Company d: Building Skills Beyond Dance

An Interview with Darlene Winters BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Company d of Memphis, Tennessee, is a nationally recognized dance company comprised of young adults with Down syndrome. Under the direction of Darlene Winters, Company d is committed to inspiring and empowering individuals with Down syndrome through dance. Darlene shares how the […]

July 27, 2017  |  Read Article

Curating the Craft of Choreography

An Interview with Christy Bolingbroke BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT In 2013, with funding from the Knight Foundation, DANCEClevand began a series of stakeholder meetings in order to establish a new National Center for Choreography, to be located at the University of Akron in Ohio. Today, that center has come to fruition, […]

July 24, 2017  |  Read Article

Erin: Lessons From The Body

Each summer for the past five years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow […]

July 20, 2017  |  Read Article

Alexandra: Riding Momentum

Each summer for the past five years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow […]

July 17, 2017  |  Read Article

Felicitas: I Could Finally Breathe

Each summer for the past five years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow […]

July 13, 2017  |  Read Article