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