Beyond Translation

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY JULIA COST Janet Lemon Williams is a dancer, academic, movement therapist and teacher in Guelph, Canada. Chatting with her was like traversing a landscape. She had opinions on just about everything; we talked for a good hour. Below are some snippets from our conversation. ~~ […]

March 17, 2016  |  Read Article

The Making of “An Intimate Dance”

An Interview with Documentary Filmmaker Sanford Lewis BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Sanford Lewis is a Massachusetts based filmmaker whose upcoming film “an intimate dance” will premiere March 26 as part of The EveryBODYmoves Festival in Northampton, going on March 25-27. The film follows three characters – Albert, Eugene and Rythea – […]

March 14, 2016  |  Read Article

On Belly Dance and Cultural Appropriation

Editor’s note: Luna is an American belly dancer working in Cairo, Egypt. Her blog Kisses from Kairo is full of her musings and reactions to her life pursuing belly dance in the Middle East. She has generously allowed Stance on Dance to reprint two of her essays. Enjoy! BY LUNA […]

March 10, 2016  |  Read Article

The Belly Dancer’s Body

Editor’s note: Luna is an American belly dancer working in Cairo, Egypt. Her blog Kisses from Kairo is full of her musings and reactions to her life pursuing belly dance in the Middle East. She has generously allowed Stance on Dance to reprint two of her essays. Enjoy! BY LUNA […]

March 7, 2016  |  Read Article

National Dance Institute of New Mexico: Making Dance a Reality

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The National Dance Institute – New Mexico is an organization that goes into the public schools and teaches dance classes to kids. For students interested in continuing their dance education, they end up in the afterschool program led by Allegra Lillard. Allegra reflects on the most meaningful […]

March 3, 2016  |  Read Article