Andrew sits down with dancer Michael Blake. Michael is currently the Assistant Professor
of Modern Dance at the University of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory. His professional dancing career spans over three decades to when he first joined the Murray Louis Dance Company to dancing with greats like Cab Calloway, Broadway tours, and film. They discuss all that and more. Also they bring up We even look at time in Michael's life where he lost his ability to dance and was in need of hip replacement surgery. Be warned, Michael's passion for dance and life is infectious!
Further Reading
Family Legacy
Show Boat The Musical
by Kern and Hammerstien II
Michael's mother toured with the show.
Michael's cousin was their agent.
Tiger Haynes-Debbie Allen
Cab calloway
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III was an American jazz singer, dancer, bandleader and actor.
Lindy Hop, also known as Jitterbug, is the authentic Afro-Euro-American Swing dance. It is an unabashedly joyful dance, with a solid, flowing style that closely reflects its music -- from the late 20's hot Jazz to the early 40's Big Bands.
The Limon
Dance Company
The Company is the living legacy of dance theater developed by José Limón and his mentors, Doris Humphrey and Charles Weidman, whose innovative works revolutionized American dance.
Shirley Temple
Ambassador to Czechoslovakia
Hip Replacement Articles
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