People have danced since, you know, the caveman days they gathered together and beat on their drums and they danced” - Christine Leslie

In this episode, our featured voice is Christine Leslie the CEO and Executive Director of the Peninsula Ballet Theatre Our next featured voice is Christine Leslie the CEO and Executive Director of the Peninsula Ballet Theatre. Over its fifty years of operation, the Peninsula Ballet Theatre has become the artistic and cultural hub of San Mateo County through its School which fosters a community of inclusivity, Summer Camp, and live performances of classic ballet, jazz, ballroom, and hip hop. The covid-19 pandemic is hitting our performing arts organizations very hard and no one knows how many performing arts organizations will permanently close down. Christine shares with us how her team is reinventing their performances

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