Image Description: A photo of Vanessa on stage with her walker named Pluto. She is wearing all black and has a white mesh head piece that looks like an abstract Venus fly trap. Her walker has a costume on that is a white fabric looped around the purple metal parts of her walker. In the background, there are six dancers in a wide stance leaning back.

The Urgency of Accessibility in Higher Education Dance Training

Bradford Chin, a disabled dance artist, DEIJ/accessibility consultant, and audio describer for dance based in Chicago and San Francisco, argues why higher education needs to make dance training more accessible for students with disabilities.

May 6, 2024 | Read Article

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Sharing Dance Across Populations

Naomi Goldberg Haas, artistic director of Dances For A Variable Population in New York City, promotes strong and creative movement among adults of all ages and abilities through educational and performance opportunities.

January 29, 2024 | Read Article

Willyum stands on a small white quare table onstage dressed in a patchwork costume. He looks behind him with a purple pillow on his shoulder. and carrying a

A Multifaceted Dance Journey

Vogue and physical theater artist Willyum LaBeija descibres the many facets of his performing career, from the US Army to the Royal House of LaBeija to UMO Ensemble in Seattle's recent production "Squeeze."

November 6, 2023 | Read Article

Stuart is in a studio wearing trousers and a pink shirt. He is midstep with arms up and head back.

Rethinking Mental Health Access in Dance

Stuart Waters, a dancer, teacher, and choreographer based in the UK, focuses on mental health and how building containers for mental health support is part of creating access in performance practices.

July 31, 2023 | Read Article

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Imaginative and Alternative Dance Ecologies

Petra Kuppers, a dancer, writer, community performance artist, and disability culture activist based in Ypsilanti, MI, describes how she uses imagination to activate and engage community in accessible ways.

July 24, 2023 | Read Article