# @travelbarefeet on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C0cFhfGrctA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/10227844-travelbarefeet-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2023-12-04T17:04:58.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Bare Feet TV Series (@TravelBareFeet) — https://gondola.cc/TravelBareFeet

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You can call me Professor Mallozzi now too!
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The amazing experiences that I keep having in this world because of DANCE and my pursuit in creating Bare Feet continue to overwhelm me in the best way possible. 

13 years ago, when I first had the idea of Bare Feet, I also had this idea to pursue a Dance Anthropology career in academia, and at the time, I decided to go with the crazy TV show idea…I’m glad I did.  But creating a course and a program with dance as a means of communication never left me.  However, I always believed I wouldn’t be able to do both - at some point, I would have to retire from my Bare Feet days to start the path of academia.  I’m glad I was wrong.

When I was asked to become an Alumni Advisory Board Member to Dean Jack Knott at nyusteinhardt, my alma mater at nyuniversity, it was a huge honor for me!  Part of the mission of the Board is to create programs and touch points to current NYU students, as well as alumni.

From here, Deborah Damast, Head of the Dance Education Program, and I made an immediate bond - our missions are the same, and over dinner, I shared my long-term goals with her.  NYU was always my goal to create and house this course.

Now, here we are - starting January, Spring 2024 semester at NYU, I’ll be teaching my Intercultural Communication Through Dance course, and the class will be available every spring moving forward.  It is so important to me that this course is made available to ALL students at NYU, not just dance majors.  I want everyone to understand that the language of dance, music, and movement is an integral part of community-building and collaboration, no matter what job you pursue for the future.

13 years ago, I saw this course as clear as day, here at NYU, just as I saw my TV show.  And don’t worry, Bare Feet isn’t going anywhere - we’re already in pre-production for Season 7, as we start filming again in international and domestic locations starting May 2024!

I can’t thank NYU enough for this opportunity.  And thank you danceteachermagazine for featuring this course - check out the full piece in our stories!

#BareFeetSeries #mickelamallozzi #pbs #dance #travel #NYU #danceeducation #violetpride

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