Dr. Adams sits down with dance historian and blues dance practitioner Damon Stone to discuss what we call the blues dance community, cultural ambassadorship, the good and the bad of culture, the need to spend time in black spaces, and more. 
 
Guest: Damon Stone 
Website: https://damonstone.dance/
 
Produced by Dr. Chelsea Adams 
Post-Production by Jeremy Carberry
 
12-Bar Talk is brought to you from Ogden, Utah's "Junction City" full of blues and jazz history on Historic 25th Street. You can learn more about Ogden's rich black history at <a href='https://www.visitogden.com/blog/celebrating-black-history-month-in-ogden-utah/'>https://www.visitogden.com/blog/celebrating-black-history-month-in-ogden-utah/</a>. 
  
Podcast intro music is Chicago Shuffle Blues, courtesy of JuliusH. Song can be found at <a href='https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/'>https://pixabay.com/users/juliush-3921568/</a>.

Episode 22: On Lifting Others Up with Lady A

Welcome to 12-Bar Talk, a blues music and dance podcast that covers blues history, current artists and trends, dances done to blues music, and more. Join Dr. Chelsea Adams as she interviews musicians, dancers, scholars, and delves into the myriad of topics that deal with this uniquely black American art form.