The Cross Curricular Dance Teacher Conversations for K-12 Public Educators: Recent Episodes
Maria Krey Gibson
The goal of this podcast is to offer space and connection for the K-12 Dance Education community and our colleagues. Every two weeks, I hope you’ll join me and guests as we talk about education, creative expression, and the points of connection in the various parts of our humanity.
Dr. ShaRetta and Keidra Enyim join us from October 2023 to reflection on the importance of a strong 1st quarter.
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Ryan Botkin's second episode continues with her daughter, Charlie, and two of her friends, Ava and Maya, to share their perspective on how to improve middle school in this two part series.
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Ryan Botkin's first episode invites her daughter, Charlie, and two of her friends, Ava and Maya, to share their perspective on what makes middle school hard in this two part series.
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Erika, Adelita, and Sarah discuss the everything motherhood and teaching in this episode with their offspring playing in the background.
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Join Kai Love and I as we work through 1 question, and of course several side stories as we build up our resources to celebrate Pride Month and beyond with intention. Follow Kai on Instagram @lovefirstconsulting and check out their work on their website www.humanityfirstreclamation.com (soon to be lovefirst-consulting.com), and connect with them at connect@lovefirst-consulting.com.
Here's a resource list to get you started:
Books:
Beyond the Gender Binary by Alok Vaid-Menon
A Quick and Easy Guide to They/Them Pronouns by Archie Bongiovanni and Tristan Jimerson
Life Isn't Binary by Meg-John Barker and Alex Iantaffi
Films:
Disclosure on Netflix
Pride on Hulu
Pose on Netflix
Podcasts:
Gender Reveal
Dear Schuyler
LGBTQ&A
The Laverne Cox Show
Hoodrat to Headwrap
Specific Podcast Episodes to listen to:
Should trans women be included in women's sports?
Why are there so many anti-trans bills?
Trans people have always existed
Transitioning as a child and beyond
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Vicente, Eloy, Carlos, and Gio of ReVòZo define Chicano and honor Shannon Calderon Primeau at Erika's house in between events for A Weekend with ReVòZo for the 3rd Annual Calderon Dance Festival.
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Mrs. Ellis passed away March 21, 2024 from pancreatic cancer. Maria and Tracey celebrate her life by sharing just a few lessons we have learned from her. Mrs. Ellis touched the hearts and changed the lives of thousands of students that she connected with during her 3 decades of service at U.S. Grant High School. This episode only holds a few. Thank you David, Alondra, Kelsey, Amy, Samuel, Maggie, and Angela for sharing your stories with us as we honor the life of the incredible Mrs. Ellis.
Have you met my best friend, Ryan? Here is her introduction to the podcast before she records her own episodes for season 3. We chat about her time in the classroom, the counseling office, and the many things being a mom and moving to Virginia has taught her.
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In this episode Brandi and Maria reflect on their first NDEO Conference and hope to see all the Oklahoma dance teachers at the 2024 NDEO Conference! Go to the NDEO website for more information about the conference.
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In this episode, MKG learns the difference between anxiety, stress, and fear as Simply Gray shares their unhype box's book with us.
Be sure to follow Simply Gray on Instagram @simplygraybox to get a dose of mental health support in your algorithm. You can order the burn out box, the unhype box, and the friendship box at www.simplygraybox.com.
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The founder of Simply Gray- Bri and Kensley share their insights as licensed professional counselors on how to avoid and recover from burn out. Follow Simply Gray on Instagram @simplygraybox and order your burn out box at www.simplygraybox.com.
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It's MKG's birthday! How do we celebrate? By tricking Brandi and Erika to host.
Wanna shower Maria in gifts? Consider supporting her classroom. They use A LOT of tampons, pads, disinfectant wipes, and spray deodorant. Here's her amazon wishlist.
Here's the information on the restaurants MKG listed:
Bun Box
Formosa
Ma Der
Awaji Izakaya
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Kimberly Campbell shares her experience as a dancer growing up and how it drives the decisions she makes when it comes to costuming her students.
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In this episode Stephanie Boykin shares her experience with homelessness and how we all can be of service to our students.
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My closest friends, Keidra and her wife Dr. Enyim, share their insight on Special Education while I confess I don't know anything about it. There's still so much for me to learn so thankfully this is just their introduction.
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T'ata Begay pronounced Tee-ah-ta is Taos Pueblo, Chickasaw and an enrolled member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma. She is a cultural educator, powwow (fancy shawl) dancer, and a current doctoral student at Baylor University. Her work experience and doctoral studies focus on acknowledging and utilizing the authentic representation and accurate information of Native people by Native people at tribal led museums and cultural centers, which can be found around the country. T'ata believes they area resource not utilized enough.
