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

Erin: A Moving Archive

Each summer for the past four years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in to chart how these young women grow and mature through dance. […]

July 28, 2016  |  Read Article

National Dance Institute of New Mexico: Making Dance a Reality

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT The National Dance Institute – New Mexico is an organization that goes into the public schools and teaches dance classes to kids. For students interested in continuing their dance education, they end up in the afterschool program led by Allegra Lillard. Allegra reflects on the most meaningful […]

March 3, 2016  |  Read Article

From the Mom of Many Dancers

BY NAOMI PRENDERGAST I have always loved dance, ballet and musical theatre as well as theatre itself. I did a fair amount of folk dancing as a teen and even did some performances with a small local troupe. When my kids started their formal dance training, they had already been […]

July 20, 2015  |  Read Article

Finding Her Beauty

Each summer for the past three years, I have asked a group of young dancers where they are with dance. I leave the question open-ended in order for them to answer however it resonates personally. My goal is to create a yearly check-in by which to chart how these young women […]

July 16, 2015  |  Read Article