Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection
A Frame of Mind
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 TRACEY MUNN Dance has been a major focal point of […]
August 10, 2015 | Read Article
In the Middle?
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 KELVIN VU I thought I was too experienced to have […]
August 6, 2015 | Read Article
Dating a Dancer
Jake Padilla is a musician currently living in Durango, CO. He has worked for a decade as a teacher and performer for various theater productions, bands and in solo performances. His girlfriend, Malinda LaVelle, is a dancer, choreographer, teacher and the artistic director of Project Thrust. This is the world […]
July 30, 2015 | Read Article
It’s in the Blood
BY CATHY INTEMANN It must be in the DNA! How else can I explain Emmaly’s passion for dance? My parents loved to dance and as a young couple they square danced in Panama and Denver until the family grew to five children and their responsibilities increased. I still have a […]
July 27, 2015 | Read Article
From the Mom of Many Dancers
BY NAOMI PRENDERGAST I have always loved dance, ballet and musical theatre as well as theatre itself. I did a fair amount of folk dancing as a teen and even did some performances with a small local troupe. When my kids started their formal dance training, they had already been […]
July 20, 2015 | Read Article