Balance is Not a Still Point: An Interview with Valerie Baadh Garrett

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING It was one of those serendipitous mornings in San Francisco when the fog half lifts over the Golden Gate Bridge, casting an effervescence on the surrounding beaches. Valerie dived into movement the way a wave dives into itself. The sand rode the pull […]

October 19, 2016  |  Read Article

A Wisdom that Needs to be Expressed

BY EMMALY WIEDERHOLT; PHOTOGRAPHS BY GREGORY BARTNING In a 14-day whirlwind filled with little sleep and lots of caffeine, I travelled with photographer Gregory Bartning from Los Angeles up the coast to Seattle, interviewing 25 dancers and hosting five public events to finish and promote our Dancing Over 50 Project, […]

September 14, 2015  |  Read Article