Walk to work

I sit down at Mountain Blues Camp to talk with Jenny Sowden about her experience teaching at Be-Bluesed (which I previously discussed in episodes 27-29 and 31)

Discussion of different teacher activities borrowed from Kira Emslie and SwingStep, with a little extra in depth on the kinds of talking we do

More myths about cultural appropriation: a) sourcelanders and diaspora have different perceptions of racism and cultural appropriation b) the question is not "is lindy hop cultural appropriation?" (it is), but "how can we reduce the harm we are causing" and c) it's not about getting a "free pass". It's not about *you*

Semi-rant about how Western musical notation shapes our assumptions about what music "is".

Let's get physical! Explore how different approaches to posture have functional impact on your body.

We revisit my weak muscle chain fallacy episode to discuss how training muscles for strength and flexibility across their whole range of motion is key to postural improvement

The shoulder is very multifunctional and has surprisingly complex movement to help move the arms.

Juneteenth is a holiday to celebrate the end of slavery in the USA and commemorates the announcement of freedom of slaves in Texas on June 19th 1865.

Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Article on PBS “What is Juneteenth” https://www.pbs.org/wnet/african-americans-many-rivers-to-cross/history/what-is-juneteenth/

What my father and juneteenth taught me about having Expectaitoins (Danielle C Belton) https://www.theroot.com/what-my-father-and-juneteenth-taught-me-about-having-e-1790855737

Juneteenth: Why Celebrate (Racism Review) by Jessie Daniels http://www.racismreview.com/blog/2017/06/19/juneteenth/

When Black Joy Has White Witnessesby Dominique Matti https://medium.com/@DominiqueMatti/when-black-joy-has-white-witnesses-23ba8e5a8e17

Juneteenth:  A RedSpot Day on the Texas Calendar in Juneteenth Texas: Essays in  African-American Folklore by William H Wiggins Jr https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=yurNxrACxjQC&pg=PA251&lpg=PA251&dq=Juneteenth:+A+RedSpot+Day+on+the+Texas+Calendar&source=bl&ots=EUWbq1M6jU&sig=ACfU3U3LOynOUV_0wwDz2_qUqevPiGIRRA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwioxoa69vLiAhWEYsAKHeAhATIQ6AEwAXoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Juneteenth%3A%20A%20RedSpot%20Day%20on%20the%20Texas%20Calendar&f=false

Juneteenth – It’s always right to celebrate freedom Dr Charles Taylor (speech from 2004) http://drcharlestaylor.com/JuneteenthCelebrateFreedom.pdf

https://www.juneteenth.com/history.htm

https://www.teenvogue.com/story/juneteenth-celebration-meaning-explainer What Is Juneteenth, How Is It Celebrated, and Why Does It Matter? Jameelah Nasheed

In part 3 I cover a) "you can choose to be offended" b) "mixing of cultures is enrichment" and c) "This one Black person says it's OK" and "You're not black, so why should I listen to you?"