Promoting and Producing Footwork Worldwide

Jalen Barnes, director of TOG Footwork Station in Chicago, shares how he works to ignite enthusiasm for footwork culture both in Chicago and around the world.

November 5, 2020  |  Read Article

“Dancing to Tell the World That Our Lives Matter”

Chicago footworker MurdaMommy describes what she's doing to help her community get through the pandemic and protests by hosting online dance competitions and classes.

June 29, 2020  |  Read Article

Uplifting Voices through Burlesque and Dance

Jenn Freeman (aka Po’Chop), a Chicago-based performance artist, shares how she found her voice through burlesque and how her recent piece aimed to uplift Black women’s voices.

November 11, 2019  |  Read Article

It Comes Down to Loving Movement

PODCAST BY SILVA LAUKKANEN In this episode of DanceCast, Silva interviews Ginger Lane, a Chicago based dancer, teacher and choreographer. Ginger shares how the themes of dance and disability activism have come together in her career, specifically through her involvement with Access Living and MOMENTA Dance Company. She discusses the […]

June 10, 2019  |  Read Article

Professionalism Through a Burlesque Lens

RAVEN GEMINI is a burlesque dancer with Chicago’s Vaudezilla. She shares a peek into the world of burlesque dance and how some of the assumptions often made about professional dance differ in burlesque. Her responses are part of a larger series dissecting what it means to be a professional dancer. To […]

February 26, 2018  |  Read Article