Yesterday I experienced the spectacle that is Quadrilhas Juninas: frevo.thekatespanos.com/2018/06/18/qua… Amazing dancing, costumes, stories, and emotions! Fulbright Brasil The Fulbright Program #festajunina #danceresearch #ethnochoreology

My six months in Recife are over! Back to the US, but not without a ton of warm, dance-filled memories! Muito obrigada a todos quem me contagiar com o binário frenético: O #FREVO! frevo.thekatespanos.com/2018/07/02/ult… Fulbright Brasil The Fulbright Program #danceresearch #ethnochoreology

It is with profound sadness that we have learned of the passing of our Founding Director, Emeritus Professor Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin. Our thoughts are with our colleague, Professor Helen Phelan, and all Mícheál’s family. Ní bheidh a leithéid ann arís.

I’m featured in this week’s episode of The Irish Dance Podcast! Episode 45 at therishdancepostcast.com/listen

Espalhando o #frevo por aí! Hj fiz uma palestra sobre o frevo na conferência de International Council of Traditional Music. Obrigada aos todos os passistas por compartilhar sua cultura maravilhosa comigo. Agradeço tbm Fulbright Brasil pela oportunidade inesquecível #ictmthailand

Really excited about this!

I'm very excited to share that my second article stemming from my dissertation research on #Montserrat has been published! This one is about "Locating Montserrat Between the Black and Green" in their annual St. Patrick's Festival. irlandeses.org/journal-2/curr…

Another article published! This one, written w Amilcar Bezerra, is about Guerreiros do Passo and how they maintain the legacy of Mestre Nascimento do Passo through teaching and performance. Thanks to Guerreiros for sharing their knowledge with me! tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.108… #frevo

My first frevo article "A Dance of Resistance from Recife, Brazil: Carnivalesque Improvisation in Frevo” in Dance Research Journal investigates the dance’s capoeira origins and how dancers engage in “carnivalesque improvisation” as resistance. cambridge.org/core/journals/… #frevo

Very excited to see this published! Thanks to SmithsonianFolklife for providing this platform to share about this beautiful and important dance form. #frevo

New headshots, new website! thekatespanos.com 📸 Violetta Markelou

This was a great way to spend the afternoon! Kudos to the folks UMIACS doing such cool, cutting edge work.

New blog post is up! All about my trip to São Paulo this week: music, dance, food, research, sightseeing, food, museums, and did I mention food? frevo.thekatespanos.com/2018/03/16/sao… Fulbright Brasil The Fulbright Program #fulbright #sãopaulo #frevo #capoeira

My Fulbright is halfway done! :-) :-( Check out my reflections about my first three months studying #frevo in #Recife, and what I have planned for the next three! frevo.thekatespanos.com/2018/03/29/hal… Fulbright Brasil The Fulbright Program #fulbright

Go, Pablo!!! So proud of you!!! Pablo de Oliveira Pablo Regis x.com/Samba_Jig/stat…

Quem não sabe vai pra aula… Read about my intensive month of popular dance classes in #Recife! Fulbright Brasil The Fulbright Program #fulbright #frevo #cavalomarinho frevo.thekatespanos.com/2018/04/23/que…

I spent a long weekend in #Salvador, Bahia! Saw some dancing and music, ate some food, enjoyed some great views. Check it out: Long weekend in Salvador frevo.thekatespanos.com/2018/04/30/lon… Fulbright Brasil The Fulbright Program #Fulbright

Check out my latest blog post about my trip to João Pessoa to interview dancer/scholar Valéria Vicente and enjoy some local culture! frevo.thekatespanos.com/2018/05/12/joa… Fulbright Brasil The Fulbright Program #ethnochoreology #danceresearch

Last night I saw Cavalo Marinho Estrela de Ouro in Condado, PE! It was incredible and I was one happy ethnochoreologist :-) Check out my latest blog post with photos & video: frevo.thekatespanos.com/2018/05/20/cav… Fulbright Brasil The Fulbright Program #ethnochoreology #danceresearch #cavalomarinho

Just about one more month to go! May has been the month of interviews, and I still have more to do. Check out my 3/4 point reflection :-) frevo.thekatespanos.com/2018/05/24/one… Fulbright Brasil The Fulbright Program #recife #frevo