Outlook Mixtape: Shall We Dance?

Three lives shaped by movement and music in the US, Ireland and Mexico.

The late American Norma Miller always loved to dance. She became a member of one of the most celebrated and famous American dance groups of the 1930s and '40s, Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. When she was 95 years old, in 2015, she spoke to Nicky Barranger about her impressive career, which spanned decades.

Michael Keegan-Dolan is an award-winning dancer and choreographer from Dublin whose work is influenced by old Irish legends of mythical transformation and enchantment. He told Jo Fidgen in 2016 about why stories matter – not only for choreography, but for human connection itself.

Mexican Irene García Hernández always had a rebellious streak. It led her to become one of the few women to perform the pre-Hispanic ceremonial tradition of the Danza de los Voladores (Dance of the Flyers), a ritual performed 36 metres above the ground around a pole. In 2023, Louise Morris followed her extraordinary journey into the sky.

Presenter: Mobeen Azhar

Producer: Emily Naylor

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(Photo: A transparent 60-minute cassette tape with a white label bearing the words: The Outlook Mixtape. Credit: Getty Images)