Art, Dart or Fart: Reprise!

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Five fair years ago, Stance on Dance was born, and one of its first posts was Art, Dart or Fart: An Appraisal of Dance through the Decades. To celebrate five furious, frivolous and facetious years of earnest interviews, enticing essays and ebullient jokes, […]

March 6, 2017  |  Read Article

Choice Compliments To Give A Dancer

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Everyone likes compliments, especially us vain dancers. In honor of National Compliment Day (celebrated annually on January 24th), compliment a dancer near you! Need some tips? We’re here to help! ~~ See a dancer on the street? Casually ask her/him: “Excuse me, are […]

January 23, 2017  |  Read Article

A Steamy Nutcracker Christmas

LYRICS BY ANDY PRIMM AND EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE STACK, DAVID GEIST ON PIANO, ANDY PRIMM ON VOCALS, YOUR MOM ON TOP OF THE PIANO It’s another Christmas Eve. The Rat King has been banished. The Sugar Plum Fairy and her entourage have taken off for the night. Clara […]

December 22, 2016  |  Read Article

Dance-Floor-To-Dining-Room Words of Encouragement

BY CATHY INTEMANN, MAGGIE STACK and EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Don’t be a turkey this Thanksgiving! Stay cool with these dance-floor-to-dining-room words of encouragement! Try harder to lift that leg! Under every beautiful costume is some dank underwear – you’re not alone! Rake up those dolla bill$$$$… NOT! Keep breathing, even if […]

November 24, 2016  |  Read Article

The Spookiest Things About Dance

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Happy Halloween! It’s the spookiest day of the year! And lest you think the spooks are haunting the woods or old buildings, we’ve got news for you. The scariest things you’ll encounter are actually in your dance class… so beware! The Spookiest Things […]

October 31, 2016  |  Read Article