Here is the list of First Nations in Oklahoma I found with Google.
Here is the Potawatomi Cultural Center I'm going to in January.
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Thank you Serai, Ryan, Jada, Cameelah, and Erika for sharing your experience as a student in public school arts education programs. Make sure you celebrate National Arts Education Week by thanking your favorite arts educator!
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I'm hosting the Oklahoma High School Dance Festival this year and I don't know anything about the Senior Adjudication. Thankfully, Erika Vasquez and Michelle Moeller were willing to give me all the information I need to know!
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Brandi and I discuss the concepts from Sonya Renee Taylor's The Body Is Not An Apology and The Your Body Is Not An Apology Workbook and how this work has changed our lives.
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Brandi, Erika, and I reflect on our 22-23 school year as we prepare for the 23-24 school year.
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Austin and Thyrsa share how they met, why they have expanded the Oklahoma International Dance Festival, and how you can join in on the fun.
For more information about the free community day click here.
For more information about the Oklahoma International Dance Festival, be sure to visit their website. And follow them on social media @okdancefest on Instagram and Oklahoma International Dance Festival on Facebook.
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In this episode, Stormi, Melanie, Amy, and Kayla make sure we have all the information we need to know about how we can cash in on the opportunities of the Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival and Perpetual Motion 2.
Follow Perpetual Motion on Facebook at facebook.com/pmdanceok and Instagram @perpetualmotiondace. If you would like to volunteer or need more information about the Oklahoma Contemporary Dance Festival please contact Stormi by emailing her at ocdf@perpetualmotion.org.
Perpetual Motion donations, class cards, and show tickets can all be found on one page, which is apart of their website perpetualmotiondance.org.
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In this episode I talk to my cousin, Rhneea, about what developmentally responsive teaching looks like in action.
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In this riveting episode I wander the 2nd Annual Calderon Dance Festival in the Plaza District. I hope this recording illustrates how beautiful of a day it was. Ending my day seated next to Vicente Griego was the medicine I didn't know I needed.
Please let us know about your Calderon Festival experience by responding to the Spotify question.
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Hui, Erika, and I talk about the 2nd Annual Calderon Dance Festival in Erika's kitchen while Erika's students work around the house and help out with the kids.
What to volunteer for the Calderon Dance Festival? Sign up here!
Here is the Calderon Dance Festival page on the Plaza District website.
Please let us know what you thought was helpful in this episode by responding to the Spotify question.
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Join Connie, Tracey, and me as we laugh, reflect, and discuss how to start a dance company. Please let us know what you thought was helpful in this episode by responding to the Spotify question.
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Founder of Poetry and Chill, Gregory II, talks to me about how it got started and where he's going along with some beautiful reminders that love is the found of everything meaningful that we do.
Did I get a baby registry link? If I did... it goes here.
Find out more about Poetry and Chill at their website: https://www.poetryandchillokc.com and Instagram @poetryandchillokckids and @poetryandchillokc
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In this episode Adelita and Stormi show how they decompress with their students after the dance show. As well as some very insightful nuggets of wisdom mixed in with some hilarious confessions!
Here's that Amazon list as promised!
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I share the astrology that guides the decisions I'm making as we start the Spring semester! Thank you for listening to the episode. Your reviews are much appreciated! If you would like to contact me I invite you to e-mail me at mkgteaches@gmail.com or follow me on Instagram @mkgmoves.
Erika Vasquez, Brandi Kelley, and I run down the major parts of a preparing for a dance show in the public school setting. There are many more tiny details that you may want to more information on. You're always welcome to reach out to use on instagram @erika_dance_education and @starstarkelley for more details.
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Maria the Dance Scientist shares how we can add a pinch of Dance Science to our classroom for big outcomes. Follow her on social media @The.DanceScientist and find find her growing list of resources on her website www.thedancescientist.net.
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Dr. Elizabeth Maughan is the Director of Fine Arts at the Oklahoma State Department of Education. In this episode she illustrate the loving kindness she leads with for educators in our community. Connect with her @ElizMaughan on Twitter and Instagram.
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This episode with Lauren Squires, LPC, we discuss the power teachers have in students lives simply by caring. I also get really nerdy about wombats. You're welcome.
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Adelita and Erika share their history together that has led them to be the incredible community leaders they are now. We laugh, cry, and compliment each other. It really is just a wholesome episode that may inspire you to ask yourself what is your story.
