Life as a Modern Dancer
Sharing stories, offering resources
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Moving Alone and Together in Pei-Ling Kao’s EPICBy Max Winig EPIC, a 2026 dance production by Pei-Ling Kao in collaboration with Sunny Nai-HsuanYang, looks at the relationship between chaos and order. Blending Kao’s expertise in post-modern dance with Yang’s hip hop prowess, it explored themes around individual identity and group…
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Dancing and Reflecting: Dancers in Their 40s (Gesel Mason, Pamela Geber Handman, and Jess Humphrey)
Gesel Mason. Photo by Daniel Beahm. Gesel Mason (Boulder, CO): Your growth as a performer over the years: I trained many years in traditional ballet…
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What I Look for in a Dancer: Four Perspectives from Donna Uchizono, Risa Jaroslow, Marc Brew, and Christy Funsch
Photo courtesy of Christy Funsch How do you find dancers? What do you look for in a dancer? From Donna Uchizono (New York, NY): I…
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For a Dance Education Course: A Reading List (UPDATED July 2018)
This topic is one of my great passions — so much so that I am creating three different reading lists here, based on what course…
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Dance + Change 2017: January’s Question
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…
● About Me
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.
