Criticism as Currency - Kara Tatelbaum and "Putting My Heels Down"

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04/27/22 • 54 min

Welcome back to BodyPolitic! First Episode since the Before Times, Season 2, episode 1, brings you dancer, choreographer, author and delightful human Kara Tatelbaum. We discuss Kara's new book, Putting My Heels Down, criticism as currency in dance training and how it affects us throughout life, personally and professionally. We ponder the big questions like - do our math teachers still think we need to get our priorities straight?

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