Bringing Dance Home

An Interview with Summer Belnap Robertson Summer Belnap Robertson is the artistic director of St. George Dance Company in St. George, Utah. After dancing in New York City, she returned to her hometown in southern Utah, where she has played a major role in building the adult dance scene. She […]

September 27, 2018  |  Read Article

Researching Every Step Along the Way

An Interview with Becca Fullmer BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Becca Fullmer is a member of Salt Contemporary Dance, a new contemporary dance company based in Salt Lake City, UT. She is also the director of its second company, Salt 2. Becca likens the work of contemporary dance to that of research, […]

January 2, 2017  |  Read Article

Navigating a Competitive Field

An Interview with Jamie A. Johnson BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT Jamie Johnson is a Utah-based ballet dancer, teacher and choreographer who has danced, taught and presented work nationally and internationally. In this interview, she looks at how young women in ballet are either encouraged or discouraged to have a voice, and […]

September 19, 2016  |  Read Article

We Will See

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 […]

June 22, 2015  |  Read Article