Dance Educators: On a Road to Create Change

Fifteen years ago, I found myself listening deeply to the stories my friends told about trying to teach dance in schools. Consider the experiences of two typical educators: Josh, a […]

March 2014

Welcome By Wayne Hazzard Dancing with Jiajia on the Spine of the Temple of Heaven By Aleta Hayes Movement Exchange: Building a Model for Sustainable Dance Diplomacy By Rob Taylor […]

Excerpts From The Creative Formula: Compose, Choreograph, and Capture Your Masterpiece

Editor’s note: Working to fulfill our creative dreams can be daunting at times and finding ways to navigate the ebb and flow of this journey can provide a newfound energy […]

Bringing the Message: Naomi Diouf and Diamano Coura West African Dance Company

My conversation with Naomi Diouf, who with her husband Dr. Zakayria (Zak) Diouf is artistic director of Diamano Coura West African Dance Company, came about because of the upcoming celebration, […]

Welcome, December 2014

Criticisms are complex, even those couched as comment, evaluation or review, and especially those that have friend and family attached to them. Ultimately, delivery, tone and an informed perspective play […]

Event Submitted

Thanks for submitting your performance information to the Community Calendar Consider offering Dancers’ Group members a discount to your performance. An email goes out every Wednesday to over 1,800 members […]

Welcome

I am writing from a cozy living room in Los Altos, California, visiting with my husband’s family. A fire is burning in the fireplace, the sky is dark with storm […]

Why Re-Cycle ATLACUALO?

By José Navarrete Atlacualo: The Ceasing of Water is a multidisciplinary performance work that I created with Violeta Luna. It has been presented in two places: Eastside Arts Alliance in […]

Dancers’ Group: Celebrating 30 Years

Oh, to dance everyday at Footwork Footwork/Dancers’ Group had the finest modern dance floor I had ever worked on—wood wood wood, and just enough traction to allow a dancer to […]

Welcome

What sort of ancestor will you be? My ancestors laughed, cooked, suffered persecution, fell in love, escaped war, sought a better life, battled illness, upheld cultural traditions, cared for one […]