Did You Know?: Dasha Chernova

In 2017 Bay Area-based and Russian-born Dasha Chernova began Telaboratoria (in Russian, โ€œteloโ€ means body and โ€œlaboratoriaโ€ means laboratory), a program offering dance and theater improvisation classes and workshops designed […]

Exploring Power and Agency in Early Childhood Dance

In the current political backdrop of the United States and the slew of problems weโ€™re facing, the role of the early dance educator has never been more vital to ensuring […]

Do You Know? Alicia Langlais

Highlighting the Activities of Artists/Organizations in Our Region Alicia โ€œthe Dance Dragon Slayerโ€ Langlais is a self-described dance entrepreneur; whose work includes teaching and coaching. Alicia says she hopes that […]

23rd Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest Online

Micaya is pleased to present the 23rd Annual San Francisco International Hip Hop DanceFest Online. This yearโ€™s festival will feature pre-recorded performances by six dance companies from around the globe. […]

Isadora Duncan Dance Awards Committee Announces Nominees and Honorees for 2018-19 Performance Season

The Isadora Duncan Dance Awards, known locally as the Izzies, are awarded annually to acknowledge creative achievements in the performance and presentation of dance. This year the Isadora Duncan Dance […]

Dancing Again: My Body After a Near-Death Experience

As a dancer and choreographer, I always expected I would experience an injury, but I never imagined it would be something so significant as re-learning to walk, shower, and eat. […]

Fabric Animal: Weaving Bodies Through Time

On a recent afternoon in Emeryville, Sonsherรฉe Giles and Sebastian Grubb gave a work-in-progress showing of their upcoming duet, Fabric Animal, to long-time Bay Area choreographer Nancy Karp. They have […]

Swing Dance Lives On in the Bay Area

Impossible to resist. You know that toe-tapping, pre- World War II tune “Sing, Sing, Sing” that commands you to dance the moment you hear it? That was the point of […]

Did You Know? Bahiya Movement

Photo by Chani Bockwinkel Highlighting the Activities of Artists/Organizations in Our Region Bahiya Movement was founded in 2011 by mother/daughter team Afia and Nafi Thompson. Bahiya is a Swahili/Arabic word […]

In Practice: Meet Talli Jackson

Photo by Eric Polizer I grew up in Brooklyn (New York, not Wisconsin; if you think the clarification is unnecessary, youโ€™ve never been to Wisconsin). And this is what it […]