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In View: Carmina Burana with Dana Lawton DancesBy Jill Randall Grace Cathedral, San FranciscoApril 19, 2026 A year ago, I got to witness Dana Lawton Dances’ premiere of Carmina Burana at the Grace Cathedral in San Francisco. That was only my second time ever at Grace, so there was much…
Dance + Change 2017… One question or idea once a month….post-election questioning and artmaking….. Please share this graphic and post it! Download a printable version…
From August 2014 through August 2015, every day I took a few minutes to write down a dance-related word or phrase from the day. These…
Missed a post? Click on any link below to read further. October was a record month on the blog with 43 posts! Artist Profiles, Career…
Photo: Hope Davis Julia first wrote for Life as a Modern Dancer in August 2014. Today, Julia shares a bit about her current career and…

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