Articles from the ‘Viewpoints’ collection
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
Scores for Improvising with Ancestors
Kevin O’Connor, a multidisciplinary artist whose work is rooted in collaboration, improvisation, community-engaged arts, somatics, ecology, and queer art practices, writes an ode to his “dancestor” Billy and makes suggestions for scores to improvise with one’s ancestors.
June 5, 2023 | Read Article