The Conversations that Shift and Shape Dance Education

“An Unfinished Canvas: Arts Education in California: Taking Stock of Policy and Practice,” the 2007 report on arts education sponsored by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, told Californians what […]

Dance and Flower: dNaga’s peace about life: Dancing with Parkinson’s

We dancers demand an impossibly high degree of control—over our muscles, our bones, our emotions. We strive to defy powers greater than ourselves (gravity, for starters) and to outwit random […]

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 […]

Seeing Dance, Talking Dance in Washington, DC

With its flag-bedecked entrances, huge lobbies and wings that you get lost in, the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC speaks of an era now gone, an America self-confident and imperialistic. […]

95 WORDS FOR ANNA HALPRIN

Editor’s Note: As a way to further contribute to the 95 Rituals project that offers a variety of opportunities to pay tribute to the work of Anna Halprin, In Dance […]

Secondary Scores in Improvisations: Opening up the Space with Improvisation as Performance

The Unspoken Scores in Improvisation as Performance In a dance form that requires a heightened sense of patience, self motivation, confidence, risk taking, and willingness to fail (as well as […]

Corporate Giving 101

Ah, stalking the elusive corporate donor! Back in the good ol’ fundraising days (the mid-80’s, in case you’re wondering), oil companies, banks, department stores, you-name-it, every corporation in America seemed […]

The Lively Foundation: Adult Ballet on Zoom

Adult Ballet online. Appropriate intermediate levels. Full barre plus combinations for small spaces. Register by emailing livelyfoundation@sbcglobal.net Taught by Leslie Friedman. She has taught ballet companies in Europe, China, US […]

Rosemary Hannon & Miriam Wolodarski: This is It

“This is a time for dealing with reality as it is, not as you would have it be” (I Ching Online.net 2015). “But one thing is certain. If one is […]

BANDALOOP: LOOM:FIELD

Join BANDALOOP for their 30-Year Anniversary at this open-to-the-public performance. *Family-friendly show on April 16th at 5pm includes performances by special guest, Alphabet Rockers! Accessibility: Email chelsea@bandaloop.org to reserve ADA seating, […]