Making Dance and Motherhood Work Together

BY MICAYLA DURAN Editorial Note: Each August for the past six 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. ~~ Did you “make it?” Usually this type […]

August 20, 2018  |  Read Article

Dancing on Sands

An Interview with Donne Lewis BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT, PHOTOS BY APRIL FREEMAN Donne Lewis is a tap dancer and foot percussionist in Albuquerque, NM. About six years ago, she discovered tapping on sand in a workshop. Since then, she has devoted herself to studying and developing the art of dancing […]

July 12, 2018  |  Read Article

Pace and Space

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT There’s no denying that different environments – big cities, small towns, countryside retreats, even different geographical areas like foggy coastlines or expansive deserts – create different experiences of pace and space. There’s the rush of millions of people moving in multitudinous directions in large metropolises, versus the […]

May 24, 2018  |  Read Article

Professional is Awake

HOLLY MAIZ is a dancer, mover, dance/movement therapist and improviser in Santa Fe, New Mexico, who practices dance in a deep, integrative way that informs her understanding of professionalism. Her responses below are part of a larger series dissecting what it means to be a professional dancer. To read other perspectives […]

February 19, 2018  |  Read Article

The Camino of Pursuing Dance

LA EMI is a flamenco dancer in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She shares her view of flamenco as a camino, a path, rather than a destination at professionalism. Her responses are part of a larger series dissecting what it means to be a professional dancer. To read other perspectives on the […]

February 5, 2018  |  Read Article