IR: 08 Genes Are Weird, Am I Right? (w/ SHANI BROWN)

Welcome to Integrated Rhythm! Two Swing Dancing besties (Chisomo Selemani & Bobby White) navigate race and the Black Experience in the world of Jazz Dance and other Afro-centric social dancing. Our goal is comfortable conversations about uncomfortable things. In this episode...

In this episode, we talk with international instructor of Balboa and Lindy, SHANI BROWN, about learning from the original SoCal swing dancers, the reality of their culture and lives, and the invisibility and visibility of herself as a Black woman in the scene.

0:00, Integrated Rhythm's response to and reflection on the storming of the Capital
6:30, Shani's journey in dancing
9:00, meeting the old timers
12:00, working with the old timers
20:00, training the body, not a move
23:00, how much did the Old Timers think of your identity as a Black Woman?
26:00, a little bit on Swing-era SoCal Cultural make up
30:00, spending time with Old Timers, not just learning from them
34:00, How much were the original SoCal dancers vocal of racist ideas
38:00, racism is the water we swim in…
43:00, some people don't realize Shani is a Black woman…
46:00, Shani's experiences around the world
48:30, invisibility and visibility
51:00 when Chisomo met Shani for the first time

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