Articles from the ‘Essays’ collection

Part Two: Where Are You With Dance Right Now?

Eleven pre-professional teenage dancers were recently asked, “Where are you with dance right now?” This is the second half of their responses. They will be posed this question once a year for as long as they choose to respond, hopefully creating a chronicle of their growth through those pivotal years when young dancers […]

September 16, 2013  |  Read Article

Part One: Where Are You With Dance Right Now?

Eleven pre-professional teenage dancers were recently asked, “Where are you with dance right now?” This is the first half of their responses. They will be posed this question once a year for as long as they choose to respond, hopefully creating a chronicle of their growth through those pivotal years when young […]

September 12, 2013  |  Read Article

Where Are You With Dance Right Now?

By Emmaly Wiederholt I keep journals. It’s been, and will hopefully continue to be, a lifelong habit. I do it not so much as a way of pouring my heart out on a page, but as a way of documenting my life for myself. I often go back to read […]

September 9, 2013  |  Read Article

The Coolest People on Earth

By Katie Florez Jesus. Eminem. Tony Hawk. What do these three sexy men have in common? They all appear in a Google search of “Top Ten World’s Coolest People.” Well, you listen here thetoptens.com: The Bible, Eight Mile, and skateboards can’t beat the super-hero coolness that is the modern day […]

September 5, 2013  |  Read Article

This Dance is Still Being Made

By Katie Faulkner This morning I had coffee with a dear former student who, having just graduated from college, wanted to talk to me about all the things she should be doing to get a foothold in the San Francisco dance scene. I have been having a lot of these […]

August 29, 2013  |  Read Article