Positive Discrimination?
PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN, PHOTOS BY DAVID WOHLSCHLAG In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Maija Karhunen, a dancer and performer based in Helsinki, Finland. Maija discusses…
Observations on the Definition of ‘Professional Dancer’
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Over New Years, I initiated a series on what professionalism means in dance, since it’s one of those occupations wherein it’s difficult to…
The Attitude of Being a Professional
DELPHINE HSINI MEI is an interdisciplinary artist and performer based in Taipei, Taiwan. She shares her frustration with commonly held assumptions about dancers, and stresses the…
Professionalism Through a Burlesque Lens
RAVEN GEMINI is a burlesque dancer with Chicago’s Vaudezilla. She shares a peek into the world of burlesque dance and how some of the assumptions often…
Exploring the Identity of Professional Dancer
KELVIN VU is a freelance dancer in Tel Aviv and former dancer in the Batsheva Youth Ensemble. With experience both dancing in a full-time company and doing…