Giving and Receiving: An Interview with Stella Matsuda
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Stella’s dance was a spiritual act; she gave herself wholly to her passion for the art form, and her…
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Felicitas: Dance Serves A Much Greater Purpose
Each summer for the past six years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it…
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Sydney: I Cannot Wait to be Planted and Begin Blooming
Each summer for the past six years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it…
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Dancing on Sands
An Interview with Donne Lewis BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, PHOTOS BY APRIL FREEMAN Donne Lewis is a tap dancer and foot percussionist in Albuquerque, NM. About six years ago, she…
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In Between Dance and Musical Theater
PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Meredith Aleigha Wells, a dancer with Dancing Wheels Company in Cleveland, OH. The Massachusetts native…
Appreciating the Passing: An Interview with Don Hewitt
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Don embodied the dance teacher archetype. He arrived early and prepared; he had given thought to what he wanted…
Felicitas: Dance Serves A Much Greater Purpose
Sydney: I Cannot Wait to be Planted and Begin Blooming
Dancing on Sands
In Between Dance and Musical Theater
How Can You Fake Dance? An Interview with Hae Kyung Lee
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING “I’ll just move slowly,” Hae said when we arrived for the interview. First, she danced small; then, there flowed…
Living Up to the Hype
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT One year ago, my book, “Beauty is Experience: Dancing 50 and Beyond,” finally, after four years of hard work, patience, many lessons, and…
Experimentation and Inclusivity
PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Eric Kupers, a director, choreographer and performer in the Bay Area. He is the co-director…