The Dance Falls of December – The Hitting of the Wall

By Emmaly Wiederholt Ever feel like you’ve metaphorically hit a wall? Why not literally hit a wall!? Famed dance-fall expert Liz Brent explains the basics of The Hitting of the Wall, demonstrated by the ever brave and bold Maggie Stack. This holiday season, don’t just make your audience gasp, make […]

December 19, 2013  |  Read Article

The Dance Falls of December – The Knee Drop

By Emmaly Wiederholt Continuing with the gift of dance falls, dance-teacher-extraordinaire Liz Brent gives you the Knee Drop, demonstrated by dance-faller-extraordinaire Malinda LaVelle. Nothing says, “I’m dynamic and innovative” like a good knee buckle that sends your body flailing to the floor. Dramatic, sensational, and always provoking that “whoa…ouch” response, […]

December 16, 2013  |  Read Article

The Dance Falls of December – The Martha

By Emmaly Wiederholt In this post-post-post-post-post modern dance world where we’ve stopped counting posts and where no one’s sure where choreography is headed, I’d like to take a time out and tell you exactly where choreography is headed (to the floor) and how to get there (you fall down). Yes, […]

December 12, 2013  |  Read Article

Getting Good at Dance

By Emmaly Wiederholt Have you heard about Karen X. Cheng, who taught herself to dance in a year by video recording herself practicing dance each day which she then made into a time-lapse video that went viral? I hadn’t heard of her until recently when I was in the audience […]

December 9, 2013  |  Read Article

Everyone Should Dance

By Stephanie Salts In a farewell speech to the San Francisco Conservatory of Dance summer students and their parents, Summer Lee Rhatigan closed her thoughts and thanks with these abrupt few words, “And finally, I think everyone should dance.” It was funny because she wasn’t talking about people with coordination, […]

December 5, 2013  |  Read Article