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

Where Dance and Physical Therapy Meet

Abbey Richards is a dancer and physical therapist. She shares how each pursuit has informed the other. ~~ Why did you decide to go into physical therapy? Was it based in your experience in dance? My experience with physical therapy (PT) started when I was 14. I developed tendinitis and […]

March 30, 2016  |  Read Article

Slow Down and Look Up

BY EMILY JONES As I walk down the stairs inside the Bart Station at rush hour, I have an overhead view of the crowded platform below. Rows of people wait for the next train to carry them away from work. Scanning the crowd, I notice a common characteristic: most people […]

September 11, 2014  |  Read Article