In this episode, Celtic sits down with professional Blues dancer, instructor, and performer Katrina Rogers as they discuss her growing up as a military brat, discovering her otherness later in life, the influence of Damon Stone, finding connection to Blackness through the history of dance in America, the progression from Blues to Jazz (and the rift between them), the fallacy of the Swing "Resurgence", the influences of Blues in other Black dance styles, the reckoning of racial issues in the Blues scene within the last few years, Black Lives Matter, the shaping force of politics within dance, misconceptions regarding the Blues scene, the idea of consent within dance, listening to the voices of Follows on the dance floor, and the necessity of jumping in. Celtic discloses who has the footage that could destroy him. To read the blog post by Ellie Koepplinger mentioned in this episode: https://elliekoepplinger.wordpress.com/2018/01/17/why-i-stopped-blues-dancing/ Artists mentioned in this episode that you should check out: Shemekia Copeland, Ruthie Foster, Veronica Jackson, Erica Brown (Denver), Nic Clark (Denver), Lady A To help support Katrina during this time of social and economic upheaval, please consider making a donation of any size to: Venmo: Katrina-Rogers-52 ; PayPal: [email protected]