The Backstage Lounge sits down with the musicians, educators, creators, and artists making things happen in Southwest Michigan and beyond. Not just musicians. Anyone who creates, performs, or builds something and means it. Hosted by Andrew Fisher.

Host, Andrew sits down with dancer and choreographer Lari Lawrence-Gist. Lari is the Director of Dance at The Citadel Dance and Music Center and has been involved in a vast array of events and productions throughout Southwestern Michigan. Having collaborated with her on multiple occasions Andrew had to have her on the podcast.

Discussing Lari's journey through dance from starting at a young age to become the Director of a Dance Center. They also discuss aspects of dance on TV and popular culture. Also, the fundraising effort that took place earlier this year and how it set a new standard for collaboration and fundraising for non-profit arts organizations.

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Andrew continues his conversation with dancer and choreographer Lari Lawrence-Gist. They discuss their current project, The Citadel Holiday Spectacular, and how Andrew will be portraying Santa Claus. Speaking to aspects of having a person of color playing a popular character. They go through Lari's process of dance and how she puts together other dancing projects like The Steamed Nutcracker.

Head to the blogpost for further details and explained the references for this episode.

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Credits:
Podcast Image by Findae Photography and Design

Song:
In One Place by Barradeen
Music promoted by Free Stock Music
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported