Dance, Education, Choreography, and Cooking
Listen to the podcast with the powerful Lydia Smith–Lenardson, where she discusses the inspiration for her choreography. Her bout with cancer left her paralyzed from the waist down. If that was not challenging enough, she now faces obstacles navigating the health care system and getting support to help her with daily chores.
I want to make something quick, easy, and healthy when I come from work. Most teachers can tell you that it is difficult to find time to eat during the school day. Yes, as a teacher, I only get 15 minutes for recess and 30 minutes for lunch. Sometimes, teachers give up their recess and lunch to help students.
Chicken stir fry made with organic chicken breast, miracle noodles, garlic, ginger, onions, green onion, celery, carrots, kale, cilantro, crushed boiled egg, coconut aminos and olive oil. Light and delicious, gluten-free and diary free.
Conversations for stories of practice on movement, mindfulness, the creative process, and social justice happen around creating meals. As I slice, chop, and prepare a meal, thoughts for the next podcast and blog sometimes come while spicing and marinating dishes. As an educator and choreographer, the creative process for me begins to stir in the kitchen. Welcome to the podcast "What Stirs" I am your host, Dr. Desiree Cremer, the Cooking Choreographer.
Masala chicken is a quick and easy meal that gives just that tangy kick in the week. After teaching all day, I want something thing that reminds me of home in Cape Town. So I go to my version of masala chicken. As I prepared this dish in my social justice kitchen, I thought about what makes an educational leader? What are the challenges? A spicy meal for a spicy topic, my next blog.
Dijon mustard with chicken and portobello mushrooms is one of my comfort foods after a long choreographic teaching day. It is quick and healthy. As I prepared this meal in my social justice kitchen, I thought of how the school system should allow students to graduate once they earned their 24 credits. Indeed a topic for my next blog.
Cooking Choreographer 