MDP | Tea Talks

In this episode, Host and founder Derick McKoy Jr. has a conversation with Valkyrie Yao and Austin Warren Coats on grief, transformation, and the choreographic process behind MDP’s 2025 Choreographer’s Institute.

In this episode, MDP Director and Host Derick McKoy Jr. sits with special guests Lia Fialho and Reché Nelson to talk about the tips and tricks of social media marketing and digital branding. 

In this episode, MDP Director and Host Derick McKoy Jr sits with special guests Tsai Si Hung and Norbert De La Cruz III to unpack the choreographic mind and discover methodologies through conversation

In this episode, MDP Director and Founder Derick McKoy, Jr. sits with Isabele Russo and Elijah Richardson to discuss dance films and what its like creating dance for the camera. 

We are back at it again with another episode of MDP | Tea Talks. In this episode, two MDP dancers, Tyler Choquette and Carl Ponce Cubero, speak on gender diversity and gender non-conformity in the dance industry and everyday life. MDP is so grateful to have them candidly share their experiences with us to learn, relate, and reflect on what makes us who we are.

MDP Executive Artistic Director Derick McKoy, Jr. joins Cameron Terry, Founder & Artistic Director of Shades Dance Theater,  in a candid conversation about establishing their own dance companies. MDP | Tea Talks is an annual series of community talks and panel discussions held toincrease conversation and collaboration around issues that we face today.These conversations can surround important topics like mentorship, the state of the arts, race, gender/sexuality, health, and where to find the necessary resources. Tea Talks, through social education and exchange, seeks to bring people together and provide them with the tools for insightful thought and growth.