Dancing to Heal

An Interview with Creative Dance Psychologist Rachel Jordana Horodezky By Emmaly Wiederholt Bodies are powerful vessels of feeling; most dancers know this inherently, that movement can transform and heal. So when a friend of mine emailed me about her experience taking Creative Dance Psychology, a form of therapy that integrates dance, I was […]

September 23, 2013  |  Read Article

An Interview with Kara Davis: Her Perspective on Dance in Egypt

By Emmaly Wiederholt I’ve known Kara Davis as a San Francisco dance personality for several years now. I also knew that she’d gone to Israel and Egypt, had met her husband there, and had returned several times since, and I guessed she would have a unique perspective to share on […]

May 27, 2013  |  Read Article

An Interview with Adrenaline Dance’s Chris Jacobsen

By Emmaly Wiederholt Although I’ve experienced intense competition many times in my pursuit of dance, I have never formally competed in dance. So what’s competition dance all about? I sat down with Chris Jacobsen, a teacher, choreographer and judge at Adrenaline Dance, a national convention that includes workshops and competitions, […]

May 9, 2013  |  Read Article

An Interview with ODC Dance Jam

When asked if I’d be interested in interviewing the ODC Dance Jam, I jumped at the opportunity. ODC’s Dance Jam is a teen dance company, and I very much wanted to capture the perspective of young aspiring dancers. But I was particularly in for a treat when I learned that one of […]

April 4, 2013  |  Read Article

An Interview with Kumu Hula Patrick Makuakāne

By Emmaly Wiederholt, painting by Julia Cost I witnessed hula for the first time a few years back at the San Francisco Ethnic Dance Festival. The lush sensual movements paired with the evident deep sense of purpose the dancers carried themselves with made it obvious to me that hula was […]

February 25, 2013  |  Read Article