Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection
Should I Really Get My Ass into Class?
The hallmark of dance training is class. Which is why I have a fair amount of guilt about finding less and less joy and satisfaction in taking class. Here's why.
January 30, 2020 | Read Article
To Volunteer or Not to Volunteer
To volunteer or not to volunteer? Unfortunately, dance artists are forced to ask themselves this question all too often throughout our careers.
December 16, 2019 | Read Article
“I Am Still Making”
Deirdre Morris, director of Earthdance, examines all the ways she has succeeded, failed, picked herself up, and kept going as she's made her life in dance.
October 10, 2019 | Read Article
“Making It” in The Moment
Raisa Punkii, a San Francisco-based dance artist from Finland, defines the ways she has "made it" in dance on her own terms.
October 7, 2019 | Read Article
“Meanwhile, We Keep Dancing”
After sustaining a serious injury, Bay Area dance artist Rebecca Morris assesses her past and future through the lens of "making it" in dance.
October 3, 2019 | Read Article
