Welcome to the Not Old Better Show, Smithsonian Associates interview series on radio and podcast.

I'm Paul Vogelsang, and for all of us in the Not Old Better Show audience who love PBS television and love dance,

and I especially do, we have a guest today who you'll know and love and dancing is not required,

but you can certainly tap your feet as in bare feet right along with us today.

Thank you so much for listening, we've got a great guest today whom I will introduce in just a moment but quickly.

If you missed episodes, last week was our 665th episode and we spoke to author,

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Stephen R. Covey live life in crescendo.

Two weeks ago I spoke with Smithsonian Associates, R.A. Vinesveek, about his work at the company he founded Zingerman's Delhi.

R.A. offers great tips on food, business and lifehids, just all wonderful stuff.

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Our guest today is Smithsonian Associate Michaela Malazzi.

Professional dancer and trained musician Michaela Malazzi is the four-time Emmy award-winning host and executive producer of Bare Feet with Michaela Malazzi.

A dance travel series airing on PBS, please.

Check out our show notes for more details about Michaela Malazzi's upcoming Smithsonian Associates presentation but we have Michaela Malazzi today.

Michaela Malazzi will be talking about her program, Dance in Bare Feet.

Now in its fifth season and the host and creator, Michaela Malazzi,

you'll tell this wonderful story of how she's begun this series with her own funds.

She's also created it based on her two passions in life, travel and dance.

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