Mark DeGarmo : Dance as a Social Innovation

Season 1 - Episode 3
On this episode, I meet with Dr. Mark DeGarmo, Founder, Executive & Creative Director at Mark DeGarmo Dance, in New York City. We discuss MDD's upcoming 35th anniversary and its foundation. We discover how Mark came to create "Partnerships in Literacy through Dance & Creativity”, a celebrated & innovative educational program that has changed the life of thousands of kids attending Title 1 primary schools in Manhattan's Lower East Side over the course of 20 years now. Happy 35th MDD!

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Links from this episode:

• Mark DeGarmo Dance : https://markdegarmodance.org
• Join MDD's 35 anniversary Celebrations! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-dance-for-dance-for-social-change-2022-35th-anniversary-tickets-303481590607
• MDD's YouTube Channel : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC9zO3W90Sm70MkhZRQYBvBw
• Mark's references during the show:
  • Judith Malina & The Living Theater : https://www.livingtheatre.org/
  • Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival : https://www.jacobspillow.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw06OTBhC_ARIsAAU1yOViBXhNnmvz8yGuUVcQLK5VV_w3_vpV1HBj4P30dSicyhshpob6-T0aAppaEALw_wcB
  • The Lar Lubovitch Dance Company : https://www.lubovitch.org/
  • Ted Shawn & Ruth St.Denis : https://btwberkshires.com/arts/ted-shawn-and-ruth-st-denis/
  • Juilliard : https://www.juilliard.edu/
  • Lincoln Center Institute NYC : http://www.lincolncenter.org/?gclid=Cj0KCQjw06OTBhC_ARIsAAU1yOU_2KsfEmj00uGWyb771SxSEMp-4Q9cD80-X-xNBiKfZKj7k09DXcoaAkl_EALw_wcB
  • Aesthetic Education by philosopher Maxine Greene: https://maxinegreene.org/
  • Paulo Fiere : https://www.freire.org/paulo-freire

Special Thanks to Millimetrik for my music themes! 
Discover his prolific work here: https://millimetrik.bandcamp.com/music

**Kwe! I want to acknowledging that the land on which I grew up and live is the traditional territory unceded territory of the Huron-Wendat people.*

Chapters

• 0:01 Music Intro
• 0:27 Welcome Dr. Mark DeGarmo!
• 1:50 The Root Question
• 3:54 How Did Dance come into your Life?
• 7:45 From Juilliard to creating Mark DeGarmo Dance
• 10:46 Creating the Innovative Educational Program “Partnerships in Literacy through Dance & Creativity”
• 14:13 Why implement the program in Manhattan's Lower East Side?
• 15:54 What does the program encompass?
• 18:57 A Program Celebrated by President Obama
• 19:30 How do you see the future for MDD?
• 24:39 Happy 35th anniversary MDD!
• 25:31 Outro