A Wisdom Practice: An Interview with Tara Stepenberg

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Tara struck me as a seeker; measured, meditative and ever moving forward. Like steel, she was grounded and supported; like lace, she was delicate; like sand, she was susceptible to the pull of the tide. And it was that shifting and sifting that […]

September 15, 2017  |  Read Article

The Kinetic Thrill: An Interview with Jim McGinn

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Jim’s mind might have questioned his validity as a dancer, but his body believed in his dance as truly as any good unconditional love. Dance never lies, and Jim’s dance told a truth about his ardent fascination with form and desire for movement. […]

September 13, 2017  |  Read Article

Still In It Together: An Interview with Nancy Davis and Jim Lane

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Nancy and Jim are partners in every sense of the word – dancing partners, business partners and life partners. Though their physical abilities in dance couldn’t be more different, their joint love of ballet is as strong as the tip of a pointe shoe; […]

September 11, 2017  |  Read Article

Part of the Protest: An Interview with Susan Banyas

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Up and away on her waterfront stage, Susan didn’t hesitate. She didn’t need to warm up. She didn’t need direction. She didn’t need an audience. She just needed her body and her internal inspiration, and away she flew, into the sliver of wild […]

September 7, 2017  |  Read Article

This Year’s Must-Have Dance Supply List

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT AND CATHY INTEMANN; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK School is starting soon, and that means new dance supplies! The must-have gear for this year is: A backpack! To hold dance shoes, ibuprofen, e-cigs, leg and arm warmers to cover any tattoos you may have acquired this summer, Axe […]

September 4, 2017  |  Read Article