Choice Compliments To Give A Dancer
BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Everyone likes compliments, especially us vain dancers. In honor of National Compliment Day (celebrated annually on January 24th), compliment a dancer near you! Need some tips? We’re here to help! ~~ See a dancer on the street? Casually ask her/him: “Excuse me, are…
Read articleA Steamy Nutcracker Christmas
LYRICS BY ANDY PRIMM AND EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, ILLUSTRATION BY MAGGIE STACK, DAVID GEIST ON PIANO, ANDY PRIMM ON VOCALS, YOUR MOM ON TOP OF THE PIANO It’s another Christmas Eve. The Rat King has been banished. The Sugar Plum Fairy and her entourage have taken off for the night. Clara…
Read articleDance-Floor-To-Dining-Room Words of Encouragement
BY CATHY INTEMANN, MAGGIE STACK and EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Don’t be a turkey this Thanksgiving! Stay cool with these dance-floor-to-dining-room words of encouragement! Try harder to lift that leg! Under every beautiful costume is some dank underwear – you’re not alone! Rake up those dolla bill$$$$… NOT! Keep breathing, even if…
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BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATIONS BY MAGGIE STACK Happy Halloween! It’s the spookiest day of the year! And lest you think the spooks are haunting the woods or old buildings, we’ve got news for you. The scariest things you’ll encounter are actually in your dance class… so beware! The Spookiest Things…
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BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; DRAWINGS BY MAGGIE STACK For the past month, I’ve interviewed several female choreographers and artistic directors of ballet companies across the country on the topic of female leadership. Their responses spanned the gamut and were insightful and provocative. However, I’ve come to the conclusion that we have…
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