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

For Fun, For Culture, For Art: Sharing Dance with Schoolchildren in Ghana

By Emmaly Wiederholt “There are three big reasons why people dance: for fun, for culture, and for art. People dance for fun when they are with their friends and they hear a song they like. People dance for culture with their community or tribe. I bet you have some cultural […]

July 11, 2013  |  Read Article

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