76: Dancers Can Do Anything — LaMar Baylor

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This week on 5.6.7.EIGHT, Aleksandra interviews LaMar Baylor, an award-winning dancer and Broadway performer who is also a Board Member and Cultural Ambassador for <a href="https://mindleaps.org/en/">MindLeaps</a>. LaMar holds a BFA from The University of the Arts and recently completed his Master of Science in Arts Administration from Drexel University. As mentioned, he is a performer with Disney’s The Lion King on Broadway and is an alumnus of Philadanco, the Eleone Dance Theater, and the Rebecca Davis Dance Company. Baylor, who himself was a “renaissance man” in high school before finding his niche, is a firm believer that dance equips its artists with the physical, mental, and emotional skills to tackle any of the world’s challenges. To LaMar, this fact explains why dance has been so transformative for individuals in the MindLeaps program, which takes dance to vulnerable populations internationally. On the podcast, LaMar recounts lessons he’s learned in his career and expands on the importance of the arts in our world, particularly in 2020. Moving Quotes: “I’m a firm believer that if you are a dancer, you can do anything." “I’ve never come across a person who has stepped into the theater and not been touched in some way, shape, or form … Our job as artists is to impact others’ lives." “There’s a saying that says, ‘Earth with no art is eh</span

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