Cloud-like whisps of white painted against an indigo background.

Swollen and Scraped, Scattered in Pieces

Camille Taft, a Colorado front range-based mover and visual artist, responds to the open prompt to illustrate in response to dance and movement.

August 15, 2022 | Read Article

One shimmering human is held aloft by six others, legs straight and sharp, arm wearily reaching toward light, all wearing sequin costumes of gold, silver, black, blue, and purple.

Democratizing Dance

Pioneer Winter, choreographer and artistic director of Pioneer Winter Collective, an intergenerational, queer, and physically integrated company based in Miami, Florida, shares his belief that dance should not be exclusionary.

August 8, 2022 | Read Article

Illan mid jump in the air with clothing flying around him.

Nature’s Language in Movement, BODY, and Life

Illan Riviére, an artist, dancer, dance teacher, and movement philosopher based in Spain, shares his philosophy of geometry and how it is embedded in the fabric of life and art.

August 1, 2022 | Read Article

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Stand Up for Racial Equity

Dance educator and choreographer Cherie Hill discusses her commitment to advocacy and social justice through her involvement with the California Dance Education Association board, HMD/The Bridge Project, and her recent dance film "Seeds of Hope."

July 25, 2022 | Read Article

Maine field with forest in the background

A Dancer in the Woods

Katie Flashner moved from Southern California to Maine during the pandemic. Away from her ballroom dance opportunities, she asks: For a competitive dancer, how important is the aspect of competition to my identity as a dancer?

July 18, 2022 | Read Article