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The Joy of Learning Valuable Lessons as a Dancer

Barbara File Marangon·
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"From dancing at New York’s Metropolitan Opera to the Cow Palace in San Francisco, every venue taught me valuable lessons."
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How do creatives find joy in artistic performance as a form of black feminist autoethnography? Podcast & video.
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Dancing for My Supper Like the Old Vaudevillians

Barbara File Marangon·
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"Barriers melt like grilled cheese at the table when you're dancing for your supper like the old vaudevillians."
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Have You Ever Crossed the Desert in a Circus Train?

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·May 6, 2022·5 min read
"Have you ever crossed the desert in a circus train? I took such a detour—by choice— in 1978 when I hung up my pointe shoes to ride an elephant named Peggy."
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