The View from Here

Editorial Note: Each August for the past four years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us this month in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY ERIC GARCIA The phrase “making it” feels […]

August 8, 2016  |  Read Article

Equations for Making it

Editorial Note: Each August for the past four years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us this month in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY SARAH ASHKIN Early Training: Age 6-18, elementary […]

August 4, 2016  |  Read Article

Battling Dance Rhetoric, One Conversation At A Time

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY VIDA VILJOEN “Cowgirls exist as an image. A fairly common image. The idea of cowgirls prevails in our culture. Therefore, it seems to me, the fact of cowgirls should prevail. Otherwise, we’re being ripped off. When I was a kid and I was told that […]

August 1, 2016  |  Read Article

Erin: A Moving Archive

Each summer for the past four 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 and mature through dance. […]

July 28, 2016  |  Read Article

Building a Dance Festival in Lake Tahoe

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT After dancing professionally, Christin Hanna took her passion for ballet back to her hometown of Lake Tahoe in 2008 to start a dance school. In 2013, she launched the Lake Tahoe Dance Festival with her longtime friend, Constantine Baecher. The dance school, festival and a variety of […]

July 25, 2016  |  Read Article