My Old Friend Ballet
By Emmaly Wiederholt In my heart of hearts I am a ballet dancer. Since I was five years old I have not gone longer than a month without finding myself in ballet class. It is my first and deepest love in the realm of dance, and its physical and psychological […]
November 12, 2012 | Read Article
“Who Asked For It?”: A Dance Film
By Rajendra Serber [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=66ZB25ZJW6o] “This film (‘Who Asked for It’) is a very personal kinetic poem about things that are on my mind, thoughts that are behind the facade of winning at my career. I’ve been thinking a lot about family and time; about my father’s eventual death and my […]
November 10, 2012 | Read Article
Measure the Music: “Pyramid Song” by Radiohead
By Jake Padilla Measure 49-ish This song has always made me feel like a floating object about to learn how to walk. Instead of crawling to walk, I’m floating before the ground. I can’t even gage what it feels like. And after taking thought to the idea of landing, slowly […]
November 8, 2012 | Read Article
Countertechnique: A Practice, a Process, a Pleasure
By Charles Slender About a month ago, Emmaly Wiederholt asked if I would be interested in contributing something to Stance on Dance about my recent experiences studying, practicing, and becoming certified to teach Anouk van Dijk’s Countertechnique. What an opportunity – I said yes! I shortly realized though…that I had […]
November 5, 2012 | Read Article