"DWTS" Shake-up, Equity's PAC, and Turning Dance into Data

<p>Our headline roundup includes Actors' Equity's new political action committee, Tyra Banks' exit from "Dancing with the Stars," and a <em>Smash</em> musical aiming for Broadway. Two recent articles consider how we're collecting bodily movement data—and how that data can and should be used.</p><p>A transcript of this episode is available here: <a href="https://thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-153">thedanceedit.com/transcript-episode-153</a></p><p>Visit/add to the Dance Media Events Calendar: <a href="https://dancemediacalendar.com/">dancemediacalendar.com</a><br>Podcast listeners can save $5 on a Dance Magazine subscription. Claim the offer here: <a href="http://www.dancemagazine.com/offer">dancemagazine.com/offer</a></p><p><strong>Links referenced in/relevant to episode 153:<br></strong>-Dance Magazine piece on the International Association of Blacks in Dance receiving a National Medal of Arts: <a href="https://www.dancemagazine.com/national-medal-of-arts-2021-international-association-of-blacks-in-dance/">dancemagazine.com/national-medal-of-arts-2021-international-association-of-blacks-in-dance</a><br>-Pointe story on Erik Bruhn Prize winners: <a href="https://pointemagazine.com/mackenzie-brown-daichi-ikarashi-win-2023-erik-bruhn-prize/">pointemagazine.com/mackenzie-brown-daichi-ikarashi-win-2023-erik-bruhn-prize</a><br>-The Conversation feature on the emerging field of kinesemiotics: <a href="https://theconversation.com/ballet-dancers-in-sensor-suits-new-research-explores-how-dance-is-used-as-a-form-of-communication-200870">theconversation.com/ballet-dancers-in-sensor-suits-new-research-explores-how-dance-is-used-as-a-form-of-communication-200870</a><br>-Oregon ArtsWatch essay on how AI is mining our bodily creativity: <a href="https://www.orartswatch.org/ai-wants-your-art-do-you-have-a-say/">orartswatch.org/ai-wants-your-art-do-you-have-a-say</a></p>