Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection
The Need for Relevancy and Decolonization in Higher Education
London-based dance artist Shannon Oleson shares how conversations on decolonization and transferable skills within the dance curriculum arose while doing her MFA research.
September 24, 2020 | Read Article
Creative Dexterity in Higher Education
London-based dance artist Shannon Oleson shares her MFA research looking at creative dexterity in higher education.
September 21, 2020 | Read Article
Choosing to Fill the Void
Portland-based dancer Jessie Nowak describes her journey letting go of stereotypes and finding her own path in dance after having children.
September 17, 2020 | Read Article
“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
