Dancing on Sands

An Interview with Donne Lewis BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, PHOTOS BY APRIL FREEMAN Donne Lewis is a tap dancer and foot percussionist in Albuquerque, NM. About six years ago, she discovered tapping on sand in a workshop. Since then, she has devoted herself to studying and developing the art of dancing […]

July 12, 2018  |  Read Article

In Between Dance and Musical Theater

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Meredith Aleigha Wells, a dancer with Dancing Wheels Company in Cleveland, OH. The Massachusetts native has a background in musical theater, and started using a wheelchair while in college. She discusses the support she received in college, how the […]

July 9, 2018  |  Read Article

Giving and Receiving: An Interview with Stella Matsuda

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Stella’s dance was a spiritual act; she gave herself wholly to her passion for the art form, and her viewer received a sort of spiritual communion from watching her. As simply as slipping into song, meditation or prayer, Stella slipped into movement. And, […]

July 5, 2018  |  Read Article

Appreciating the Passing: An Interview with Don Hewitt

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Don embodied the dance teacher archetype. He arrived early and prepared; he had given thought to what he wanted to say; he bestowed what he had to say with a measure of surety and kindness. He made me want to dance for him. […]

July 2, 2018  |  Read Article

How Can You Fake Dance? An Interview with Hae Kyung Lee

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING “I’ll just move slowly,” Hae said when we arrived for the interview. First, she danced small; then, there flowed a bit of momentum; and then she was swimming in movement. Soon, her self-consciousness had left the room, and in its wake was breathlessness […]

June 28, 2018  |  Read Article