From One Pursuit to the Next

BY MARIA WALLINE I can’t identify one specific event that caused me to stop dancing. Over the years, a series of factors came to a head leading me to take the focus of my life in a different direction.  I started dancing, specifically ballet, when I was three. As a […]

October 26, 2015  |  Read Article

Away

BY WIEBKE SCHUSTER I’ve only ever tried to run away from home once. I can’t remember what caused the upset that bubbled up in my stomach, but this eruption was so big, it took control over my little limbs. I packed my cardboard suitcase and stuffed it full with my […]

October 22, 2015  |  Read Article

Finding Theatre through Dance

BY JESSICA ARMOUR Pigeon toed. At seven years old my mom decided the best cure for my turned-in feet was ballet. What started as one night a week eventually consumed my life. For as long as I can remember I was enrolled in every form of dance. Every free moment […]

October 15, 2015  |  Read Article

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