Another Soapbox on Dance, Success and Expression

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPH BY GREGORY BARTNING Uh oh. I feel a soapbox coming on! Bear with me. Yes, this is going to be about the Dancing Over 50 Project and, yes, I am going to get a little impassioned and over the top. Tomorrow I am attending the Yerba […]

November 4, 2016  |  Read Article

Stubborn and Strong: An Interview with Deborah Slater

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Deborah was quick. Her wit was razor-sharp. Though she spoke and moved circuitously, she was never far from her point. She dropped into her art like a stone into a pool. It was as natural to her as breathing, questioning or engaging. In […]

November 2, 2016  |  Read Article

The Spookiest Things About Dance

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Happy Halloween! It’s the spookiest day of the year! And lest you think the spooks are haunting the woods or old buildings, we’ve got news for you. The scariest things you’ll encounter are actually in your dance class… so beware! The Spookiest Things […]

October 31, 2016  |  Read Article

The Science of Subtlety: An Interview with Laurel and Gene Leverton

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Laurel closed her eyes and Gene pulled her close to him. They danced like a whisper, like an invocation, like a sumptuous sigh. With each step and swivel, time distilled, and in the silence after each song ended, the only bearable thing to […]

October 28, 2016  |  Read Article

The Body You Dance: An Interview with Alito Alessi

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Alito spoke and danced like wind. I sense the wind’s power in what I see moved by it; I feel its scope in its universal affect; I discover its dimension in its varying layers. To meet Alito is to understand the definition of […]

October 26, 2016  |  Read Article