American Dancers at the Bolshoi Theatre

The world famous Bolshoi Theatre reopened over the weekend to much fanfare. For years, it has attracted Americans trying to make it big in ballet.

Finland Celebrates Summer with Tango

The arrival of summer is marked with great fanfare in Finland.

Dancing through the 20th century

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The World’s Alex Gallafent introduces us to ballet dancer Frederic Franklin. At 95 years old, he’s still performing on stage. Franklin got his big break in Paris, back in the 1930s. He later went on to star in the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo before making his home in the United States. Franklin tells his own story on today’s show. Download MP3 (Photo courtesy of Frederic Franklin / Maurice Seymour)

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Junkanoo Festival

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Our Geo Quiz sends us in search of the largest city in the Bahamas. The annual Junkanoo Festival takes place across the islands, but the main revelry occurs in this city’s downtown. Scott Gurian sent us this audio postcard.

African traditional healers

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In many parts of Africa, when people get sick, there’s a good chance that they won’t go to the doctor for a visit or the pharmacist for a prescription. They’ll go to a traditional healer for some herbs or some prayers or a maybe a traditional healing ceremony. Jori Lewis witnessed such a ceremony in Gambia. >>>Click here to view her audio slideshow

A dancing President?

A newspaper in Ghana wonders whether President Obama will show off any dance moves he visits the country later this week. Anchor Lisa Mullins has details.
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Global influence on dance

Anchor Lisa Mullins talks to American choreographer Karole Armitage about her world tour of new dance pieces that use classical and contemporary music from Hungary to Burkina Faso and the U.S.
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Armitage Gone! Dance’s US tour

Concord Academy performances

Bollywood’s debt to Michael Jackson

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with choreographer, Longines Fernandes, the man who created the dance sequences for the movie Slumdog Millionaire, about Michael Jackson’s influence on Bollywood. Listen

Global Hit: Jimmy Sturr, Polka, and The Grammy Awards

Anchor Marco Werman speaks with polka musician Jimmy Sturr about this week’s decision by the Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences to drop the category of Best Polka Album from its Grammy awards lineup. Listen