Gender Identity Weekly

In this on-location podcast shoot, I have a grand time with Julia DiVerdi.  Julia is a stunning burlesque and belly dancer who shifted her focus to an inclusive dance studio where she can teach anybody how to dance!  We talk about subjects as far afield as accidentally starting to teach, how learning dance can be healing, and Julia's plan for my first burlesque routine (yikes!!).

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REFERENCES:
Julia DiVerdi and Starlight Studio:  https://juliadiverdi.com/
Overcoming My Hidden Transphobia:  https://genderidentitytoday.com/overcoming-my-hidden-transphobia/

• (00:00) - Opening credits
• (00:37) - Show opening
• (01:29) - Introducing Julia DiVerdi
• (03:47) - Beginning to dance...and teach!
• (07:32) - Cupcake Cabaret and the burlesque explosion
• (10:30) - Julia can teach anybody to dance
• (15:05) - Teaching comfort by example
• (20:02) - The hyperfemininity of burlesque
• (23:20) - Is drag a mockery of femininity?
• (27:36) - No drag class for you!
• (32:30) - Fundamentalist Christian drag queens
• (37:05) - Hair removal horror stories
• (40:13) - A genderless mess
• (43:43) - Body and mind as one
• (48:25) - Dance for healing
• (53:52) - Authentic expression of the feminine
• (57:25) - Show closing
• (58:35) - Closing credits