by shannondoolingdances | Jan 5, 2019 | For Choreographers
Do you want to become a better choreographer? Do you want to become a better choreographer? I think for most us, the answer is a resounding YES! No matter what stage of our choreography career we are at, we know that we can always tap into greater creativity to...
by shannondoolingdances | Dec 11, 2018 | For Choreographers, For Dance Studio Owners, For Dance Teachers
Why Winter Break is the perfect time for self-care One of my favorite parts of working in the dance industry? Winter break! OK, I know that I sound like a kid who says their favorite school subject is recess, but it’s true! Having a week or two in the...
by shannondoolingdances | Nov 14, 2018 | For Choreographers
“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...
by shannondoolingdances | Oct 10, 2018 | For Choreographers, For Dance Studio Owners, For Dance Teachers
I was standing over the kitchen sink way too early on a Sunday morning, dressed in my church clothes and frantically scrubbing a skillet, when my life almost changed forever. My son, who was six or eight months old and turning into quite the explorer, was perched...
by shannondoolingdances | Jun 13, 2018 | For Choreographers
Why you must refine and edit your choreography before performance If there is one thing I’ve learned in me nearly 20 years as a choreographer, it is that you can’t be is too precious about your work. The process of editing and refining your...
by shannondoolingdances | May 8, 2018 | For Choreographers, For Dance Studio Owners, For Dance Teachers
ArtistMotherWife is an occasional series in which I will explore topics related to the intersection of marriage, motherhood, and maintaining one’s career in the arts. Around 4:30am, I did the thing that all the pediatricians practically beg you not to do: I...
