoo Ceremonial @ Los Angeles Olympics,Judy Garland & Lestor Horton,
Movies:
Fantasia ,Hello Dolly ,Saturday Night Fever,Grease ,Dirty Dancing ,Flashdance,Footloose, Save The Last Dance,You Got Served,Step Up,Pitch Perfect,Chicago ,Moulin Rouge ,
Emily’s Colleagues: