Samantha Figgins's guest appearances

Samantha Figgins

Why I‘ll Never Make It

PTK Backstage Banter

Chris Coyne

Caitlin Kinnunen

Kathryn Allison

Kelvin Moon Loh

Bret Shuford

Gabrielle Ruiz

Mara Davi

Damian Thompson

Michael Rosenbaum

Rebecca Luker

Jerry Mitchell

Carmen Cusack

Ellie Brigida

Leigh Holmes Foster

David Dean Bottrell

OwlTail

Samantha Figgins began dancing at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. She continued her education at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance where her path crossed with PTK's Producing Artistic Director, Amber L. Turner. Figgins has worked with Beyoncé and can be seen in the film Enemy Within alongside Tiler Peck and Matthew Rushing. Co-hosting with Amber is PTK board member Chad Smith. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast.  https://anchor.fm/appSupport this podcast: https://anchor.fm/ptkbackstagebanter/support

Samantha Figgins began dancing at Duke Ellington School of the Arts. She continued her education at SUNY Purchase Conservatory of Dance where her path crossed with PTK's Producing Artistic Director, Amber L. Turner. Figgins has worked with Beyoncé and can be seen in the film Enemy Within alongside Tiler Peck and Matthew Rushing. Co-hosting with Amber is PTK board member Chad Smith. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/app</a> Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/ptkbackstagebanter/support" rel="payment nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/ptkbackstagebanter/support</a>

Alvin Ailey

Samantha Figgins is currently in her sixth season with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. But what many people don't know is that this gorgeous dancer suffers from single-sided deafness. As a baby, Figgins contracted spinal meningitis, which caused her to lose all hearing in her right ear. She never gave up on her dance dreams, though, and fought her way through uncomfortable situations, never missing an opportunity to learn and grow. In this episode, she shares her love of dance, her passion in telling stories, and the discipline that makes it all possible. Listen to the previous episode all about Alvin Ailey. Dance Spirit cover in 2013  Watch Samantha dance in Revelations on TED: https://youtu.be/0f4wtD8eXNk  Follow her: Instagram / Twitter  —————  WINMI is a Top 20 Podcast thanks to you!  https://blog.feedspot.com/theatre_podcasts/  More episodes: listen.winmipodcast.com Join the WINMI community: Instagram or Twitter (@winmipodcast)  Reach out with any questions or comments: contact.winmipodcast.com    The time and expense needed to bring these guests and conversations to you each week is sometimes challenging but always rewarding. Please consider buying me a coffee to support this work that goes into each episode. ----------- "I Been 'Buked" and "Fix Me, Jesus" arranged by Hall Johnson. G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner.  "Kitty In The Window" by Podington Bear is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License. Based on a work at http://soundofpicture.com  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Samantha Figgins is currently in her sixth season with the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. But what many people don't know is that this gorgeous dancer suffers from single-sided deafness. As a baby, Figgins contracted spinal meningitis, which caused her to lose all hearing in her right ear. She never gave up on her dance dreams, though, and fought her way through uncomfortable situations, never missing an opportunity to learn and grow. In this episode, she shares her love of dance, her passion in telling stories, and the discipline that makes it all possible. Listen to the previous episode all about <a href="https://whyillnevermakeit.podbean.com/e/alvin-ailey/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alvin Ailey</a>. <a href="https://www.dancespirit.com/the-spitfire-2326178104.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dance Spirit cover in 2013</a> Watch Samantha dance in Revelations on TED: <a href="https://youtu.be/0f4wtD8eXNk" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://youtu.be/0f4wtD8eXNk</a> Follow her: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/Sfigg_Udigg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> / <a href="https://twitter.com/Sfigg_Udigg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> —————  WINMI is a Top 20 Podcast thanks to you!  <a href="https://blog.feedspot.com/theatre_podcasts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://blog.feedspot.com/theatre_podcasts/</a>  More episodes: <a href="https://www.pojones.com/whyillnevermakeit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">listen.winmipodcast.com</a> Join the WINMI community: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/winmipodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://www.twitter.com/winmipodcast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a> (@winmipodcast)  Reach out with any questions or comments: <a href="https://www.pojones.com/contact-winmi" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">contact.winmipodcast.com</a>    The time and expense needed to bring these guests and conversations to you each week is sometimes challenging but always rewarding. Please consider <a href="https://ko-fi.com/winmipodcast" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">buying me a coffee</a> to support this work that goes into each episode. ----------- "I Been 'Buked" and "Fix Me, Jesus" arranged by Hall Johnson. G. Schirmer, Inc., publisher and copyright owner. "Kitty In The Window" by <a href="http://soundofpicture.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Podington Bear</a> is licensed under a <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 International License</a>. Based on a work at <a href="http://soundofpicture.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://soundofpicture.com</a> Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Samantha Figgins - Dancer and Ballerina Finds a Home at Alvin Ailey