Jamie Benson Attempts to Make Sense of Himself

As part of this month’s series on dancers who facilitate their own dance practice outside of a major institution, New York based Jamie Benson attempts to make sense of his dance practice, how he keeps the wheels turning, and the “why” that drives it all. ~~ How often and in […]

January 7, 2016  |  Read Article

Marissa Brown: More Freedom

As part of this month’s series on dancers who facilitate their own dance practice outside a major institution, New York City based Marissa Brown shares the ups and downs of creating solos on herself. ~~ What does your current dance practice look like? Right now I mainly take class, usually […]

January 4, 2016  |  Read Article

Rethinking “I’m A Dancer”

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY JULIA COST For as long as I’ve danced (since I was five), I’ve wrestled with a feeling of invalidity when I tell people I’m a dancer. Now that I work fulltime as a writer, I feel even more so like I defend myself against being […]

December 31, 2015  |  Read Article

When Dance and Theater Meet

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT I recently had the opportunity to sit down with choreographers Eric Kupers and Randee Paufve of Dandelion Dancetheater and Paufve|Dance, and director John Flax and collaborator Kent Kirkpatrick of Theater Grottesco. They are currently in the midst of combining their respective ensembles (and disciplines) into a dance-theater […]

December 14, 2015  |  Read Article

Belly Dance 101

An interview with belly dancer Deborah Newberg Deborah lives and works in Santa Fe, NM as a belly dancer. She is the director of the Saltanah Dancers and Saltanah Studios, and teaches as well at Santa Fe Community College and Dance Space Santa Fe. As Stance on Dance has yet […]

December 7, 2015  |  Read Article