Articles from the ‘Dancing Over 50 Project’ collection
Life’s Music in the Body: An Interview with Naomi Gedo Diouf and Zakariya Diouf
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING As her husband Zak began to bop rhythms a cappella, Naomi jumped in without a moment’s hesitation. Watching her dance, I got the sense it was as natural as standing in sunlight and, in fact, she seemed to shine. Her brightly colored dress […]
October 24, 2016 | Read Article
Footprints in the Sand: An Interview with Jamie McHugh
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Without so much as a suggestion, Jamie stepped into the boughs of the tree adjacent to his house and started dancing with it. His dance wasn’t just placed in the environment; it was an obvious extension of it. The tree and Jamie held […]
October 21, 2016 | Read Article
Balance is Not a Still Point: An Interview with Valerie Baadh Garrett
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING It was one of those serendipitous mornings in San Francisco when the fog half lifts over the Golden Gate Bridge, casting an effervescence on the surrounding beaches. Valerie dived into movement the way a wave dives into itself. The sand rode the pull […]
October 19, 2016 | Read Article
Making an Offering: An Interview with Cynthia Winton-Henry
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Cynthia’s dance was like a perfect day spent outdoors when the world feels so right and simple, if only for a fleeting moment. This was Cynthia. There wasn’t complication or questioning, just a simple relishing of her body in movement. This interview is […]
October 17, 2016 | Read Article
Dancing Over 50: One Last Push
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Three years ago, I started interviewing dancers over 50. My friend, Gregory Bartning, photographed them in movement, and together we embarked on what would evolve into a major project: 54 interviews with dancers ranging in age from 50 to 95, living along the […]
March 21, 2016 | Read Article