A podcast from Virginia Humanities, filmed in communities around the Commonwealth that highlights the people, places, and ideas at the heart of Virginia.
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Isha M. Renta López and Joel Sánchez to explore the world of bomba and plena in Virginia.This episode is part of Dance Revolution, a limited series featuring dance groups from across Virginia. Dance Revolution asks if moving together, with joy, might be exactly the revolution we need now.Dance Revolution is the result of a year-long partnership between Virginia Folklife and five community dance groups that each tell a different side of Virginia’s story: • Red Crook-ed Sky, Intertribal Native American dance in Hampton Roads• The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, regular flatfoot, clogging, and square dances in Fries, Coeburn, and Blacksburg• Semilla Cultural, Puerto Rican bomba and plena dance in Fredericksburg• Positive Force Line Steppaz, soul line dance in Buckingham County• Thapasya School of Dance, bharatanatyam, South Indian classical dance in AshburnDance Revolution is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
9 Oct 2026
Dance Revolution: Thapasya School of Dance
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Sudha Krishnamurthy and her daughter Sukhi Mahadevan to learn the beauty and discipline of Bharatanatyam, a form of Indian classical dance.
This episode is part of Dance Revolution, a limited series featuring dance groups from across Virginia. Dance Revolution asks if moving together, with joy, might be exactly the revolution we need now.
Dance Revolution is the result of a year-long partnership between Virginia Folklife and five community dance groups that each tell a different side of Virginia’s story:
• Red Crook-ed Sky, Intertribal Native American dance in Hampton Roads
• The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, regular flatfoot, clogging, and square dances in Fries, Coeburn, and Blacksburg
• Semilla Cultural, Puerto Rican bomba and plena dance in Fredericksburg
• Positive Force Line Steppaz, soul line dance in Buckingham County
• Thapasya School of Dance, Bharatanatyam, South Indian classical dance in Ashburn
Dance Revolution is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
2 Oct 2026
Dance Revolution: Intertribal Indigenous Dance
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Chief Keith F. Anderson and his son Kalen Anderson, both members of the Red Crook-ed Sky American Indian Dance Troupe, for a conversation about contemporary indigenous dance.
This episode is part of Dance Revolution, a limited series featuring dance groups from across Virginia. Dance Revolution asks if moving together, with joy, might be exactly the revolution we need now.
Dance Revolution is the result of a year-long partnership between Virginia Folklife and five community dance groups that each tell a different side of Virginia’s story:
• Red Crook-ed Sky, Intertribal Native American dance in Hampton Roads
• The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, regular flatfoot, clogging, and square dances in Fries, Coeburn, and Blacksburg
• Semilla Cultural, Puerto Rican bomba and plena dance in Fredericksburg
• Positive Force Line Steppaz, soul line dance in Buckingham County
• Thapasya School of Dance, bharatanatyam, South Indian classical dance in Ashburn
Dance Revolution is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
25 Sept 2026
Dance Revolution: Positive Force Line Steppaz
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Fonseca Holman and Gloria Johnson from Positive Force Line Steppaz in Buckingham County, VA to talk about soul line dancing--which is so much more than the electric slide!This episode is part of Dance Revolution, a limited series featuring dance groups from across Virginia. Dance Revolution asks if moving together, with joy, might be exactly the revolution we need now.Dance Revolution is the result of a year-long partnership between Virginia Folklife and five community dance groups that each tell a different side of Virginia’s story: • Red Crook-ed Sky, Intertribal Native American dance in Hampton Roads• The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, regular flatfoot, clogging, and square dances in Fries, Coeburn, and Blacksburg• Semilla Cultural, Puerto Rican bomba and plena dance in Fredericksburg• Positive Force Line Steppaz, soul line dance in Buckingham County• Thapasya School of Dance, bharatanatyam, South Indian classical dance in AshburnDance Revolution is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
18 Sept 2026
Dance Revolution: The Crooked Road
In Common and Virginia Folklife join Tyler Hughes and Gina Dilg on a tour of three stops on The Crooked Road: Virginia's Heritage Music Trail. From the Fries Theatre, to Lay's Hardware in Coeburn, and then the Blacksburg Square Dance, we get a taste of flatfoot, clogging, old-time music, square dance, and perhaps our favorite--the cake walk.This episode is part of Dance Revolution, a limited series featuring dance groups from across Virginia. Dance Revolution asks if moving together, with joy, might be exactly the revolution we need now.Dance Revolution is the result of a year-long partnership between Virginia Folklife and five community dance groups that each tell a different side of Virginia’s story: • Red Crook-ed Sky, Intertribal Native American dance in Hampton Roads• The Crooked Road: Virginia’s Heritage Music Trail, regular flatfoot, clogging, and square dances in Fries, Coeburn, and Blacksburg• Semilla Cultural, Puerto Rican bomba and plena dance in Fredericksburg• Positive Force Line Steppaz, soul line dance in Buckingham County• Thapasya School of Dance, bharatanatyam, South Indian classical dance in AshburnDance Revolution is part of By the People: Conversations Beyond 250, a series of community-driven programs created by humanities councils in collaboration with local partners. The initiative was developed by the Federation of State Humanities Councils and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage.
10 Jun 2026
Why HBCUs Matter: The Past, Present, and Future of Black Education
How do you critique an institution you love? Virginia Humanities HBCU Scholar Fellow and VSU professor Cheryl Mango joins VCU professor Lisa Winn Bryan for a deep dive into the history and culture of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and a look at the future of HBCUs.
More on Cheryl Mango: https://virginiahumanities.org/fellowships/va-hbcu-fellowships/fellows/
More on Lisa Winn Bryan: https://afam.vcu.edu/directory/winn-bryan.html
This conversation was recorded in the beautiful, historic Haus on Market in Petersburg, VA, a nonprofit community space for art, culture, and connection: https://hausmarketfoundation.org/
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