Still In It Together: An Interview with Nancy Davis and Jim Lane

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Nancy and Jim are partners in every sense of the word – dancing partners, business partners and life partners. Though their physical abilities in dance couldn’t be more different, their joint love of ballet is as strong as the tip of a pointe shoe; […]

September 11, 2017  |  Read Article

Present Day Dancing

Lillian Barbeito is the co-director of BODYTRAFFIC, a contemporary dance company in Los Angeles, California. She shares her views on contemporary dance’s relevance and context. This interview is part of a series on contemporary dance. ~~ How would you define contemporary dance to someone without a background in dance? Moving […]

January 9, 2017  |  Read Article

Balance is Not a Still Point: An Interview with Valerie Baadh Garrett

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING It was one of those serendipitous mornings in San Francisco when the fog half lifts over the Golden Gate Bridge, casting an effervescence on the surrounding beaches. Valerie dived into movement the way a wave dives into itself. The sand rode the pull […]

October 19, 2016  |  Read Article

Still, I’m A Stage

Happy National Poetry Month from Stance on Dance! BY ANGELINA PRENDERGAST; ILLUSTRATION BY LIZ BRENT   A very splendid thing. But you always see me at my best… When the house is full and the attention is drawn to the stage.   Chest wide open receiving attention like a newborn […]

April 18, 2016  |  Read Article

Dancing Over 50: One Last Push

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Three years ago, I started interviewing dancers over 50. My friend, Gregory Bartning, photographed them in movement, and together we embarked on what would evolve into a major project: 54 interviews with dancers ranging in age from 50 to 95, living along the […]

March 21, 2016  |  Read Article