Movement Activism

An Interview with Diana Thielen Diana Thielen, based in Berlin, Germany, is a dancer/performer, teacher of the Axis Syllabus, dedicated feminist, and student of education and gender studies. In addition to teaching and performing, she runs the blog movementactivism.com, where she writes about her intersectional inquiry and fascination with the […]

January 8, 2018  |  Read Article

Felicitas: I Could Finally Breathe

Each summer for the past five years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow […]

July 13, 2017  |  Read Article

Coat

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; ILLUSTRATION BY CAMILLE TAFT Do you see your body                 hanging off you                 like a coat on a warm spring day? Pull up your skin                 like a pair of underwear                 and prepare to move in it. […]

April 10, 2017  |  Read Article

Felicitas: Resolving Mind and Body

Each summer for the past four years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow and mature through dance. […]

July 14, 2016  |  Read Article

Thin Intimacy

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! BY ESME KUNDANIS-GROW; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT Lean            in. {Breathe.} S                    c                        a                                   n.   Visit from a distance. Lock In.   disappear.   I want to take out my measuring tape and place it on your S  T  E  R  N  […]

April 28, 2016  |  Read Article