ABT’s Tutu-Truck Parade

BY JESSICA RUHLIN There’s no secret to business success quite like combining what’s hip with what’s classy. Artistic director Kevin McKenzie already knows this, which is why he’s combined the hipness of food trucks with the class of American Ballet Theater. Put it together and you get the Tutu-Truck. Line […]

August 3, 2015  |  Read Article

Dating a Dancer

Jake Padilla is a musician currently living in Durango, CO. He has worked for a decade as a teacher and performer for various theater productions, bands and in solo performances. His girlfriend, Malinda LaVelle, is a dancer, choreographer, teacher and the artistic director of Project Thrust. This is the world […]

July 30, 2015  |  Read Article

It’s in the Blood

BY CATHY INTEMANN It must be in the DNA! How else can I explain Emmaly’s passion for dance? My parents loved to dance and as a young couple they square danced in Panama and Denver until the family grew to five children and their responsibilities increased. I still have a […]

July 27, 2015  |  Read Article

The Hubby’s Perspective

Chris Randall is a director of innovation at Clif Bar & Co., where he has worked for the past 17 years. As a longtime athlete, he has pursued climbing, running, cycling and triathlons. He is married to Jill Randall, a dance performer, teaching artist and writer in the San Francisco Bay […]

July 23, 2015  |  Read Article

From the Mom of Many Dancers

BY NAOMI PRENDERGAST I have always loved dance, ballet and musical theatre as well as theatre itself. I did a fair amount of folk dancing as a teen and even did some performances with a small local troupe. When my kids started their formal dance training, they had already been […]

July 20, 2015  |  Read Article