Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection

Argentine Tango in Flux

Michigan-based Argentine tango dancer/teacher Erin Malley shares the ways in which the Argentine tango world is in flux after the pandemic.

Dancing In/ Inside of/ With/ Around/ Through a Fragmented World

London-based dance teacher Donna Schoenherr advocates for better aging in dance opportunities through her work at Ballet4Life and the nonprofit Move into Wellbeing®.

Two dancers outside on grass lift one arm and lean into the other side.

Beyond What People See

Portland-based dance artist Jessie Nowak reflects on the agony of artmaking as she worked on creating the sci-fi dance film “Emerging.”

Julia painting in her studio, surrounded by other paintings and props.

Each Page is a Stage

Maui-based artist and dancer Julia Allisson Cost details the process of painting her picture book, “The Girl and the Boat,” and how she experienced the process as similar to choreographing.

Bobby bends one knee and swings the other leg behind them, twisting to look backward. They are wearing black pants and a gray open jacket. The background is orange.

Street Dancer Bobby “Pocket” Horner Steps Back from Broadway

Bonnie Eissner profiles Bobby “Pocket” Horner, a street-dancer turned Broadway star who asks difficult and important questions about the nature of working on Broadway.