Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection
Wrapping Up 2020 with A Look at The Field
After interviewing seven leaders of major dance organizations, dancer/writer Emmaly Wiederholt sums up some ways 2020 has impacted the dance field.
November 30, 2020 | Read Article
Tomorrow, Let’s Dance as Part of the Political Process
Tomorrow on election day, Stance on Dance challenges you to dance as part of your engagement with the political process. Here's why.
November 2, 2020 | Read Article
My Two Worlds Coming Together
Deaf Bay Area-based dancer Zahna Simon describes her feeling of "making it" in dance when she found a Deaf dance community.
October 15, 2020 | Read Article
Still on the Planet Practicing My Art
After recovering from what was likely coronavirus, Washington DC-based sand dancer Donne Lewis describes how her goals of "making it" as a dancer have shifted.
October 12, 2020 | Read Article
At The Intersection of Dance, Spirituality, and Healing
New York City-based dancers Joy Havens and Nehemoyia Young, both members of Gibney’s Moving Toward Justice Cohort, seek to address religious trauma through dance in their project "In Liberated Company."
October 5, 2020 | Read Article