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

Small Explosions

Editor’s note: This month on Stance on Dance, several dance artists have been asked to share a pivotal dance experience that changed their trajectory or the way they think about dance.  BY MADELYN BIVEN; ILLUSTRATION BY TRACEY TURNER Miriam Wolodarski’s Fall Work Mott Studio of ODC as part of the […]

March 12, 2015  |  Read Article

Juan Ruiz’ Story

BY LIZ BRENT This interview is part of Men Who Dance, an ongoing series that looks at the experiences of men in the field of dance. My name is Juan Ruiz. I am 20 years old, and I’m currently training in the Lines Ballet BFA program at Dominican University where I’ll […]

July 28, 2014  |  Read Article

Where are you in dance right now?

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Where are you in dance right now? I posed this question to twelve high-school dancers last year. My intention is to ask them each year for as long as they respond, hopefully chronicling their growth through the practice of dance. Only eight of the original twelve high-schoolers responded to my […]

July 21, 2014  |  Read Article