Joshand Blue have a very special guest:Misty Copeland!
In an upcoming episode ofBlue’s Clues & You!titled"Blue’s Big Dance Party,“the titular pup and host Josh “find out Magenta’s favorite dance and help Bunny Jo learn a new dance,” according to a release, all while playing Blue’s Clues to figure out Blue’s favorite dance.
In an exclusive clip for PEOPLE, Blue and Josh receive their daily email from Mailbox — and after singing their “We Just Got an Email!” song, they’re in for a big surprise as Copeland, 38, greets them in a video message.
After bidding the ballerina adieu with a “Wow!”, Josh tells viewers, “I love dancing, don’t you?”
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Misty Copeland onBlue’s Clues & You!.Nickelodeon
Just like Burns, now 47, and Patton, now 42, Dela Cruz has a Thinking Chair, a Handy Dandy Notebook and friends like Tickety Tock, Mr. Salt and Mrs. Pepper, Mailbox and Magenta. But this time around, the host has a fresh blue-striped shirt, a new musical style — and a Handy Dandy Guitar, too.
Dela Cruz played the understudy of Aladdin and a member of the ensemble inBroadway’s stage musical of the Disney animated movie. And when it came to casting him onBlue’s Clues & You!, Burns played a role.
Blue’s Clues & You!.Nickelodeon
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As for Copeland, the professional dancer recently appeared inMariah Carey’s Magical Christmas Specialand, back in September, releaseda children’s book titledBunheadsthat draws from her own childhood.
Bunheadsfollows a young Misty, who auditions for the ballet “Coppélia” — even though she has never danced before! Misty overcomes her fears with the help of her newfound dancing friends, and together they have a beautiful performance. (Copeland explained to PEOPLE in September that “Coppélia” was one of the first ballets she ever learned.)
The ballerina also touched on the theme of inclusivity, saying it was imperative that the book include all kinds of dancers, with a range of body types, ages, races and sexes.
“You don’t have to look the same. You don’t have to be the same age. You don’t have to be the same gender to connect with people and to learn something from another person,” Copeland told PEOPLE. “That’s why I wanted to have such a vast variety of characters. I love that there’s a little boy, Wolfie, in it because I think that it’s important for boys to see themselves in dance and in ballet.”
“Blue’s Big Dance Party” airs Friday at 11 a.m. ET on Nickelodeon.
source: people.com