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In this heartwarming episode we will hear form Colin, D'Ahna, David, Kionna, Kolbe, Dali, Layla, Zyron, Mindy, Kamilah, and Tracey about how their experience with an opportunity to the arts in public schools contributed to their life outside of the classroom and beyond graduation.
Do you want to share how your arts experience in public school as a student impacted life? Please send your story to mkgteaches@gmail.com or @mkgmoves on Instagram.
Join Chris Twix Shepard and I as we talk about Iron Man, education, donuts, and the lessons Street Dance taught him. Connect with him on social media with his handle @ChrisTwixShepard.
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You know when it's your planning period and you're running around getting tasks done and then you bump into a colleague and you have a nutritious conversation with them. That's what this mini episode is.
I hope you will join us September 17th from 10 am- 12 noon at the Genesis Event Center to keep the conversation going, grow as an educator, and meet some other educators passionate about meeting the needs of all students in the classroom.
Register for the Arts In Action professional development at https://www.artsinactionokc.org/centering-blackness-pd and follow them on Facebook.
See you there!
I'm so excited to welcome Marshall Wade for his first episode on the podcast. We tried to talk about the A-F school report card ranking system. Don't worry, he'll be back.
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In this episode Brandi, Erika, and I talk about our reflections from last school year and how they help us create our vision and plan for this upcoming school year with care.
I quote Ibram X. Kendi but embarrassingly I do not say the book title correctly. The book I reference is called "How To Be An Antiracist".
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This is part 1 of 2 with EK Powell. If you want to follow and learn more from EK follow him on instagram @nodoz88 Tiktok @whatsgoodenglish as well as Youtube and Patreon under What's Good English. Here is the link directly to his interview with Dr. Latimer- Hearn that inspired me.
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In this episode I talk with Am're Ford, an orchestra teacher in Tulsa, about living authentically and intentionally.
Wanna connect with Am're? Follow him on Instagram @iplaymusikk or find him on Facebook or connect with him at the Arts in Action website: https://www.artsinactionokc.org
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In this episode I talk with Korean American educator, Allyson Kubat, a Speech and Debate and Drama Teacher, as well as a Youth and Government sponsor.
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Hui Cha Poos is a full time Jazz and Hip hop faculty member at the University of Central Oklahoma's Dance Department, as well as the Dance Education degree coordinator. She is the founder of R.A.C.E. Dance Collective and the driving force behind the Calderon Festival. In this episode we dabble in what it means to be a good teacher, independence, and the gift of being a Korean American immigrant.
If you want to know more about the Calderon Festival or sign up to volunteer please visit www.plazadistrict.org/calderon.
Thank you so much for listening! I appreciate your support and value your feedback. If you would like to share your passion on an episode please email me at mkgteaches@gmail.com or message me on Instagram @mkgmoves.
Mike Esperanza, a Filipino American, is currently a guest teacher at the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond, Oklahoma for the Department of Dance. He is one of the three guest I will be talking to during the month of May to explore the significance of Asian American/ Pacific Islanders in Dance Education.
To connect with Mike, you can find him on Instagram @mikeesperanza @baredanceco @esp_bymike
Want to be on the podcast or connect with me? I invite you to find me on Instagram @MKGmoves or email me at mkgteaches@gmail.com. Thank you so much for listening!
In this episode I share my love for astrology and how it helped me regulate my time and energy. I truly think with astrology I would have left teaching many years ago. It has helped me fend off burn out. I hope this episode with help you restore your energy too!
Are you an educator with ideas you want to share? Contact me on Instagram @mkgmoves or e-mail me at mkgteaches@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!
In this second episode, I connect with Connie Ellis. Mrs. Ellis was my mentor teacher while I was a student teacher, and one of the first dance teachers in Oklahoma City Public Schools. Without her work, U.S. Grant's dance program and the foundation of my curriculum wouldn't exist. I hope this episode inspires you to celebrate and honor you mentor teacher!
Are you a teacher with a topic you're passionate about? Contact me on Instagram @mkgmoves or e-mail me at mkgteaches@gmail.com to share your episode idea with me!
As always, thank you for listening!
In this first episode Brandi and I discuss our Dance Philosophy that we wrote for the Oklahoma State Department of Education's Art Tech grant. This conversation includes how we need a bridge to the resources that exist/ or coming into existence. Brandi is an inspiring human doing incredible things in and out of the classroom. Connect with her on Instagram @starstarkelley or Facebook Brandi Kelley.
Are you an educator with something you wanna share? Contact me @mkgmoves on Instagram or e-mail me at mkgteaches@gmail.com. Thank you for listening!