Did You Know: The Meadow

A new space for dance and music has opened in North Oakland. Now open for rentals, choreographer Liz Tenuto shares her thoughts on The Meadow. Tell us about yourself and […]

Activating National and Local Connections to Further Physically Integrated Dance

For the first time in the United States, a national convening on the future of physically integrated dance took place earlier this year. This event, held over three days in […]

Ballet Revives in San José: Dalia Rawson’s New San José Nutcracker

In the past, California struck it rich with the Gold Rush; today, the Golden State flourishes with the tech boom. With the rise of the tech industry, the Bay Area […]

Dance Discourse Project #23

Visioning a More Human Dwelling Place Saturday, Dec 3, 2016, 3p, doors open at 2:30pm at the NEW Counterpulse, 80 Turk St, SF FREE – RSVP here: counterpulse.org The precise role of […]

Welcome

When our Executive Director, Wayne, asked all of us at Dancers’ Group to reflect on our hopes for 2017 for the January/February issue of In Dance, I was at a loss. […]

Gaining Perspectives, Changing Perceptions – ARTICLE #2: Our World in Constant Motion

Editors Note: In the December 2016 issue of In Dance Farah Yasmeen Shaikh wrote about her experiences as a Pakistani Muslim-American woman Kathak artist and her work teaching and performing […]

In Practice: Mix’d Ingrdnts Performing Resistance

Early in the introduction to What a Body Can Do: Technique as Knowledge, Practice as Research, Ben Spatz writes, “Supposedly people join theatre and dance companies to perform in front […]

Welcome

Someplace, else Over dinner with my best friend Danelia, who is an outdoor educator and leader, I expressed a desire to leave San Francisco for some ‘nature therapy.’ I shared […]

Create, Reflect, Advocate, Repeat

Jochelle Perena teaching at Luna Dance Institute / photo by Michael Ertem Dance Teaching Artist is my primary job and Professional Learning Manager, my secondary role at Luna Dance Institute. […]

The Luckiest Teacher: Lisa Aguilar’s 40 Year Commitment to Tahitian Dance

Lisa Aguilar is the Ra’atira Pupu (Director) and Choreographer for the East Bay-based Tahitian Dance Company, Te Mana O Te Ra. I spent a Sunday afternoon speaking with Lisa about her […]