The Good Foot Podcast

Raw and Real Conversation for the Communal Ideal

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Episode 15: Pay The Dancer

WE BACK! First episode of 2020 starts off with a bang- a collaboration between podcasts: The Good Foot and The Dance Union. Cue and J. Bouey speak on recent articles about the underpay of dancers working with artists such as Beyonce and DaBaby.

TGFP Ep. 15

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Taking the Raw and Real to the Page

Street dancers are more than dancers; we are multi-faceted and versatile artists. If you didn't know now you know! At #TGFPODCAST we work hard to keep our listeners informed about practitioners who are using street dances to elevate the communities to exciting new places! Check out our blog and gain insight to who these people are and what work that they are doing!

"Odeon" Ephrat Asherie Dance @ The Joyce Theater

November 5, 2019- November 7, 2019

Street/club dancers speaking about performance work from artists within their community! Terry 'Cebo' Carr provides a review of "Odeon" by Ephrat Asherie Dance, which was presented at the Joyce Theater in early November 2019.

Choreographer: Ephrat 'Bounce' Asherie

Dancers:

EPHRAT “BOUNCE” ASHERIE, MANON BAL, TEENA MARIE CUSTER, VAL “MS. VEE” HO, LINDA “LANAIJA” MADUEME, MATTHEW “MEGAWATT” WEST, OMARI WILES

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"What Time Is It?!" Showtime NYC @ Abrons Arts Center

November 14, 2019- November 16, 2019

Show: "What Time Is It?"

Venue: Abrons Arts Center

Dates: 11/14-11/16
Choreographer: Adesola Osakalumi in collaboration w/It's Showtime NYC

Dancers: SHANGO “JUNGLE” BARTLEY CHRISTOPHER “VENXM” BRATHWAITE QUINN “QU” BROWN JOSEPH “KLASSIC” CARELLA KESTER “FLEXX” ESTEPHANE CHRISTIAN “VOLTAGE” GOODMAN ANTHONY “LAIDEN” JOHN MARLON “QWESCHUN” JONES ISRYEL “TALES” JULES JONATHAN “SOHO” MACDONALD NAZIER “BLESS” MORALES RHEANNA “WIILDKARD” NANCE AUBREY “SKI” PRIMUS LETWAN “SMOOTH” RICKS D’AMANI “MANO” SEALY LUKE “ISO” VALLE IBSAM “LOHSO” VELASQUEZ DANA “LIONESS” WIENER

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“Maze” Fights to Conquer the Question: How does Street Dance Authentically Exist on the Concert Stage?

July 24, 2019- August 17, 2019

Show: “Maze”
Venue: The Shed
Dates: 7/24-8/17
Co-Directors: Reggie “Regg Roc” Gray and Kaneza Schaal
Dancers: The D.R.E.A.M Ring and the FlexNYC program
Critic: Quilan “Cue” Arnold

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"The Good Foot Podcast is an educational platform for individuals motivated by the artists who pave their path through the street dance community. It serves as a hub for honest conversation about the diverse perspectives on the origins, dissemination, current state, and future of the culture."

CUE

Quilan “Cue” Arnold (MFA) is a professional dancer, choreographer, and teacher based out of Brooklyn, New York. He has been a member of companies such as Rennie Harris Puremovement (PA), Abby Z and the New Utility (NY), and Enzo Celli Vivo Ballet (NY).
Quilan’s choreographic work has been presented in a domestic and international milieu. His most recent work, “The Third Rail,” was presented at the 2018 INSITU Site-Specific Festival in New York, and has been restaged for the 2019 Hunter College Dance Company. Quilan is also the executive producer of a documentary series, “Build'N Shop,” which is partially funded by the 2018 Ohio State Dance Preservation Grant. Other recent credits include the International Human Rights Festival (NY), Steps on Broadway’s Performance Lab (NY), and the Emerging Choreographer Series (NY).
As an educator Quilan currently serves as a faculty member at Hunter College, Bard College, Steps on Broadway, Mark Morris Dance Center, and Gibney Dance Center in New York City. Quilan was a 2019 Guest Lecturer at Towson University, and a 2018 Guest Lecturer at Ohio State University (OH) and Rutgers University (NJ). Additionally he was a 2017 Artist in Residence at the University of Memphis (TN) and New York University (NY).