tap dancer

Jordan Raynor sits down with Andrew Nemr, Tap Dancer, to talk about how to hear the applause for your work before you go on the metaphorical (or literal) stage of your job, how he came to realize that God doesn’t need us but wants us, and why we should view failure as a gracious gift from God.
 

Links Mentioned:

• Andrew Nemr
• Andrew Nemr on Instagram
• Andrew Nemr on Twitter
• Identity: The Andrew Nemr Story
• A Grief Observed
• Renovation of the Heart
• Jordan Raynor

EPISODE 27 – DROP DEAD GORGEOUS (ft. Christina Bianco)

The fabulous and talented Christina Bianco joins us to talk about the hilarious—if problematic—1999 dark small-town satire, Drop Dead Gorgeous! This week, Ashley coins a new medical term; Chris conducts a pageant quiz; Brian goes full Charlie Day again; Brandon explains the appeal of tap dancing; and Christina reminisces about Dora the Explorer.

BTW: Kristen Wiig stars in Soylent Green!

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Ellen Barkin, Allison Janney, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley, Sam McMurray, Mindy Sterling, Brittany Murphy, and Amy Adams

Directed by Michael Patrick Jann

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Rod Ferrone is a tap dancer and vaudevillian based in Upstate NY.

After dropping out of college, Ferrone went on to lead a long-standing dance career in NYC. He eventually partnered up with Joe Orrach, a boxer-turned-tap-dancer.

On a park bench outside of McGeary’s Irish Pub in downtown Albany, Ferrone shares some of their most memorable performances, including a two-hour act where Gregory Hines made a surprise appearance.

Ferrone has danced with Jimmy Slyde, also known as the “King of Slides” and Charles “Chuck” Green, and was mentored by Henry LeTang.

Special thanks to jazz guitarist Joe Finn (featured in Season 1, Episode 7!) for introducing host Xara Wilde to Rod Ferrone. They shared the floor last fall at the Speakeasy 518 for Wilde’s weekly performance at the jazz joint.

Music: “Yellow Dog Blues,” by Skip Parsons and the Riverboat Jazz Band and “Come Rain or Come Shine,” by Colleen Pratt and the Empire Jazz Orchestra.

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