Three dancers are on a wood floor. One is laying down holding up a tennis ball. Another is kneeling and holding a tennis ball over their lowered head. A third is sitting cross legged and hunched over.

Revisiting Invisible Labor

Thomas Choinacky, a queer interdisciplinary artist in Philadelphia, discusses their piece "Forehand Down the Line," which highlights the invisible labor and queer movement of ball people in tennis.

August 19, 2024  |  Read Article

A light-skinned dancer wearing blue pants and a silver tank-top leans their body backwards while kneeling on a blue mat. Their long brown hair, tied back in a low pony-tail, drapes towards the floor as their left arm reaches gently forwards.

Erin: Considering Sustainability

Erin has been checking in with Stance on Dance every year for 12 years, sharing where dance has taken her each year. This year she expanded her nonprofit Dragons Dance and considered sustainability in her dance/movement practice.

August 5, 2024  |  Read Article

On a dark city street, a woman in black stands before several dancers wearing hoop skirts with LED lights.

Aiming to Achieve Absurd Beauty

Lyndel Quick, director of Blink Dance Theatre in Newton, Victoria, Australia, shares how the company is a vehicle for her creative practice, from live dance theatre performances, community workshops, text-based works, and dance films.

July 15, 2024  |  Read Article

Dancers wearing white move around the stage lifting long tube-like structures.

Impacting Many

Valerie Green, a dance artist in Queens, New York City, and the director of Valerie Green/Dance Entropy, shares how her choreography, teaching, and studio all come together to contribute to her mission of multicultural understanding through dance and community building.

July 1, 2024  |  Read Article

Two dancers in wheelchairs face off on a black stage. One is wearing a silver dress and headdress, the other is wearing black with face makeup.

Propelling Wheelchair Dance Forward

Helen Mason, artistic director of Propel Dance, a new all-wheelchair dance company in the UK, describes her goal to create more job opportunities for dancers who use wheelchairs.

June 10, 2024  |  Read Article