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Toni Basil on Dancing Through the Decades

Most know Toni Basil thanks to her 1982 single "Mickey." But Basil is no one-hit wonder. Over nearly six decades, the dancer, choreographer, actor, and musician has worked in nearly every corner of the entertainment industry. In this special episode in pa

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Transcript, Episode 132: Toni Basil on Dancing Through the Decades

Hi dance friends, and welcome to The Dance Edit podcast. I’m editor and producer Margaret Fuhrer. And I’m here today with another interview episode, this one in partnership with the talent agency McDonald-Selznick Associates. Our guest this week is Toni Basil, an icon of not just the dance industry but the whole entertainment industry. Partly […]

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Transcript, Episode 131: Dance Pros on TikTok, and the Value of Older Bodies

Margaret Fuhrer: Hi dance friends, and welcome to The Dance Edit podcast. I’m Margaret Fuhrer. Lydia Murray: I’m Lydia Murray. Amy Brandt: And I’m Amy Brandt. Margaret Fuhrer: We have three out of four of us here this week, which is such a delight. Hi guys. Welcome to our fourth mailbag episode, fourth in an […]

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Kiyon Ross on the Evolution of Ballet Leadership

After spending more than two decades at Pacific Northwest Ballet as a dancer, choreographer, teacher, and administrator, Kiyon Ross was recently named the company's associate artistic director. Ross talks about the opportunities and challenges that come w

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Transcript, Episode 130: Kiyon Ross on the Evolution of Ballet Leadership

Margaret Fuhrer: Hi dance friends, and welcome to The Dance Edit podcast. I’m editor and producer Margaret Fuhrer, back with another interview episode for you all. This week, we’ll hear from the ballet trailblazer Kiyon Ross. A few weeks ago he was named associate artistic director at Pacific Northwest Ballet, where he’ll work alongside artistic […]

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Transcript, Episode 129: Broadway Controversies, Misty’s Film, and Life Sans Social Media

Margaret Fuhrer: Hi, dance friends, and welcome to The Dance Edit podcast. I’m Margaret Fuhrer. Courtney Escoyne: And I’m Courtney Escoyne. Margaret Fuhrer: We are editors at Dance Media, and today we’ll get started with a jampacked headline rundown, discussing the controversies that are roiling the Broadway community right now, and Misty Copeland’s new short […]

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Mark Morris on Burt Bacharach, the Pandemic, and Mickey Mouse

The prolific and widely acclaimed choreographer Mark Morris is about to premiere his latest work, “The Look of Love,” set to the hit songs of Burt Bacharach. Candid and opinionated as ever, Morris talks about why he loves Bacharach’s music, how he feels a

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