In this episode of Drinking and Dance, Celtic sits down to tea with Japanese House Legend Hiro Alma to discuss the history of House dance in Japan, the strength and sustainability of the Japanese Dance community, the reality behind the myth of the effortless Japanese dancer, a decade of growth in Juste Debout, issues of race in Japanese culture, and uniting to survive the pandemic and thrive in the future.

If you’d like to help support Hiro during this time of economic upheaval, please consider making a donation of any size at: https://paypal.me/hiroalma

To listen to the Awa Odori mentioned in the intro: https://youtu.be/Sp0Gtux7Ybg

Professional dancer, choreographer, educator, and director Tatiana Desardouin shares a cup of ginger tea with Celtic while discussing creating a dance company, the stagnation of dance theatre, the exploitation of black dances by white contemporary dance institutions, the racism of the European dance scene, the meeting of groove and identity, and the value of sisterhood in the Nefer Global Movement.

To help support Tatiana during this time of global upheaval, please donate to: 1) Venmo: @tatiana-desardouin OR 2) PayPal: [email protected]

To donate to Passion Fruit Dance Company, visit: HTTPS://NEWYORKLIVEARTS.ORG/ARTIST/PASSION-FRUIT-DANCE-COMPANY/

In this special episode, Archie Burnett (grandfather of the legendary House of Ninja) does us the honor of breaking down the culture of club dancing, making yourself happy with the least common denominator, finding the "why" of what you're doing, strategies for dancers to rebuild after the pandemic, and acknowledging the creations of LGBTQ dancers, all over a cup of tea. Celtic sips his White Claw in reverence before the master. 

To help support Archie during this time of upheaval, please consider making a donation of any amount via PayPal: [email protected]

Jarius King aka Bboy ManOfGod discusses being vocal about Black culture, using limitations to develop style, Black culture and protest in Hong Kong, and finding the intersection between Breaking and Chicago Footwork. Celtic drinks White Claw and waxes poetic about being basic. 

To help support Jarius during this time of upheaval, please consider making a donation of any amount to: https://www.patreon.com/BLaHKbook

Follow Jarius on Instagram: @mogdance

Furthermore: If you want to support the show directly, visit us on Patreon at patreon.com/drinkinganddance and donate for early episode releases, bonus episodes, personal shoutouts and more.

Jade "Soul" Zuberi discusses developing artistry through music, maintaining integrity in the mainstream, and racial activism in the dance community. He and Celtic discuss the J-Rock v. Fikshun debacle over tea and kombucha, and much fun is had by all. 

To help support Soul during this time of economic upheaval and cancelled gigs, consider making a donation of any size on Venmo: @Soul313

Tasha Barnes discusses dance in academia, bridging the modern and vintage street scenes, and training the body to liberate the expression of the spirit. She and Celtic become wine snobs.

 To help support Tasha during this time of economic upheaval and cancelled gigs, consider making a donation of any size to:  1) Venmo: @Latasha-Barnes ; 2) Paypal: [email protected] ; 3) Ca$hApp: $LaTashaBarnes