Art by Amber Heaton; http://www.amberheaton.com/

From Blog Director Jill Randall:

I am currently pursuing my MFA in Creative Practice in the new low residency program at Saint Mary's College in California. Now with new eyes, I have a deeper appreciation for the advice given to choreographers in the artist profiles each week here on the blog.

I have decided to revisit the past artist profiles from the last 3 years, and will highlight the choreographic advice and inspiration. 

These posts can be enjoyed by dance artists of all ages, and the posts can also be used each week within a college level composition/choreography course to offer current, fresh, real-world advice from artists around the United States.

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Know you are special and have a voice but don’t be precious. Have a sense of humor and dispassion so you can self-critique without it hurting too much. Be brave and fail.

Know that talent is persistence as much as anything.

To read Amelia's full artist profile, click here.

From Daniel Charon, Artistic Director of the Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company:

1-Make a lot of work.

2-See a lot of dance.

3-Seek a trusted mentor and artistic sounding board and actually listen to him/her even if you don’t agree. Then, do what you feel is right.

To read Daniel's artist profile, click here.

From Colleen Thomas, Artistic Director of Colleen Thomas Dance:

Create unconditionally, stay curious and follow your intuition/heart. Also, figure out how to share your work (physically and verbally) with others even if it’s in your living room.

To read Colleen's artist profile, click here.

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