Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection
“Making It” As An Indigenous Two-Spirit Dancer
What does “making it” in dance look like for a decolonizing Indigenous Two-Spirit in the United States? California-based dance artist Snowflake Calvert (Daniel Arizmendi) tries to answer this for herself.
September 14, 2020 | Read Article
Continuing to Move Forward
Kayla Banks, a dancer and choreographer in Denver, CO, reflects on her version of "making it" in dance as working in the arts industry and continuing to move forward.
September 3, 2020 | Read Article
Seeking Joy as “Making It”
Elyse Fahey, a contemporary dance artist in Albuquerque, NM, describes her realization that seeking joy is her version of "making it" in dance.
August 31, 2020 | Read Article
Felicitas: Dance in Its Simplest Form
For the past eight years, Felicitas has been writing in every year, describing her life in dance. This year, she reflects on her time in Buenos Aires and how it challenged her notion of what it means to be a dancer.
August 13, 2020 | Read Article
Alexandra: Skeptical on What My Dance Future Will Hold
For the past eight years, Alexandra has been writing in every year, describing her life in dance. This year she threw herself into auditions for entertainment jobs before the pandemic hit, and now wonders what her future in dance will be.
August 10, 2020 | Read Article