CBZ Foundation: Giving Ballroom Dance to Kids
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The CBZ Foundation has a tragic beginning and a beautiful, empowering middle. It’s ending, of course, has yet to come, but as long as it continues to make ballroom dance available to kids, I personally hope the end is nowhere in sight. I spoke with Kym Zion […]
February 4, 2016 | Read Article
If Dance Could Change the World
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY VIDA VILJOEN Duh My first week of grad school, I found myself in an elective called LACE Theory, a four-hour class comprised of only five students in which we fervently discussed the use of art as an agent for social change. LACE is an acronym […]
February 1, 2016 | Read Article
The DO’S and DON’T’S to Finding a Dance Partner
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT AND MAGGIE STACK Valentine’s Day is coming up! Here are some basic do’s and don’t’s to finding a partner on the dance floor! DO smile. DO feel confident. DON’T have bad body odor. DON’T wear too much cologne/perfume either. DON’T step on your partner’s feet. DON’T elbow your […]
January 28, 2016 | Read Article
Lindsey Kelley Brewer: Honest Intention
Lindsey Kelley Brewer is the artistic director of Lindsey Kelley Dance, a professional modern dance company based in Asheville, North Carolina. With the mission of providing artistic excellence in modern dance for the community of Asheville and beyond, Lindsey shares the successes and struggles she faces in making the wheels of Lindsey […]
January 21, 2016 | Read Article