The Bunion: Dance Hard, SKATE HARDER!

By Emmaly Wiederholt and Maggie Stack In order to find the best dance around, San Francisco has decided to do away with grant panels, dance reviews, and presenters. From here on out it’s pure, ruthless, good old-fashioned ROLLER DERBY! (For those of you who don’t know, half the entertainment of […]

July 16, 2012  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Dance Moms… San Francisco Edition

By Emmaly Wiederholt and Maggie Stack Dear Lifetime: Not all eight-year-old dancers aspire to be competition winners. Out here in San Francisco, our young dancers have other aspirations. However, our dance moms are just as fierce as any dance moms anywhere. Take a look…   Specimen One: Noe, age 9, […]

June 18, 2012  |  Read Article

Is Male Design…Behind?

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT AND MAGGIE STACK Have you ever stopped and really thought about dance belts? Why are they always flesh-colored? Do male dancers have design options? Searching “dance belts” online yields a plethora of dance accessory sites featuring endless identical belts. What a bore. What if men could be […]

May 21, 2012  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Name That Stance!

Can you name that stance? Match the stance to the dance! A. 1. Robert Moses’ Kin 2. Malinda LaVelle’s Project Thrust 3. Batsheva Dance Company 4. Ballet class with Summer Lee Rhatigan 5. Alex Ketley’s The Foundry           B.               […]

April 30, 2012  |  Read Article

The Bunion: Art, Dart… or Fart!

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK The Bunion presents: Art, Dart… or Fart! An appraisal of dance through the decades. ~~     Nijinsky’s The Rite of Spring: People rioting, horses trampling, what a stink. FART!           Anna Pavlova in The Dying Swan: Let’s help a […]

April 16, 2012  |  Read Article