Sophie does an arabesque jump onstage in a back dress. A pianist accompanies her.

Finding Her Own Way in Ballet

Sophie Rebecca, a ballet dancer in the UK, shares her journey as an adult dancer and her perspective on being a trans dancer in the very gendered world of ballet.

March 31, 2025 | Read Article

Aiano demonstrates a reach upward and backward with their other hand on their stomach. Students in the mirror behind her watch and follow.

Coming Home

Aiano Nakagawa, a dance artist, educator, facilitator, writer, and event producer in the Bay Area, shares their story confronting and overcoming their body image inner demons.

January 23, 2023 | Read Article

A compilation photo of Nick Brentley, Jaq Dalziel, and Kevin Seaman.

Tabled: Gender and Sexuality

Bay Area performance artists Nick Brentley, Jaq Dalziel, and Kevin Seaman discuss gender and sexuality as part of Chlo and Co's Tabled series.

March 31, 2022 | Read Article

Arguing for Equity through Quantitative Research

Elizabeth Yntema and Isabelle Vail at the Dance Data Project discuss why assessing ballet companies’ gender inequity through data analysis is key to addressing the issue and changing the field.

October 19, 2020 | Read Article

On Appropriating Gender, Sex and Identity

Justin Carder, Bhumi B. Patel and Grace Towers, all artists in the Bay Area, discuss the topic of Appropriating Gender, Sex and Identity: Authenticity in the Arts, part of the series Tabled by Chlo & Co Dance.

August 17, 2020 | Read Article