A dancer wearing white lunges onstage with hands gently extended to their sides. The dancer looks up.

A Glimpse into Disability Dance Artistry in Another Corner of the World

Stance on Dance editor Emmaly Wiederholt reflects on her opportunity to attend the Korea International Accessible Dance Festival (KIADA) in November 2022.

Three dancers hunched over in child's pose on stage with flower petals surrounding them.

“People Come into the Room and Make Work”

Deborah Slater, a choreographer in San Francisco and the organizer of Studio 210, a performance, rehearsal, and residency space, shares the history of the studio and how it has served as an incubator for myriad creative endeavors for more than four decades.

Helliot catches Laura by the ribs as she extends her arms and jumps into him. They are both wearing yellow on a black stage.

Dancing One’s Inner Monster

Two ballet dancers wearing white tendu to the side. The man is behind the woman. The backdrop is blue and green.

Sharing Disabled Lives and Stories Onstage

Erin hugs themself into a ball, balancing on their butt onstage. They are wearing a red leotard with red hair in a bun.

Circus Centering Disability

Sungkuk is outside on dirt wearing blue pants. He leans forward to pick up a roll of toilet paper.

Dancing the Weight of Life

An illustration of a person leaning back and reaching for a plant with a shower spraying over them.

The Movement of Becoming

Featuring interdisciplinary dance and visual artist Sarah Groth’s illustrations and poetry.

Seven dancers wearing white sit crosslegged on a tiled floor and look up at the camera.

Manifesting the Music and Stories of the Body

Evie Ladin, a body music choreographer based in the Bay Area, describes the impetus behind her piece “Water in the Kettle,” which combines Afrodiasporic polyrhythms with Appalachian folk singing to illuminate the struggles of modern women.

Aiano demonstrates a reach upward and backward with their other hand on their stomach. Students in the mirror behind her watch and follow.

Coming Home

Aiano Nakagawa, a dance artist, educator, facilitator, writer, and event producer in the Bay Area, shares their story confronting and overcoming their body image inner demons.