Dancing at Home with Blanca Huertas Agnew: Exploring COVID-19's Impact on Dancers

03/24/20 • 25 min

As the world is forced to adapt in order to stay healthy and safe due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it's important for dancers to find a way to keep dancing and to stay strong. Emily Brunner talks with Blanca Huertas Agnew, teacher at the School of Pennsylvania Ballet about how dancers can safely continue to exercise and work on technique at home.

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Philly Dances Podcast - Dancing at Home with Blanca Huertas Agnew: Exploring COVID-19's Impact on Dancers

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Emily: 0:01
It's been over a week since the Philadelphia region learned what social distancing meant. Over the past couple of weeks, we've seen most of our daily routine be set aside to do what we can to slow the spread of COVID-19. Schools have closed both in the academic world and in the dance world. It's unusual for dancers to take time off from their training. It's unheard of for them to take months off, and currently every dancer in our area is facing the real possibil