Sydney: Pushing Forward

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 18, 2016  |  Read Article

From One Pursuit to the Next

BY MARIA WALLINE I can’t identify one specific event that caused me to stop dancing. Over the years, a series of factors came to a head leading me to take the focus of my life in a different direction.  I started dancing, specifically ballet, when I was three. As a […]

October 26, 2015  |  Read Article

Despite All Odds: An Interview with Shirley Jenkins

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING Shirley came to the interview prepared: she had music, a costume and even a little dance prepared. Latin music cut across the exposed brick wall and wood floor, catching Shirley with her skirt rustling up her thighs and her long hair whipping behind […]

January 15, 2015  |  Read Article