A Living Tradition: Jayanthi Raman

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Not quite 50, our youngest dancer explained she knew few others, even in India, dancing this particular form of Indian classical dance at her age. As the sun rose above the trees behind her, the colorful whirl of Jayanthi’s dance grew like a […]

September 20, 2017  |  Read Article

I Trust Dance: An Interview with Josie Moseley

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING “Do you want me to dance?” Josie asked. But before she had reached the end of her sentence, she had literally jumped into a combination. She emoted, expressed, whirled and twirled in her long black swirling coat. One might describe her as regal […]

September 18, 2017  |  Read Article

A Wisdom Practice: An Interview with Tara Stepenberg

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Tara struck me as a seeker; measured, meditative and ever moving forward. Like steel, she was grounded and supported; like lace, she was delicate; like sand, she was susceptible to the pull of the tide. And it was that shifting and sifting that […]

September 15, 2017  |  Read Article

The Kinetic Thrill: An Interview with Jim McGinn

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Jim’s mind might have questioned his validity as a dancer, but his body believed in his dance as truly as any good unconditional love. Dance never lies, and Jim’s dance told a truth about his ardent fascination with form and desire for movement. […]

September 13, 2017  |  Read Article

Still In It Together: An Interview with Nancy Davis and Jim Lane

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Nancy and Jim are partners in every sense of the word – dancing partners, business partners and life partners. Though their physical abilities in dance couldn’t be more different, their joint love of ballet is as strong as the tip of a pointe shoe; […]

September 11, 2017  |  Read Article