Mickela Mallozzi is the four-time Emmy® Award-winning Host and Executive Producer of “Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi,” a travel series highlighting the diversity of dance, which airs on PBS stations nationwide and on Amazon Prime globally. A professional dancer and trained musician, Mickela decided to start a journey around the world, taking her camera with her to follow dance in the lives of everyday people wherever she went. From re-discovering her family’s heritage in Southern Italy to dancing tango on the main stage in Buenos Aires, the series covers Mickela’s adventures as she experiences the world, one dance at a time. She has been featured in The New York Times, Oprah Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, Dance Magazine, Forbes, The Washington Post, AFAR Media, among others, and she has performed on various television shows including “Sesame Street.”
Mickela created the “Bare Feet” project in 2010 as an extension to what she had already been doing during her trips abroad and locally. Her fascination for folk dance and music inspired her to always seek out local performances and celebrations, so she could immerse herself in the dance culture. Inspiration from her own experiences led Mickela to create the Bare Feet Blog, documenting her dance adventures around the world, which then evolved into the Emmy® Award-winning TV series on public television nationwide, that combines her two passions in life: travel and dance.
Mickela wants the “Bare Feet” series to inspire her audience to experience for themselves the wonderful dances that she learns in every place she visits.
Mickela Mallozzi & “Bare Feet” have received numerous awards and recognitions, including 15 Gold, Silver and Bronze Telly Awards and four NY Emmy® Awards.
Mickela Mallozzi & Bare Feet have received the following awards and recognitions:
