In this episode, dance artist Shane Donahue is here to talk with Liz and Maris about most things Mikhail Baryshnikov.

The three of them cover a few things including:

Shane's work as a dancer and choreographer creating queer-centered post-post modern surrealist work with collaborators Elby Brosch (together they are Drama Tops), BenDeLaCreme, Scott Shoemaker, Kim Lusk, and Zoe and Juniper.

Baryshnikov's defection from the Soviet Union in the 1970s, how he became a ballet celebrity, and what dance celebrity looks like today with social media and internet culture.

The book Maris used as a reference for this episode is Ballerina: Sex, Scandal, and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection by Dierdre Kelly

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This episode is officially the start of Season 2 of Dancers Did That? Podcast! Liz and Maris and guests are back to talk to you about dancers, choreographers, dance styles, genres, and movements (get it?). We also now have an Instagram account! Follow along @dancersdidthat.