{"id":40020,"date":"2022-07-18T17:01:33","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T21:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=40020"},"modified":"2022-07-18T17:01:33","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T21:01:33","slug":"hgtv-to-launch-original-digital-series-freestyled-on-july-24","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2022\/07\/18\/hgtv-to-launch-original-digital-series-freestyled-on-july-24\/","title":{"rendered":"HGTV to Launch Original Digital Series &#8220;Freestyled&#8221; on July 24"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39362\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/HGTV-on-white.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/HGTV-on-white.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/HGTV-on-white-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nDance meets design in HGTV&#8217;s new original digital series, <strong><em>Freestyled<\/em><\/strong>, starring former professional dancer and DIY designer Adar Kirkham. 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