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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Teaching Burnout
The February/March time of year can frequently become a struggle – finding motivation, building new class content, and taking time for self care. Today we…
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Artist Profile #128: Paloma McGregor (New York, NY)
Hometown: St. Croix, Virgin Islands Current city: New York College and degree: BS Newspaper Journalism, Florida A&M University Graduate school and degree: MFA Choreography & Performance,…
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My Dance Week: Teaching Full-Time in a K-12 School
For the past year, we have shared dancers' schedules and all that they entail – teaching, training, rehearsing, performing, commuting, and finding down time. In…
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The “Choreographic Moment”: Ideas from Douglas Nielsen
What is the "choreographic moment?" When does an idea form, movement turn into dancing, or a desire builds to create your new work? Throughout 2016, we…
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