A Foray into Dances for Camera

By Kat Cole Under an overcast sunrise, a stampede of people charge up a hill. The grass is wet, possibly from a nighttime shower, and the mud sucks and spits as each bare foot hurdles from step to step. With a steady sound of elbows, shoulders and toes hitting the […]

July 5, 2013  |  Read Article

Working as an Art Model: Modeling as a Dancer

By Isabel Rosenstock Like many people trying to make a career out of dancing professionally, I have to do other things to make money. I work as a live model for artists and sculptors because it provides me with a fair amount of flexibility in scheduling work and more importantly, […]

June 20, 2013  |  Read Article

A New Chapter in Motivation

By Emmaly Wiederholt How does one go from taking an occasional dance class to dedicating one’s life in pursuit of dance? When does the switch happen? When does a person go from enjoying movement classes and occasional performances to being utterly obsessed with dance? Because let’s make one thing clear: […]

June 13, 2013  |  Read Article

My Journey as a Teacher

By Alana Isiguen When I was 16 years old, I was pushed into a classroom of young girls and boys ready for a jazz dance class. My dance teacher, Rebecca Wiley, had asked me to cover for her at the last minute, and though I had never taught before, she […]

June 6, 2013  |  Read Article

Collaboration, Collective Art Practice, and When To Go it Alone

By Katharine Hawthorne   Dance making is an inherently collective and collaborative art practice.  Our professional structures focus on supporting dance companies; our training is group oriented, placing students into classes based on age and ability.  Despite the implicit collectivism in the performing arts, our landscape promotes individual artistic voices […]

May 23, 2013  |  Read Article