More than grass skirts…

More than grass skirts, tiki torches, and tan girls shaking their hips, hula is a culture and way of life. Started by Polynesian settlers on the Hawaiian islands, the origins […]

Proust Questionnaire

A sexy and creative force in the hula world, Patrick Makuakäne might be best known for his charismatic stage presence and innovative choreography. Born and raised in Honolulu, Hawai’i, Makuakäne […]

Toward and Away: Strengthening Family Bonds Through Creative Dance

At a community resource center in Berkeley, a young child and her mother are dancing together, playing the “freeze dance” game with the rest of the class. The young child […]

Going Gaga: New Movement in the Middle East, Sept 2009

Blessed with a small grant and an apartment I found on Craigslist, I travelled recently to Israel and Palestine’s Occupied Territories to investigate dance and cultural diversity. For five weeks […]

Moving Values: 2012 Dancers Choice Award Recipients: Ernesto Sopprani

Della Davidson and Ernesto Sopprani are the recipients of the 2012 Bay Area Dance Week Dancers Choice Award. This tradition, in its 5th year, celebrates individuals and organizations that are […]

Dancing in the Museum

When you look at a white-walled cube or empty courtyard, do you see a performance space? If you knew the history of every hundred- or thousand-year-old painting, sculpture, and anthropological […]

TADA! Educators Change the Future of California Dance

Maria, a high school senior in Fremont, California has a dilemma. She needs to choose between three exemplary undergraduate college dance teacher education programs—New York University, California State University East […]

THE LIVES OF A DANCE/DANCER: Keith Hennessy on his collaboration with Sara Shelton Mann

IN JANUARY, A REUNION took place at CounterPulse among eight former members of Contraband, the legendary radical dance troupe founded and directed by Sara Shelton Mann and active in San Francisco […]

New View: The Flight Deck

In Dance spoke with Executive Director, Anna Shneiderman about Ragged Wing Ensemble’s new space, The Flight Deck. What is The Flight Deck? The Flight Deck is a collaborative arts space […]

Dance Discourse Project #19

Re-imagining Our Cultural Commons: Making Spaces for Dance Hosted at [freespace] in San Francisco, CounterPulse and Dancers’ Group invited the public into a discussion of the tactics, modes and imagination […]