Bare Feet with Mickela Mallozzi

Mickela returns to where it all began, the Southern Italian beach town of Minturno where her parents immigrated from over 40 years ago, to attend the annual La Sagra delle Regne.

Mickela spans the South Korean culture from traditional mask dances to the ever-popular KPOP, and attends the Jeju Fire Festival that celebrates new life.

Croatia is among the top destinations for world travelers. Join Mickela as she explores the region's dance and musical traditions in the stunning 1,000-year-old city of Dubrovnik.

Mickela joins a Pow Wow with the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and listens as the tribe reveals the obstacles a non-Federally recognized tribe faces in the United States.

In Edinburgh Mickela celebrates Hogmanay, the world's largest New Year's Eve celebration, and explores Scotland's traditional dances of ceilidh, Highland dance, and step dance.

Experience Montreal's unique traditional dances at the La Grande Rencontre Festival. Also, take part in dance lessons for people with disabilities.

In the hills of Steiermark, Mickela learns the knee-slapping traditions of Schuhplattler. Ball season in Vienna emulates the ostentatious lifestyle of the Habsburg Family dynasty.

Mickela discovers the diversity and multifaceted cultural history of the metropolitan Malaysian city of Kuala Lumpur through the city's Chinese, Indian, and Malay dance influences.

Mickela examines Portugal's colonial influence on the indigenous tribal communities of Eastern Malaysia as she joins in on the celebration of Gawai Dayak, the Harvest Festival.

Nashville is America's "Music City." Join Mickela as she revels in traditional American music and dance, from line dancing and modern ballet to old-time buck dancing.

The highly competitive annual Dancer of the Year Competition on the island paradise of The Cook Islands helps preserve and pass down important aspects of Polynesian culture.

From the bustling city of Istanbul to the fairy caves of Cappadocia, Mickela speaks the universal language of dance in a country that contains a rich culture of dance and music.