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*This writing was originally published on September 28, 2026 on the pateldanceworks website. Shared here with permission by the author. Turning Toward Exquisite Attention by Bhumi B Patel I’ve been thinking a lot about the many times protesters have used mirrors facing the aggressors as shields so that those approaching…
My name is Jennifer Smith. I am the dance teacher at Korematsu Middle School in El Cerrito, California, a city across the bay from San…
Each month in 2018, we are highlighting one dance writing site. In January, we took a weekly read of Dance Tabs. For February – we will…
Colleen Thomas. Photo: Julias Discenza A Letter to Readers from Blog Director Jill Randall: Life as a Modern Dancer in 2018 Artist Interviews…
Throughout 2018, we are reading, researching, and sharing about 12 different websites/platforms for writing on dance and dance criticism. For the month of January, I…

I’m Jill, the creator and editor for this site. I am passionate about sharing artists’ journeys and offering resources and inspiration for the field.