From Blog Director Jill Randall:
I hope that you are savoring the last days of summer. I know that for many dancers, like myself, we begin teaching again in the coming weeks. I am thrilled to see the readership for the blog grow over the past few months – now reaching over 6,000 readers each month. Thank you for your support and interest in the project (as well as your comments and shares of the postings). I do believe we are creating a vibrant network of artists throughout the US through this project – bringing voice and dialogue around really interesting work going on, and a generosity of spirit around our work.
I wanted to highlight some of the features on the blog this summer. In May, we reached the milestone of having profiled 100 artists on the blog. Over the past few months, I have revisited many of these profiles and pulled material from the posts to offer readers various perspectives around topics such as: being a teaching artist, parenting, what we look for in dancers, dancing in our 40s, dancing in our 50s, and much more.
It was also wonderful to have 10 dancers around the US write city guides for their areas, specifically for modern dancers. These guides provide valuable information as well as a good pulse on the dance communities throughout the US.
Numerous dancers who have written books also shared about their work, including Andrea Olsen, Mira-Lisa Katz, Kimerer LaMothe, and Judith Lynne Hanna.
The Virtual Book Club of the book The Cycle by Michael M. Kaiser inspired arts administrators and choreographers with companies to learn and grow as we build our work. Every few weeks, we read a few chapters. These bite sized chunks made the reading possible in our busy lives, as well as offered time to process and apply the material.
The correspondence with Leah Cox, Associate Dean at ADF, was also one of the highlights of the summer for me.
Please click on any link below in grey to read more.
City Guides
- Boston
- Philadelphia
- Los Angeles
- New Orleans
- Portland, OR
- Chicago
- Columbus, OH
- Salt Lake City
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Dayton/Cincinnati, OH
Speaking as a Teaching Artist
Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Ellen Bromberg, Annie Beserra, Dawn Karlovsky, and Leah Cox
Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Jennifer Nugent, Brandon Cournay, and Marlena Penney Oden
Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Onye Ozuzu, Jill Patterson, and Abby Fiat
Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Shelley Senter, Patricia West Sotelo, Mo Miner, and Elizebeth Randall
Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Colleen Thomas, Shaunna Vella, Tina Fehlandt, and Julia Burrer
What I Look for in a Dancer
"What I Look for in a Dancer" Posts
Summer Correspondence with Leah Cox at ADF
Summer Correspondence: Leah Cox at ADF (June 25)
Summer Correspondence: Leah Cox at ADF (July 3)
Summer Correspondence: Leah Cox at ADF (July 10)
Summer Correspondence: Leah Cox at ADF (July 16)
Summer Correspondence: Leah Cox at ADF (July 25)
Reading Lists for Undergraduate and Graduate Dance Courses
Reading List: For a Freshman Seminar Course
Reading List: For a Dance Education Course
Reading List: For an Undergraduate Composition Course
Reading List: For a Senior Seminar Course
Choreographic Inspiration: For a Graduate Level Choreography Course
Career Counseling for College Dance Majors
Authors of Dance Books
Dancing and Parenting
Colleen Thomas, Rachael McClellan Leonard, and Jill Patterson
Rebecca Lazier, Carley Conder, Dawn Karlovsky, Sara Rudner, and Alexandra Beller
Graham Brown, Lauren Grant, and Patricia West Sotelo
Dancing and Reflecting: Dancers in Their 40s
Jennifer Nugent, Carley Conder, Damon Rago, and Rebecca Johnson
Jennifer Salk, Rebecca Lazier, and Kate Weare
Katie Kruger, Annie Rosenthal Parr, Sarah Crowell, and Jeanine Durning
Dancing and Reflecting: Dancers in Their 50s
Peter DiMuro, Jennifer Monson, Randee Paufve, and Keith Johnson
Shelley Senter, Mike Barber, Eddie Martinez, Valerie Gutwirth, and Tina Fehlandt
Dancing and Reflecting: Dancers in Their 60s
Vicky Shick, Douglas Nielsen, Stephen Koester, and Ellen Bromberg
Teaching Artist Questions
Saving for Retirement
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Life as a Modern Dancer 
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