Keep The Status Quo!

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; DRAWINGS BY MAGGIE STACK For the past month, I’ve interviewed several female choreographers and artistic directors of ballet companies across the country on the topic of female leadership. Their responses spanned the gamut and were insightful and provocative. However, I’ve come to the conclusion that we have […]

October 6, 2016  |  Read Article

Straight Up Answers for Dancers

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Dear Stance on Dance reader, Have you ever skimmed through our interviews or scrolled through our posts, wondering, “All these deep questions…where the hell are the answers?! Enough pondering about ‘the art form’ or whatever!” Finally, at long last, we’re giving you straight up answers! “How […]

June 27, 2016  |  Read Article

The Dance Belt Campaign Trail

BY MAGGIE STACK AND EMMALY WIEDERHOLT It’s an election year, and political divisions run deep. Gun control, income inequality, immigration, foreign policy…what really matters to voters? It can be hard to know amidst all the media hype, but Stance on Dance has gone straight to the root of what this election is about: […]

May 30, 2016  |  Read Article

April Fools’ Day Theatrics

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT AND MAGGIE STACK It’s that day of the year when you can’t trust anyone! From the costume designer to the orchestra, everyone in the theater seems to have a bit of tomfoolery up their sleeves! ~~ You’ve been fooled! That seemingly benign audience member just set off the fire alarm during […]

April 1, 2016  |  Read Article

The Leap Lives Again!

If you were a dance-obsessed child like I was, chances are you spent hours making your dolls dance to the best their static limbs could move. In honor of leap year, which happens once in a blue moon (actually less often!), I busted out the ol’ Barbie dolls in my parents’ garage […]

February 29, 2016  |  Read Article