Sekou McMiller partners Desiree Godsell onstage in front of a piano.

Making Afro Latin Jazz Dance ‘Shine’ With a Reunion of Styles

Bonnie Eissner profiles Afro Latin jazz dancer and choreographer Sekou McMiller about his work pushing partnered Latin social dances forward by looking to their roots in West African dance, African American jazz, and Caribbean and American dance cultures.

April 15, 2024 | Read Article

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The Spring/Summer 2024 Print Issue!

Stance on Dance's spring/summer 2024 print publication is out! Get your copy now!

April 8, 2024 | Read Article

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Dance as Social Action

Ana Maria Alvarez, director of Los Angeles-based CONTRA-TIEMPO, reflects on some of the company's history and influences as well as how the company draws on dances from the Afro-Latine diaspora.

April 1, 2024 | Read Article

Omari Wiles, Arturo Lyons, Bill Rauch, and Zhailon Levingston Photo by Matthew Murphy.

‘Cats’ Struts Back to the Stage as an LGBTQ Ball

Andrew Lloyd Webber's blockbusting musical "Cats" takes on a whole new meaning when Omari Wiles, Arturo Lyons, Bill Rauch, and Zhailon Levingston restage the play as an LGBTQ ball.

March 25, 2024 | Read Article

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Emily

In Cleo Person's poem "Emily," she creates a swirl of poetic gestures and details, "each finger paints the space like form and light."

March 21, 2024 | Read Article