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I'm Manu Shezema Rode. On the show today, finding your voice through art.

You know, I'm a person that was teased tremendously for speaking and for my voice and the way

the way it sounds. And everyone's entry point to their power is not always speech. It's not

always using their voice. So dance was really something that I found where I could be myself.

And dance was really a way that I felt that I could best communicate. This is Camille A Brown.

She's a dancer, director, and perhaps one of the most sought-after choreographers on Broadway.

And her passion for dance started right in her living room as a little girl.

I used to watch a lot of Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson videos and try to copy what they were doing

and run the routine over and over again. Solid 80s. I love it. I'm telling my age now, so we

don't exactly where we're going with the time period. The other memory I have is going to the

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