Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection

Erin: Shedding and Diving

Each summer for the past six years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow and […]

July 26, 2018  |  Read Article

Alexandra: Here We Go!

Each summer for the past six years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow and […]

July 23, 2018  |  Read Article

Felicitas: Dance Serves A Much Greater Purpose

Each summer for the past six years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow and […]

July 19, 2018  |  Read Article

Sydney: I Cannot Wait to be Planted and Begin Blooming

Each summer for the past six years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow and […]

July 16, 2018  |  Read Article

Living Up to the Hype

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT One year ago, my book, “Beauty is Experience: Dancing 50 and Beyond,” finally, after four years of hard work, patience, many lessons, and a few tears, came out! Hooray! The photographer with whom I collaborated – Gregory Bartning – and I printed a first edition of 500 […]

June 25, 2018  |  Read Article