From Small Daily Dances to Managing The Whole Shebang

An Interview with Meg Foley BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Meg Foley founded The Whole Shebang with her partner, Carmichael Jones, in 2015 to support local visual and dance artists in Philadelphia, as well as to support her own work, which is produced under the title of Moving Parts. Another unique aspect […]

February 6, 2017  |  Read Article

Closing One Chapter, Opening Another

An Interview with Eric Skinner BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Eric Skinner is retiring from BodyVox after 19 years of dancing with the company. I originally interviewed Eric as part of the Dancing Over 50 Project. When I learned he was retiring, I was eager to learn his perspective at this juncture in […]

February 2, 2017  |  Read Article

One Man’s Road to Calling Himself a Dancer

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT I met Eugene Williams in a contact improvisation jam and, after several conversations, came to learn he was a wealth of stories and information. He has a unique outlook on the dance world, both because of his disability (Eugene rides in a wheelchair) and because he found […]

January 30, 2017  |  Read Article

A Body Steeped

Reflections on Sisters & druthers BY TODD COURAGE On November 12th, a number of rich ideas were unveiled at a mixed program of dance at Shawl-Anderson Dance Center in Berkeley. The concert, Sisters & druthers, was a mélange of new and old works by three women who seemed to share […]

January 26, 2017  |  Read Article

Choice Compliments To Give A Dancer

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Everyone likes compliments, especially us vain dancers. In honor of National Compliment Day (celebrated annually on January 24th), compliment a dancer near you! Need some tips? We’re here to help! ~~ See a dancer on the street? Casually ask her/him: “Excuse me, are […]

January 23, 2017  |  Read Article