In Dance


The CONCEPT Series; Caffeine, Cake and Concert Dance

What if going to a dance concert were more like going to the movies? You could sit back and relax, ...


Training With Intention

My key years of modern dance training in the 90s as an undergraduate came at the time of the highly ...


IXALT Artfully Embraces the Sacred and the Secular

From its origins, dance has served as a form of worship. From Afro-Cuban Orisha dances honoring ...


Dancing Diplomacy; One Woman’s Journey to the Heart of Kathak

The traditional Kathak solo is alive and well. In India? Maybe not. But in California, yes! In ...


Review: Side by Side; November 3, 2007, Julia Morgan Center

Anyone walking down the 2600 block of Berkeley’s College Avenue was treated to both a warm evening ...


SPEAK: A Community Perspective

Mankind is a celebrating animal. Our time is filled with moments of public jubilation and quiet ...


For the Love of Dance; Dance Writers on Criticism, Nov 2007

This month Dancers’ Group asked seven Bay Area dance critics the following series of questions ...


What do you Think About Dance Criticism? A Community Responds

We recently sent out a call out to nearly 30 Bay Area dance artists representing a broad ...


Dance Criticism; The Relationship Between Critics and Artists

As a sociologist, my understanding of the dynamic between critics and artists begins with the ...


Curtain Up on ODC

After 27 straight years housing some of San Francisco’s most memorable dance performances, ODC ...