Life as a Modern Dancer

Sharing stories, offering resources

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  • Back in Fall 2017, Life as a Modern Dancer launched One Good Quote for post-performance discussion and writing. The goals were multi-fold: The premise is simple, and 8 years later, still offers a valuable platform for artists and audience members alike. If you experienced the live performance of SHOUT IN…

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  • Building a Dance Company: Working with a Youth Ensemble

    Shawl-Anderson Youth Ensemble (Berkeley, CA) The intersection and interplay with having a company – and teaching and choreographing in the community – are rich and…

  • Advice on Moving to New York City

    Lia Bonfilio; photo by William Frederking Over the past 6 months, numerous NYC-based artists have shared about their career paths on the blog. Today we…

  • What I Look for in a Dancer…

    Flyaway Productions        Jo Kreiter, Artistic Director        Photo: Austin Forbord What do you look for in a dancer? How do you find dancers? From Tiffany Mills…

  • A Letter to College Seniors

    Dear College Seniors, Hello and Happy Spring! Here's to your final weeks within school and to your exciting journey ahead.  You have been on my…

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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.