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

Uncovering My Own Path

Editorial Note: Each August for the past three years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY ERIC KUPERS I’ve spent way too much time and […]

August 27, 2015  |  Read Article

The Ability to Disappear and Relight

Editorial Note: Each August for the past three years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY DEANNA GOODING For me, dancing has been a tremendous […]

August 24, 2015  |  Read Article