Pretendians in Dance
Snowflake Arizmendi-Calvert, a performance artist based in the Bay Area, discusses the problem of pretendians (people pretending to be Indians) in dance, and how folks can learn to advocate for Indigenous artists.
December 19, 2022 | Read Article
Reclaiming An Invisible Woman’s Dance
Dr. Yashoda Thakore, a Kuchipudi dancer and scholar in India, researches the Kalavantulu, the women temple dancers from Telugu-speaking areas. She describes their historical significance and why she is trying to erase the stigma around them through education.
December 12, 2022 | Read Article
A Ballet Dancer’s Journey to Loving Herself
Michelle Chaviano, a ballet dancer with Ballet North Texas, reflects on her harrowing journey with body dysmorphia and disordered eating as a young student at English National Ballet School.
December 5, 2022 | Read Article
Encounters with Flamenco in Spain
Shebana Coelho, a writer and performer currently studying flamenco in Spain, reflects with her colleagues and classmates on what it means to encounter flamenco as an art form and way of life.
November 28, 2022 | Read Article
The Movement of Memory
Mary Trunk, a filmmaker and dance artist in Altadena, CA, shares the process of creating her film, "Muscle Memory," which explores aging in dance by reuniting with her college dance friends from UC Santa Cruz.
November 21, 2022 | Read Article
