Seven dancers in a clump onstage making various shapes

Building Fat Community Through Dance

Jessica Judd and Matilda St. John, co-directors of Big Moves and its performance company emFATic DANCE, discuss how Big Moves has supported and reflected the Bay Area fat community for more than 20 years.

November 29, 2021  |  Read Article

Cathleen sitting in a straddle on the sidewalk wearing a huge black tutu

The Power of Fat Girls Dancing

Cathleen Meredith, founder of FATGIRLSDANCE in New York City, describes how she created a viral dance movement that promotes the visibility of fat dancers everywhere, as well as how negative stereotypes about fat people are untrue and cause physical and emotional harm.

November 15, 2021  |  Read Article

Charlotte Moraga dancing in a swirling green and gold dress

Innovating Kathak Dance

Kathak dancer/choreographer Charlotte Moraga and sarod musician Alam Khan discuss their upcoming work "Mantram" and how they are innovating within the kathak tradition.

October 11, 2021  |  Read Article

Vanessa Cruz in white long tutu dancing next to her walker

My Ancestor’s Wildest Dream

Vanessa Cruz, a dance artist based in Southern California, relates how she has faced relentless ableism in her pursuit of a dance degree and other opportunities, and how "making it" as a dancer with a disability is particularly challenging.

October 4, 2021  |  Read Article

Brittany Delany whirling in park

Always Making and Being Made

Brittany Delany, a dance artist in Los Angeles, shares the many ways her life intersects with the performing arts, and how she views her work as always making and being made.

September 27, 2021  |  Read Article