Belly Dance 101

An interview with belly dancer Deborah Newberg Deborah lives and works in Santa Fe, NM as a belly dancer. She is the director of the Saltanah Dancers and Saltanah Studios, and teaches as well at Santa Fe Community College and Dance Space Santa Fe. As Stance on Dance has yet […]

December 7, 2015  |  Read Article

#tbt Nutcracker Style

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Oh hark, it’s the holiday season! Ready for that ballet of ballets? The Nutcracker is the only classical dance show many will attend all year. But for those of us who grew up in the world of ballet, the Nutcracker holds an entirely different meaning. Remember auditioning in early October and, […]

December 3, 2015  |  Read Article

An American in Guangzhou

BY MICHELE WONG Guangzhou, China is rarely a destination vacation-seekers have at the top of their list. Very few have the motivation to visit, let alone live there because, at first glance, it is seen as a massive import/export and manufacturing city with limited space, fresh air and western comforts. […]

November 30, 2015  |  Read Article

A Journey into the Axis Syllabus

BY EMILY JONES Injury has become overly accepted in the world of dance. I know very few dancers, perhaps none, who haven’t been plagued by injury of some kind. I frequently hear stories of dancers who give up dancing because of injury. I am not one to push through pain, […]

November 23, 2015  |  Read Article

A New Understanding of Challenges

BY SHANNON LEYPOLDT I felt I would never be taken seriously as a dancer until it was the only thing I did. I freelanced in San Francisco for three years. I was hungry for experience and accepted every opportunity that came my way. However, after a few years it became […]

November 19, 2015  |  Read Article