Experiencing the World, One Dance at a Time

MAY NEWSLETTER

Dear Bare Feet Fans,

This past weekend, I had one of the most surreal moments of my career (so far!). I was attending the gorgeous and festive 51st Annual Bronx Ball at the Bronx Zoo, surrounded by incredible Bronxites, including some old friends (while also making new ones…see the full highlights on our Instagram Stories!). Sulma Arzu-Brown, the newly appointed Executive Director of The Bronx Tourism Council (and member of the Bare Feet FAMILY!), was gracious enough to have me as her guest. And not only that, she and her team featured our Bare Feet Hip-Hop episode on screens throughout the gala. The evening ended with Grandmaster Flash, a LIVING LEGEND and one of the founding fathers of Hip-Hop, DJ-ing and getting everyone on the dance floor! And beside him, there was a TV screen with yours truly dancing away in our Hip-Hop (The Boogie Down Bronx) episode. I couldn’t believe my eyes. To see how far this little show has come brought me to tears…and to losing my mind on the dance floor!

In other AMAZING NEWS, our Carnival in The Guadeloupe Islands PART 2 episode won two SILVER Telly Awards – the recognition from our peers in the industry is a true honor, thank you always!

– Mickela Mallozzi

Watch the award-winning “Carnival in The Guadeloupe Islands PART 2” episode of Bare Feet!

Teacher Appreciation Week with Bare Feet

We celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week this month by honoring the teachers who have kept our children dancing, moving, and learning these past few years! Mickela had the privilege of meeting one of the many teachers who uses Bare Feet in their classrooms, Ms. Caraballo, and her wonderful 6th Grade Class in Queens, New York – see why we LOVE our teachers and why they LOVE Bare Feet for their students!

Bare Feet celebrated Teacher Appreciation Week in Queens, New York!

Mickela meets with Ms. Caraballo and her 6th Grade Dance Class in Queens, NY!

Celebrating AAPI Heritage Month

As we come to the close of Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we have so many ways for you to celebrate the DIVERSITY that makes up the AAPI cultures through joy, music, and of course dance – there’s always a Bare Feet episode for that! For all of our teachers, parents, and travel enthusiasts, you can watch all of these Bare Feet episodes for FREE on the PBS Passport App on your smart TV or at PBS.org:

SEASON 1
Jeju Fire Festival – South Korea
Malaysia Part 1
Malaysia Part 2
Dancer of The Year – The Cook Islands

SEASON 2
Manhattan’s Chinatown
Celebrating India

SEASON 3
Uzbekistan

SEASON 5
AAPI
Flushing, Queens

Watch the AAPI episode of Bare Feet on PBS!

Watch the Bare Feet “AAPI” episode NOW on the PBS Passport App!

Dance with Mickela This June

Mickela is back for her 5th annual Bare Feet Downtown Brooklyn LIVE Summer Dance Series, celebrating the diversity of dance in NYC! Starting next week, join her for four Thursdays this June, 6-8pm at the Plaza at 300 Ashland in Downtown Brooklyn (right next to BAM) for these amazing FREE events – all are welcome!