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On Her Dance Journey Kozue Kasahara a Japanese dance artist based in Los Angeles shares her experience dancing under iconic Black female dance artists like Lula Washington and Karen McDonald. Dancing with Georges Perec Leslie Satin a choreographer dancer writer and teacher in NYC describes her book Dancing with Georges Perec Embodying Oulipo and how she considers the work of Living and Sharing Pacific Island Culture Elaine Talamaivao a Polynesian dancer and educator and the director of Tala Mai Moana in Southern California brings her lived experience with Samoan Hawaiian and Mori Creating a Stage to Share Native Culture Woodland Sky Native American Dance Company tells historic stories using traditional Native American songs and dances with the goal of educating audiences about Native American Bridging US and Peruvian Immigration Stories Peruvian dance artist Moyra Cecilia Silva Rodriguez teams up with Lenora Lee Dance in San Francisco to present A Bridge to Now a collaboration between US and Peruvian dancers expanding perspectives on Chinese immigration in the Americas. The Momentum of Action Rosie Trump a choreographer dance filmmaker and dance educator based in Reno NV shares how she approaches choreography and dance film through a feminist lens. Disability Belongs in Dance Melissa van Wijk director of Born Dancing in New York City shares her trajectory and how she came to believe that all dance students should be learning that disability belongs in dance.