Articles from the ‘Viewpoints’ collection

The Ladies of MAE

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT More than once since launching the Dancing Over 50 Project, older dancers from around the country have reached out to me to express interest and support. When Gwyn Henry wrote me about Movement Artists Ensemble (MAE) – a group of women in Escondido, CA who are moving […]

November 12, 2015  |  Read Article

Beyond Experimental Dance: An Interview with Paul Langland

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT When I first moved to Santa Fe and started attending the local weekly contact improvisation jam, one of my favorite drop-ins was Paul Langland. Unassuming and easy-going, Paul was always a nice energy in the room. After several months of seeing Paul at the jam here and […]

November 9, 2015  |  Read Article

Hello. My Name is Katie, and I’m Addicted to Ballroom

BY KATIE HARRISON; PHOTOS BY GARY FLASHNER It’s incredible to look back at the past three years and see how much ballroom dancing has changed me. It didn’t take long for ballroom to take over my life. If you would have told me in 2011 that I would spend thousands […]

November 5, 2015  |  Read Article

Maybe I Should Dance

BY UTTARA VALLURI On a damp July evening back in 1994, I walked hand in hand with my grandmother who, if my memory serves me correctly, had told me we were going to get ice cream. I hadn’t turned five yet but was already spending my mornings before pre-school throwing […]

October 29, 2015  |  Read Article

From One Pursuit to the Next

BY MARIA WALLINE I can’t identify one specific event that caused me to stop dancing. Over the years, a series of factors came to a head leading me to take the focus of my life in a different direction.  I started dancing, specifically ballet, when I was three. As a […]

October 26, 2015  |  Read Article