Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection
Alexandra: Removed from Dance
Alexandra has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 12 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year marks her final year responding to the prompt, as her life has moved away from dance and in other directions.
August 12, 2024 | Read Article
Erin: Considering Sustainability
Erin has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 12 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she expanded her nonprofit Dragons Dance and considered sustainability in her dance/movement practice.
August 5, 2024 | Read Article
Asking the Right Questions: Interdisciplinary Arts in Academia
Lauren V. Coons, an interdisciplinary composer, performer, healing artist, and educator from Albuquerque, New Mexico, makes a compelling case for making academic arts programs truly interdisciplinary in scope.
June 3, 2024 | Read Article
Ballet’s Roman Emperor
Dr. Stephanie Potreck has severe words for company directors who still elevate and subjugate dancers based on weight.
May 13, 2024 | Read Article
The Urgency of Accessibility in Higher Education Dance Training
Bradford Chin, a disabled dance artist, DEIJ/accessibility consultant, and audio describer for dance based in Chicago and San Francisco, argues why higher education needs to make dance training more accessible for students with disabilities.
May 6, 2024 | Read Article