Sistering and Dancing in Community

MK Abadoo, choreographer and director of MKArts in Richmond, VA, seeks to be in accountable relationship with the communities they interact and live in through anti-racist, gender expansive, and inclusive practices.

July 10, 2023  |  Read Article

Making Ballet Accessible to Adult Learners

Bianca Starr, owner of Bianca Lily Ballet in Albuquerque, NM, shares how she creates an inviting and accessible environment for adults who are beginning ballet.

June 26, 2023  |  Read Article

Finding and Sharing Wellness after Leaving the Industry

Brooke Emory, a former professional backup dancer, fitness consultant, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur based in San Diego, CA, explains how her experience of mental and physical health challenges caused by the dance industry led her to found BeYou Movement, an inclusive global wellness community.

June 19, 2023  |  Read Article

The Relationship between Rights and Dance

Wonyoung Kim, a dancer, actor, writer, and lawyer in South Korea, explores his own bias toward the aesthetics of disability and how he likens choreography to law.

June 12, 2023  |  Read Article

Pain as a Generative Source of Creativity

Maggie Bridger, a dancer, choreographer, and PhD candidate whose work focuses on the intersection of dance, disability, and pain, discusses how her choreography and research inform one another.

May 1, 2023  |  Read Article