On Belly Dance and Cultural Appropriation

Editor’s note: Luna is an American belly dancer working in Cairo, Egypt. Her blog Kisses from Kairo is full of her musings and reactions to her life pursuing belly dance in the Middle East. She has generously allowed Stance on Dance to reprint two of her essays. Enjoy! BY LUNA […]

March 10, 2016  |  Read Article

The Belly Dancer’s Body

Editor’s note: Luna is an American belly dancer working in Cairo, Egypt. Her blog Kisses from Kairo is full of her musings and reactions to her life pursuing belly dance in the Middle East. She has generously allowed Stance on Dance to reprint two of her essays. Enjoy! BY LUNA […]

March 7, 2016  |  Read Article

If Dance Could Change the World

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY VIDA VILJOEN Duh My first week of grad school, I found myself in an elective called LACE Theory, a four-hour class comprised of only five students in which we fervently discussed the use of art as an agent for social change. LACE is an acronym […]

February 1, 2016  |  Read Article

Stephanie Salts: Dance Felt Important Again

BY STEPHANIE SALTS Across the street from where I used to work was the business headquarters of Johnson & Johnson. The building had a big beautiful lawn with leafy trees and flowers. I would watch the maintenance workers out the window as I did barre. Every day, they would mow […]

January 11, 2016  |  Read Article

Jamie Benson Attempts to Make Sense of Himself

As part of this month’s series on dancers who facilitate their own dance practice outside of a major institution, New York based Jamie Benson attempts to make sense of his dance practice, how he keeps the wheels turning, and the “why” that drives it all. ~~ How often and in […]

January 7, 2016  |  Read Article