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Bare Feet In Nyc with Mickela Mallozzi
Website: | http://www.travelbarefeet.com |
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Next Airing: | Sun, Mar 31st, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV |
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Emmy Award-winning host and producer Mickela Mallozzi is back with a second season of the travel series BARE FEET WITH MICKELA MALLOZZI. This time, Mickela takes viewers on a cultural journey through her own city of New York, discovering the dance and music traditions of the many New Yorkers in their vibrant and culturally rich neighborhoods. Mickela kicks off the new season in Manhattan's Chinatown during the festive Chinese Lunar New Year, and then in preparation for Dia de los Muertos in the Mexican community, learns traditional folk dance and even jumps in with an all-female mariachi band. Later, she's transported to Haiti via the streets of Flatbush, Brooklyn with drum lessons, dance classes, and visits to local shops. Mickela also gets a taste of New York's rich Jewish heritage through an Israeli folk dance at the 92nd Street Y and a sampling of knishes on the Lower East Side. A classically trained dancer who teaches regularly at The Ailey Extension in New York City, Mickela is inspired by folk dances from around the globe. She has danced and performed on various television shows, including "Sesame Street," "The Doctor Oz Show," NBC's "The Today Show," and many more.
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Viva La Mexico!
In preparation for Dia de los Muertos with the Mexican community in NYC, Mickela learns traditional folk dance and even jumps in with an all-female mariachi band.
Next Airing: Sun, Mar 31st, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:27:35 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
The Lights of Broadway
Mickela can't ignore New York's rich history on Broadway - with tap lessons galore and a spot on Broadway's stage, Mickela gets to live out a New York dancer's dream.
Next Airing: Sun, Apr 7th, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:01 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Little Greece
Mickela celebrates the annual St. Nicholas feast with the Greek-American community in Queens, while also finding local heroes who keep the Greek culture alive.
Next Airing: Sun, Apr 14th, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:27:59 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Celebrating India
The Festival of Lights leads up to some major Indian dance in NYC: classical Bharatanatyam, Basement Bhangra with DJ Rekha, & South St. Seaport's annual celebration.
Next Airing: Sun, Apr 21st, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:54 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Little Ukraine
Little Ukraine is a small 3-block gem in Manhattan's East Village: from celebrating Pierogi Day to jumping splits with Ukrainian dancers, Mickela gets a taste of it all.
Next Airing: Sun, Apr 28th, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:27:00 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Harlem, USA
Harlem is a neighborhood in Manhattan all its own - alive with culture, music, food, and of course dance, this thriving neighborhood has continued its ascent since the first Harlem Renaissance.
Next Airing: Sun, May 5th, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:27:29 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Brazil In NYC
Brazilians are born to dance, and Mickela learns as many ways as possible how New Yorkers keep that Brazilian energy alive - with capoeira, forro, and Carnival's samba.
Next Airing: Sun, May 12th, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:27:22 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Little Haiti
Mickela gets transported to Haiti in the streets of Flatbush, Brooklyn with drum lessons, dance classes, and local shops.
Next Airing: Sun, May 19th, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:27:11 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Bolivian Pride
The Bolivian community in Queens may be small, but they are mighty - Mickela joins cross-generational Bolivian family members with the caporales and tinkus dances.
Next Airing: Sun, May 26th, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:00 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Nuyorican Barrios
The Bronx is not only known as the Borough of Salsa, but also the Borough of Music - Mickela digs deeper into the long-standing Puerto Rican whose influence stretches across all of New York City.
Next Airing: Sun, Jun 2nd, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:27:35 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Jewish Roots
From Israeli folk dance at the 92Y to eating knishes in the Lower East Side, Mickela gets a taste of this culturally, ethnically, and religiously rich group that is iconic to New York City.
Next Airing: Sun, Jun 9th, 2024 at 6:00 PM on UEN-TV Length: 00:26:59 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
Manhattan's Chinatown
Mickela kicks off her New York series in one of the oldest and most iconic neighborhoods in NYC, Manhattan's Chinatown, during the festive time of Chinese Lunar New Year.
Length: 00:27:37 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025 -
The Balkans in the Boroughs
Mickela gets a taste of The Balkans throughout three of the five boroughs: Slavic Soul Party! In Brooklyn, NY Gypsy Festival in Manhattan, and Little Serbia in Queens.
Length: 00:27:35 Usage rights: 7/1/2017 to 9/30/2025