T.G.I.T. T.G! I.T!

(Thank Goodness it’s Thanksgiving. Turkey Gizzards! I’m Thankful!) By Angela Mazziotta Welp! Here it is, or depending on your timing, there it went: Thanksgiving Day 2012. Please enjoy my warmest wishes for a pheasant – er, ‘scuse me, pleasant –Día de Turkey or maybe for you it’s a Tofurkey Day. […]

November 22, 2012  |  Read Article

The Hot Spot

By Emmaly Wiederholt ODC has a new class called the Hot Spot on Monday and Wednesday mornings that features a rotating teacher. Whether it is a guest artist visiting the area, a local artist who does not regularly teach, or a relatively new teacher, the class, designed by ODC School […]

November 17, 2012  |  Read Article

Stance and Freedom

By Julia Cost I am thinking about this word, “stance”. I am thinking about stance in relationship to perspective, and perspective in relationship to proximity, and proximity in terms of distance from my own normal life/ throwing most everything I normally do out the window and living someplace else for a while, […]

November 15, 2012  |  Read Article

My Old Friend Ballet

By Emmaly Wiederholt In my heart of hearts I am a ballet dancer. Since I was five years old I have not gone longer than a month without finding myself in ballet class. It is my first and deepest love in the realm of dance, and its physical and psychological […]

November 12, 2012  |  Read Article

Countertechnique: A Practice, a Process, a Pleasure

By Charles Slender About a month ago, Emmaly Wiederholt asked if I would be interested in contributing something to Stance on Dance about my recent experiences studying, practicing, and becoming certified to teach Anouk van Dijk’s Countertechnique.  What an opportunity – I said yes! I shortly realized though…that I had […]

November 5, 2012  |  Read Article