Making It: From a Noun to a Verb

BY GABRIELLE ZUCKER When I was 13, my definition of “making it” meant getting into a ballet company. It was as simple and as complicated as that. I would start out as a student, and then through profoundly hard work, find a way to turn myself into a professional. There […]

August 17, 2015  |  Read Article

Past the Prestige

Editorial Note: Each August for the past three years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY MAGGIE STACK I decided I was going to dance after […]

August 13, 2015  |  Read Article

A Frame of Mind

Editorial Note: Each August for the past three years, I’ve asked dance artists at different points in their careers what “making it” means to them. Please join us in looking at what “making it” means as a dancer, artist and human. BY TRACEY MUNN Dance has been a major focal point of […]

August 10, 2015  |  Read Article

Dating a Dancer

Jake Padilla is a musician currently living in Durango, CO. He has worked for a decade as a teacher and performer for various theater productions, bands and in solo performances. His girlfriend, Malinda LaVelle, is a dancer, choreographer, teacher and the artistic director of Project Thrust. This is the world […]

July 30, 2015  |  Read Article

It’s in the Blood

BY CATHY INTEMANN It must be in the DNA! How else can I explain Emmaly’s passion for dance? My parents loved to dance and as a young couple they square danced in Panama and Denver until the family grew to five children and their responsibilities increased. I still have a […]

July 27, 2015  |  Read Article