Odissi Wildflower; A Modern Dancer

While working on a bachelor’s degree in American and English literature at the University of Washington, I took almost enough dance classes for a double major. Later, I moved to […]

The Wave of Things to Come

When the Republicans swept into power in the early 1980s they brought with them a fanatical commitment to business. Everything fit under the imperial umbrella of the marketplace, and everything […]

Embracing Fat: Technique, Performance and Movement Innovation

The following article is the first in a three-part series on body image and dance. Look for Part II in June and Part III in the July/August issue of In Dance

Total Eclipse of the Heart Review; Circo Zero at Theater Artaud

From the moment the cast of five stomps onto the stage in fuzzy, Where the Wild Things Are overcoats, until the last, sliding body descends from its rope, Sol Niger, […]

To PhD or Not to PhD

An overview of PhD programs across the U.S. and U.K.

Come Together: Two Perspectives on the College Dance Festival

Contemporary dance is thriving in our universities. At a time when funding for professional dance work is increasingly scarce, universities serve as sanctuaries for dance artists at all stages of […]

Working in The Garage: Tools to Help Carve Out Space for Contemporary Dance

Contemporary dance has a long history of being developed on the fringes of the cultural landscape. Choreographers have traditionally found space to make new work in basements, lofts, parking structures […]

Dance Discourse Project #11

How about some kale with that jump – why are food and dance showing up on   stage together right now? Is food playing a growing role in Bay Area […]

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Dancers’ Group is located in San Francisco’s SOMA District at 44 Gough Street, Suite 201, between Market and Mission Streets. We are wheelchair accessible, and located seven blocks from the […]