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Have a question, opinion or a stance on dance? Get in touch at Emmaly@StanceOnDance.com.
Meet our director and editor:
Emmaly Wiederholt is a dance artist and arts journalist based in Albuquerque, NM. She founded Stance on Dance in 2012. Emmaly earned her MA in Arts Journalism from the University of Southern California and her BFA in Ballet and BS in Political Science from the University of Utah. She further trained at the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance and performed extensively around the Bay Area. Her first book, Beauty is Experience: Dancing 50 and Beyond, was published in 2017, and her second book, Breadth of Bodies: Discussing Disability in Dance, was published in 2022. Emmaly is also a master DanceAbility instructor and facilitates movement groups at the UNM Hospital adult psychiatric ward, as well as is a founding member of the dance advocacy nonprofit ABQ Dance Connect. She continues to perform throughout the Southwest.
Photo by Allen Winston
Our contributors have included:
Snowflake Arizmendi-Calvert, a performance artist in the Bay Area.
Gregory Bartning, a photographer in Portland, OR.
Liz Duran Boubion, the director of the Festival of Latin American Contemporary Choreographers in the Bay Area.
Liz Brent-Maldonado, an artist, writer, educator, and producer in San Francisco, CA.
Michelle Chaviano, a ballet dancer with Ballet North Texas.
Shebana Coelho, a writer and performer currently studying flamenco in Spain.
breana connor, an interdisciplinary artist, facilitator + healer in Albuquerque, NM.
Julia Cost, a painter, textile designer, sewist, and dancer in Maui, HI.
Sophia Diehl, a dancer in New York City.
Bonnie Eissner, a writer in New York City.
Katie Flashner, a.k.a. The Girl with the Tree Tattoo, a World Champion ballroom dancer and author in ME.
Micaela Gardner, a dancer and choreographer in Baja, Mexico.
Sarah Groth, an interdisciplinary artist from Albququerque, NM.
Cherie Hill, a dance educator and choreographer based in the Bay Area.
Lorie House, a dancer, choreographer, and lawyer in NM.
Silva Laukkanen, a dance educator and disability advocate in Austin, TX.
Mary Elizabeth Lenahan, the director of Dance Express in Fort Collins, CO.
Shannon Leypoldt, a dance artist, teacher, and sports massage therapist in Berlin.
Julianna Massa, a dance artist in Albuquerque, NM.
Aiano Nakagawa, a dance artist, educator, facilitator, writer, and event producer in the Bay Area.
Kevin O’Connor, a multidisciplinary artist in London, Ontario, and the San Francisco Bay Area.
Bhumi B Patel, an artist/activist based in the Bay Area.
Jill Randall, artistic director of Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley, CA.
Kathryn Roszak, a choreographer, filmmaker, educator, and activist in the Bay Area.
Maggie Stack, a dancer and teacher in Reno, NV.
Camille Taft, a CO front range-based mover and visual artist.
Mary Trunk, a filmmaker, choreographer, and multimedia artist in Altadena, CA.
Diana Turner-Forte, a teaching artist, healing arts coach, and writer in NC.
Ana Vrbaski, a body music practitioner in Serbia.
Nikhita Winkler, a dancer, choreographer, and teacher from Namibia who currently resides in Spain.
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Our board:
Snowflake Arizmendi-Calvert
Cathy Intemann
Alana Isiguen
Courtney King
Malinda LaVelle
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