32: Hope-timistic

Hope-timistic. It's how we're feeling after the recent "Move Together: Build Back Better" event recently conducted (we said "build back together" in the podcast, our bad!), which even had some truth charcuterie from Chisomo (say that three times fast).    0:00 Some love   7:00 The everyday lens   13:00 Looking towards the future   15:00 Leaks in the fuel tank   19:00 Communication, Improvisation, Rhythm, Play, Competition --- and the importance of cultural immersion   29:00 Coloniality and control   39:00 Form your swarm   43:00 For promotors   41:00 Vaccine-only events   42:00 Chisomo''s Powerpoint presentation   51:50 Reader Mail: 3 Little Girls --------------------------------------- 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. Our podcast music is by Laurel Ryan & Michelle Stokes, our intro and ad music this week is by Barron Ryan, Laurel Ryan's brother (check out firstofitskind.net, and www.barronryan.com.) And, the background drumming is by Bobby White. Find us at your local podcast app, or at: https://anchor.fm/integratedrhythm Please donate to help keep us in business: Patreon: patreoncom/integratedrhythm PayPal: [email protected] Venmo: @bobbyswungover (Where applicable, lease put the note "IR" in it, so that we know it's for the podcast.)