Singer-songwriter Valerie June has been knocked down but never out by heartbreak, illness, and hardship. Now in his early 60s, choreographer and dancer Stephen Petronio has built a life and a body of work by deciding whose rules he was prepared to follow. Segment 1: Valerie June: Sometimes Down, Never Out. Singer-Songwriter Valerie June has been knocked down but never out by heartbreak, illness, and hardship. Segment 2: Stephen Petronio Tells It From a Mountain. Now in his early 60s, choreographer Stephen Petronio has built a life and a body of work by deciding whose rules he was prepared to follow.