Life as a Modern Dancer
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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…
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K-12 Teaching and Planning: “One New Idea I am Trying Out This School Year”
Today's post comes from Valerie Gutwirth, a master teaching artist in the San Francisco Bay Area. Valerie currently teaches in the Berkeley Unified School District.…
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More about A Life in Dance: A Practical Guide (New Book)
From Blog Director Jill Randall: I enjoyed Rebecca Stenn's recent post on the blog about her new book A Life in Dance: A Practical Guide.…
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For College Level Technique Courses: A Free Downloadable Journal
From Blog Director Jill Randall: A year and a half ago, I designed a journal for undergraduate and graduate level technique courses. Writing and reflecting…
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365 Dance: Words for the Month of August
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…
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