We still can’t quite believe that Angela Rippon agreed to be a guest on our humble little podcast but also the fact that she managed the whole process herself. No P.A’s, no agents, no big hoohaa or over inflated ego that could be expected from someone of her standing, no…just the inspirational, incredible and adorable Angela.
As part of Andrew Cuerden’s “Why Dance?” series of the Soulhubber’s podcast, he spoke to Angela about how she started dancing, the vision of her Let’s Dance campaign to get the country dancing and the benefits of all types of dancing, even ‘Dad’ dancing. As well as how dance supports those suffering with Parkinson’s or Dementia.
In particular, it was throughly interesting to gain an insight into why she felt she’d had a long, healthy and successful life, something which so many of us want to understand for ourselves and our loved ones.
We always close our interviews with the question ‘What makes you feel soulful?’, to which I was blown away by her response, as she shared the Persian poem…
“If thou of fortune be bereft,
and in thy store there be but left
two loaves, sell one, and with the
dole, buy hyacinths to feed thy soul.”
Enjoy…
If you live in the UK and are looking for some inspiration on where to go dancing check out Angela’s Let’s Dance website.
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