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Seeking Barrier-Free Dance Education

Silva Laukkanen discusses how the disability dance field is behind in terms of education, and how Art Spark Texas’ research project is assessing what existing opportunities are out there and what more needs to be done.

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Shaking Our Ground

“I feel like we have only just begun to understand the breadth of the field of disability in dance.” Silva Laukkanen shares how working on the Discussing Disability in Dance Project has shaped her perspective.

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Disability Belongs in Dance

Melissa van Wijk, director of Born Dancing in New York City, shares her trajectory and how she came to believe that all dance students should be learning that disability belongs in dance.

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Steering Dance into the Unknown

 Gladys Agulhas, a dance artist, choreographer, and dance facilitator who has pioneered disability dance practices in South Africa, reflects on the state of inclusive dance in her country.

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Rethinking Disabled Leadership in Dance

Kate Marsh, a disabled dance artist, researcher, and an assistant professor at Coventry University in the UK, reflects on how the discourse on disability has evolved during her career.

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