Dance After Birth

BY MELANIE BECKTEL Ever since I was a small child, I have used dance as a medium to communicate, often just with myself. The moment I stepped into the studio for the very first time I felt a sense of home, a place where my curiosity about movement and music […]

October 12, 2015  |  Read Article

It Was Not Enough For Me

BY CARLOS SALCEDO DE ZARRAGA Dancing was a coincidence for me; it was because of my mother that I did my firsts steps. For a while, it was entertainment – I was a very active kid and I loved to move (and also loved the attention I received). The decision […]

October 8, 2015  |  Read Article

What Does It Mean To Quit Dance?

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY VIDA VILJOEN I have a good friend who is a very talented choreographer and dancer, but who has had several crises over the past few years when she’s wanted to quit. Though she’s never quite pulled the trigger (dance has a way of not letting […]

October 5, 2015  |  Read Article

The Class My Mother Built

BY LUCY GENT FOMA Despite my mother insisting I finally go to bed, I peeked my head out of my bedroom door. It was almost one in the morning, but nobody from our dinner party had gone home yet. They were still telling stories about growing up in Africa or […]

September 10, 2015  |  Read Article

Dancing to Connect at the Dancewoods Festival

BY KATHARINE HAWTHORNE As a dancer, my physical reality strongly influences who I am, how I move and think.  Knowing this about myself, I make an effort to travel and put myself in new situations – whether a different culture and country, or seeking a rural environment as a contrast […]

August 31, 2015  |  Read Article