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If Cities Could Dance
Black Ice Skating Legends Inspire Today’s Olympic Hopefuls
Season 5
Episode 2
Through the organization he founded in Washington D.C., Diversify Ice, figure skating coach Joel Savary is inspiring more Black and Brown athletes to pursue the sport. He supports ice skaters of color with mentorship and scholarships, while connecting up-and-coming talent, like 13-year-old Zuri Davis, with former Olympians and national champions like Tai Babilonia and Atoy Wilson.
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Travel to Salvador, Bahia, capoeira’s birthplace and mecca for the Afro-Brazilian art form
8:36
A SF-Bay Area capoeira student shares her love of the Afro-Brazilian art form.
12:52
Kinetic Light creates dances that center disabled audiences first.
7:10
These nonbinary salsa dancers challenge the tradition of men leading and women following.
7:41
Black dancers reclaim their foundational role in Lindy Hop and jazz culture.
7:31
Indigenous Enterprise brings Native culture to new heights and audiences.
9:49
Sean Dorsey creates stages for trans and queer performing artists.
6:44
Tiffany Tamaribuchi elevates women in the Japanese art form once dominated by men.
6:38
Yvonne Montoya honors migrant farmworkers' labor and resilience in dance.
6:58
Hip hop dance legend Rennie Harris highlights notable experiences in his dance career.
9:26
Like the signature Philly sound, the city has moves with soul.
6:57
East St. Louis’ artists foster African American dance legend Katherine Dunham's legacy.