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Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Julia Gets Wise with Debbie Allen

Wiser Than Me with Julia Louis-Dreyfus

Lemonada Media

Comedy

4.710.4K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of Wiser Than Me, Julia sits down with 74-year-old Debbie Allen, the iconic talent known for her work as a choreographer, actor, producer, director, and founder of the Debbie Allen Dance Academy. Debbie shares wisdom on mentorship, tough love, and thriving after rejection. Additionally, Julia talks about the origins of the “Elaine dance” and discusses longevity with her mom, Judy – inspired by Debbie's own mother, who is 101 years old.   Follow Wiser Than Me on Instagram and TikTok @wiserthanme and on Facebook at facebook.com/wiserthanmepodcast.   Keep up with Debbie Allen @therealdebbieallen on Instagram.   Find out more about other shows on our network at @lemonadamedia on all social platforms.   Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our show and get bonus content. Subscribe today at bit.ly/lemonadapremium.    For exclusive discount codes and more information about our sponsors, visit https://lemonadamedia.com/sponsors/.  For additional resources, information, and a transcript of the episode, visit lemonadamedia.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

Hey, we are officially back for season two of Weiser than Me, to celebrate your out of this world support for our show, I've got a fun announcement to share.

0:09.0

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0:15.4

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0:18.8

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0:25.0

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0:29.1

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0:36.5

Lemonada. I absolutely love to dance. It's funny because I really don't get to dance

0:48.7

which is my loss. Dancing is the most joyful thing to do. Dancing and singing. Yeah, these are the

0:56.7

most natural expressions of human joy really. I mean if there's an upside to

1:01.9

social media and okay that's an open question

1:06.6

obviously I think that it's all these videos of those little babies dancing you

1:12.4

know babies sing and dance before they walk little babies

1:13.4

sing and dance before they walk and talk that's how primal dance is and then to get to see a

1:19.0

baby dance with rhythm give me a break I mean it is just the best, isn't it? I grew up going to all kinds of

1:26.6

dance performances. My mom took us to the ballet a lot to see the New York City Ballet,

1:31.6

Alvin A.B.T.

1:33.6

And I got to see some great dancers when I was little too,

1:36.7

Judith Jameson and Gelsie Kirkland.

1:39.1

And when I was little, I think this was a nutcracker and I remember very vividly that I could not

1:46.4

stand my seat so I would go out into the aisle and I would dance along with the

1:51.8

dancers on the stage and somehow my mother allowed this.

1:56.8

I mean my memory is it just wasn't a disruption in any way.

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