If you're feeling restless while stuck at home these days, one of the best ways to escape is to travel vicariously through someone else. Fortunately, all three seasons of the Emmy Award–winning PBS travel series "Bare Feet With Mickela Mallozzi" are now available on Amazon Prime Video. In the show, dancer-turned-television-producer Mickela Mallozzi explores dance cultures around the world by learning dances directly from locals. This highlight video from the past 10 years features more than 50 dances from 30-plus countries.
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Jan 21, 2021
Our 5 Favorite Dance Moments from the 2021 Inauguration
The United States presidential inauguration is an event that's deeply rooted in centuries of ritual and tradition, but in the midst of a global pandemic, Wednesday looked vastly different from any other inaugurations in U.S. history. Attendance was limited and the parade and concert were moved online.
But across the country people seemed to agree: What better way to commemorate the day than turning up the patriotism and putting on their dancing shoes?
Dance Across America
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ae825c86dfa816c1d727d16f402c80c9"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rz1gVIlusrI?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>As the finale to the virtual parade, the joyous Dance Across America video produced by filmmaker Kenny Ortega featured fabulous moves to "Dancing in the Streets" by Martha and the Vandellas. Just as the song describes, people of all ages and backgrounds <a href="https://www.ladancechronicle.com/dance-across-america-an-invitation-to-celebrate-inauguration-from-kenny-ortega/" target="_blank">submitted videos</a> of themselves taking to the streets, or the beaches, deserts and snowy mountains representing America's diverse landscape, and danced. There were even cameos from some well-known pros like Tiler Peck.</p>Charlotte d'Amboise's Solo in "Seasons of Love"/"Let the Sunshine In"
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e86e17a78640ae5b1b95a1d2963d993b"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/V-wWHb7GcJI?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Broadway stars collaborated for a <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-wWHb7GcJI&amp%3Bfeature=emb_title" target="_blank" style="">montage</a> of "Seasons of Love" and "Let the Sunshine In" that culminated with a cathartic dance solo by Charlotte d'Amboise<strong>, </strong>expressing all her feelings through movement.</p>President Biden and His Grandson Beau
<iframe src="https://www.rebelmouse.com/res/scraper/embed?type=mp4&adapt_to_iframe=1&url=https%3A//videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2021/01/21/644936233602955482/1024x576_MP4_644936233602955482.mp4&thumb=https%3A//i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2021/01/21/04/38290424-0-image-a-41_1611203932149.jpg" id="634bc" frameborder="0" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="e420d715add878d41635c61febd373e6" expand="1" height="480" width="100%"></iframe><p>Although COVID-19 guidelines prevented the traditional <a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/style/inaugural-ball-biden-obama-trump/2021/01/15/c75f9c58-5736-11eb-a08b-f1381ef3d207_story.html" target="_blank">inaugural ball</a> from taking place, a <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9170599/Joe-Bidens-adorable-eight-month-old-grandson-Beau-steals-show.html" target="_blank">heart-warming moment </a>between President Joe Biden and his youngest grandson, eight-month-old Beau Biden, helped make up for it. As the First Family watched the<em> Celebrating America</em> inauguration concert from the comfort of the Oval Office, President Biden swayed to "Lovely Day" with a happy Beau in his arms. </p><div style="padding: 20px 0 40px;">
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Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman's Gorgeous Gestures
<span style="display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="3676ffc5f9734d647db7d5ace0313d31"><iframe lazy-loadable="true" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Jp9pyMqnBzk?rel=0" width="100%" height="auto" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;"></iframe></span><p>Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman received national recognition for her powerful words, but her expressive use of<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jp9pyMqnBzk" target="_blank"> hand gestures</a> is what caught our eye. Is that ballet training we spot shaping those hands? </p>Dance Classics, Featuring Bernie Sanders
<div id="5b46f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="d971e915c24bf2185c5089f4632ba8d1"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1352061793401778182" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">https://t.co/ygax9o9Xby</div> — Michaela Dwyer (@Michaela Dwyer)<a href="https://twitter.com/michaeladwy/statuses/1352061793401778182">1611191626.0</a></blockquote></div><p> U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders bundled up in winter wear at the inauguration has already inspired dozens of memes. We're partial to the dance versions featuring Sanders embedded into <a href="https://twitter.com/michaeladwy/status/1352061793401778182" target="_blank">Pina Bausch's <em>Café Müller</em> film</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/minnieap0lis/status/1352117978628816896" target="_blank">Ohad Naharin's </a><a href="https://twitter.com/minnieap0lis/status/1352117978628816896"><em>Minus 16</em></a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/alirichthem/status/1351981224160612352" target="_blank"><em>Sweet Charity</em></a>.</p>
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