1: Jazzercise; Or, Female Empowerment Through Toe Tapping
Episode description
Strap on those leg warmers and get ready to break the glass ceiling because we are going back to the 80s and doing a deep dive into the history of Jazzercise!
Learn about the Patron Saint of Sweat, Judi Sheppard Missett, who not only broke the exercise glass ceiling but built it through sweat, tears, and a funky beat.
Rob gives Ray a lesson in the history of female exercise including how women were encouraged not to sweat, the retroactive philosophies of Elizabeth Arden and Helena Rubinstein, forgotten “fitness” coach Debbie Drake, the feminist manifesto that built Jazzercise, the franchised exercise program, and why you should bow down to Judi the next time you do Soul Cycle, Barry’s Boot Camp, or Orange Theory.
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TEAM:
WEBSITES
BOOKS
Building a Business with a Beat
ARTICLES
AUDIO/VISUAL
NPR interview with Judi Sheppard Missett
Judi Sheppard Missett Interview
Music and Sound Effects
Ride Like the Wind (Originally Made Famous by Christopher Cross), from "70’s and 80’s Hits Remixed"
Don’t Rain on My Parade (Glee Karaoke Version)
You Can’t Stop the Beat (Karaoke Version)
O What a Beautiful Morning (Instrumental)
Seasons of Love (Instrumental)
And I Am Telling You (From “Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture)
VHS Sound Effect by Allan Hazle
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