{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64147e75d7071d0011436d2f/64147e7c7eb781001260a576?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"(167) Hope Boykin, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Dancer","description":"<p>This week, for our first episode of 2020, we are joined by Hope Boykin, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater Dancer, from the 2019 Vail Dance Festival.&nbsp;Hope is from Durham North Carolina, and attended Howard University.&nbsp;She was a student and intern at the Ailey School before going on the join the company.&nbsp;She was an original member of Complexions, was a member of Philadanco, and received a New York Dance and Performance Award, or Bessie Award. We talk with Hope about her journey with dance as a youth, the challenges she faced, her now 20 years with Ailey, her work as a choreographer, and her personal podcast.&nbsp;Hope brings such light and optimism to this chat, and we can’t wait to share her with you!</p><p><br></p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href=\"https://yumiko.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yumiko</a> (yumiko.com) and The Town of Vail.</p><p><br></p><p>LINKS:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Website:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://shows.acast.com/conversations-on-dance/episodes/conversationsondancepod.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>conversationsondancepod.com</u></a></li><li>Merch:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://bit.ly/cod-merch\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://bit.ly/cod-merch</u></a></li><li>YouTube:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://bit.ly/youtube-COD\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><u>https://bit.ly/youtube-COD</u></a></li><li>Join our email list:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://bit.ly/mail-COD\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://bit.ly/mail-COD</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href=\"http://instagram.com/conversationsondance\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@conversationsondance</a></li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Michael Sean Breeden & Rebecca King Ferraro"}