The Magical Land of Making It

By Andrea Thompson The idea of “making it” as a dancer is unique to each of us. If I had a book of Mad-Libs in which “making it” were the first two words of every prompt, I could tell a different (true) story from my life on each page. There […]

August 12, 2013  |  Read Article

Making something out of nothing

By Elana Jacobs Anaïs Nin: “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom.” I use this quote as a reminder that the life I live and the work I do is a process of continuous unfolding.  […]

August 8, 2013  |  Read Article

That’s when I know I’ve made it

By Stephanie Salts As a child I was never sure how big I could go. I knew I had hopes of being on TV and becoming famous. I had a lot of people feeding my dreams and filling my head with big ideas. It wasn’t until I was 15 that […]

August 5, 2013  |  Read Article

Have I made it yet?

By Emmaly Wiederholt I moved to Los Angeles this past week, and the move marks a big change in my dance life. I’ll be pursuing arts journalism as a graduate student at the University of Southern California, and while I’ll be continuing to dance as much as I can, the […]

August 1, 2013  |  Read Article

Green Rocks – Or How Not To Turn Into Jade

By Angela Mazziotta There was a time when the words, “express yourself” prompted me to don a white lab coat (or was it an artist’s smock..?) over a risky spiral sweatshirt and snappy pink sweatpants. It is important to note that I grew up in Southwest Florida, so choosing to […]

July 18, 2013  |  Read Article