The dreaded feeling of choreography block … chances are that if you’re reading this blog post, you’ve experienced it! Almost every choreographer goes through choreography block at one point or another. Choreography block can look and feel differently...
If there is one thing that seems to define the dance industry, I would say it is hustle. The dance life is not easy, by any means. Dancers have to work hard to achieve success, whether it is as a performer, choreographer, dance teacher, or dance business owner. There...
As issues of social justice become increasingly prominent in the media and on social media, it is likely that our students (or maybe even we ourselves!) will want to explore these themes through movement and choreography. Dance has been used as a platform for raising...
Dancers are nothing if not resilient. We walk confidently into classes, rehearsals, competitions, auditions, and performances, knowing that no matter how difficult the combinations or how stern the choreographer, whether we get platinum or get cut in the first round,...
“Making Dance Now” is an occasional blog series profiling choreographers and small dance companies to explore the challenges and rewards of creating, producing, and presenting choreography in today’s culture and economy. It’s my hope that this series will spark a...
This is the second in a guest blog series by Jonathan Cain, Chartered Financial Consult®, cellist, engineer, and (if I may add) husband extraordinaire! The goal of this series is to provide basic information on taxes for independent artists, such as performers, dance...
