Sydney: Highs, Lows and Unexpected Blows

For the past eight years, Sydney has been writing in every year, describing her life in dance. This year she performed the lead in Giselle, finished her dance degree, and began auditioning for companies before managing disappointment and resiliently training at home once the pandemic hit.

August 3, 2020  |  Read Article

Shaking Our Ground

"I feel like we have only just begun to understand the breadth of the field of disability in dance." Silva Laukkanen shares how working on the Discussing Disability in Dance Project has shaped her perspective.

July 23, 2020  |  Read Article

Some Thoughts on Allyship and Path Building

Thoughts on allyship and building paths – to studios, to social safety nets, and to justice – from Stance on Dance's editor Emmaly Wiederholt.

June 4, 2020  |  Read Article

Gestures of Erasure

Alice Blumenfeld questions if it is appropriate to apply Western terminologies toward cultural dance forms, like flamenco's soleá, and makes the case for a more culturally sensitive approach to comparing dance forms.

May 18, 2020  |  Read Article

Why I’m A ‘Dance-Class Dancer,’ Through and Through

Elyse Fahey, a dancer and studio owner in Albuquerque, NM, offers a counter perspective, describing why she is a 'dance-class dancer,' through and through.

February 3, 2020  |  Read Article