An Update from the Choreography Studio
In January, I wrote about the challenges of starting a new piece of choreography for the new year. As sometimes happens with creative work, those plans fell through, but I […]
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Everyday Advocacy
My last blog post focused on the “doom and gloom” of the impending dismantling of the National Endowment for the Arts. But I am not a doom and gloom person. […]
Art In Uncertain Times
Regardless of your political views, it is clear that we are living in uncertain times. Things are bound to change under this new administration, perhaps drastically, if the events of the […]
Choreography in the modern (dance) world.
The beginning of a new dance, for me, is always a little bittersweet. There is lots of joy, for being able to do what I love, and bring ideas and […]
2017
I am a sucker for new beginnings. Growing up, every September offered a desperately-welcomed chance to reinvent myself in the eyes of my peers. The start of summer dance intensives marked […]
At times like these, Why?
For a little while now I’ve been questioning why I do what I do for a living. The doubt is actually a huge part of the reason I haven’t been […]
We Created Maddie Ziegler
Lately, this article by Alexandra Villarreal has been circling around the internet, as have many angry responses and annoyed posts bemoaning everything from the author’s ignorance about the dance world, […]
