Fiction and Freedom within “The Bacchae”

Acclaimed Lisbon-based choreographer Marlene Monteiro Freitas shares the impetus and process behind her newest work, "Bacchae: Prelude to a Purge."

November 4, 2019  |  Read Article

Tired of Your Ballet Routine? Spice It Up with Dressage!

Tired of the usual ballet training at the barre, stuck in a studio all day with only mirrors to look at? Now trending: Ballet Dressage! Train with the horses with the wind at your back!

October 31, 2019  |  Read Article

A Dance to Understand Cancer

Bay Area director/choreographer Lenora Lee describes how she created "In the Skin of Her Hands" by gathering interviews with breast cancer survivors and combining them with contemporary and aerial dance.

October 28, 2019  |  Read Article

Growing GASP! Dance Collective

Hahna Briggs, cofounder of GASP! Dance Collective, which provides inclusive dance for people with and without disabilities in Dunedin, New Zealand, shares how GASP! got started, how it’s organized, and how it might evolve in the future.

October 24, 2019  |  Read Article

A Short Pause for A Wedding

Dear readers, I’m getting married this week! And will thus be taking a short pause from Stance on Dance to focus on this wonderful life event. Thanks as always for reading and supporting, and I promise there will be more stances on dance before you know it! Your fearless editor, […]

October 17, 2019  |  Read Article