Rad Dads

I HAVE A 2-YEAR-OLD SON. He’s awesome. There’s something so basic about raising a kid. it’s an exercise in being present. The moment your attention wanders—your kid calls you on […]

Stretching the Limits: Managing Hypermobile Joints

Proper care of a hypermobile body can mean the difference between a fulfilling career and sidelined dreams. We know it when we see it: the hyperextended line of an arabesque, […]

SF Dance Film Festival Spring Fling

Bringing live performance from the stage to the screen, San Francisco Dance Film Festival’s Spring Fling Festival pays tribute to all the dancers who were prevented from performing live for the […]

Stealing Stories: Leyya Tawil

You poor little creature…what is yours? Your house…your job…your kitchen chairs and the number plate on the door…ah! But these don’t belong to you. By what right did they come […]

A Conversation on Inquiry and Performance with Tammy Johnson and Larry Arrington

This year marks the 5th Anniversary of Deborah Slater Dance Theater’s Studio 210 Summer Residency. As an arguably unicornesque opportunity. In a city where rehearsal and performance space rental fees […]

Leaving an Imprint: The Necessity of Dancers for Livelihood

“When I’m taking dance class, I just feel so able. I feel like my body can do anything; like I’m Wonder Woman or something.” “Dancing meant so much to me […]

Collective Matters on Dance and Other Body Modifications

Dancing Around Race (DAR) explores the socio-cultural dimensions of race within the interconnected fields of choreography, dance presentation, dance training, funding, curatorial practices, and dance criticism in U.S. contemporary and […]

The Space Between: From School To Company

Morning technique class, mid-day rehearsal, additional afternoon class, community outreach engagement, extra fine arts workshop, possible time with the company and perchance, an evening performance. Sounds like the schedule for […]

Big Dreams, Small Screen: Tuning Into Dance Reality Shows

IT’S BROUGHT US SCHEMING Survivors, sadistic restaurateurs and women intent on marrying millionaires they’ve never met. And reality TV is now dance’s biggest venue, with shows like So You Think […]

SPEAK: Take This Dance and Shove It

EDITOR’S NOTE: For Scott Wells and Dancers’ upcoming season, they have invited two choreographers working in diverse dance forms and approaches to collaborate with Wells in the creation of a […]