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The following are twelve moments that ping pong through time to reflect on our past, present, and future selves. 

Bali Takes Center Stage

With the mere mention of the word “Bali,” images of lush, green rice terraces and dancing maidens often come to mind. Though just one of over 17,000 islands that make […]

Leading the Dance Field Through Change

During my first few months as the executive director of Dance/USA, I engaged dance leaders from around the country in conversations about the state of the field. What are they […]

Hope Comes Home

In an election year, everything begins to sound like a political slogan. Take the name, “Hope Mohr.” Is that catchy or what? Of course, that’s not fair—except nothing’s fair, it’s […]

Ancestral Re-memberance (Egypt) + Playlist

The rhythm of your heartbeat, strong and deep, as it drums your life’s beautiful song. Can you hear it?  Do you know what language that is? We have been waking up to this melody for centuries.

Family in Site

Panching Photo by Jessica Swanson. [ID: Panching, an elder Filipina, is in profile to the camera. She looks out a window of an historic house at Fort Barry with a […]

Winter-Spring Preview: Experience Something New, Jan 2009

Watching Bay Area dance is rewarding because the offerings are so varied and rich. Watching Bay Area dance is frustrating because the offerings are so varied and rich. Both statements […]

SF International Arts Festival: Clouds of Fish

Clouds of Fish is symbolic of the plight of fish in the oceans ,that we have to protect our fellow species assuring our own future. Sha Sha Higby is known […]

Teach to Inspire: Takami Craddock and Corrine Nagata on Teaching Kids

I’ve had the wonderful privilege to work with some amazing choreographers and dancers throughout my dancing life, but to be truly honest, the people who have inspired me the most have […]

Conversations with Anna Halprin

Photo by Rick Chapman As surely everyone must know by now, Anna Halprin turns 100 on July 13, 2020. Just as her work has celebrated the dancer in every body, […]