Life as a Modern Dancer

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Moving Alone and Together in Pei-Ling Kao’s EPIC

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…

February 18, 2016

The Playlist Project: Music for Elementary Dance Classes

By Valerie Gutwirth I’m on sabbatical this year from my job teaching dance to K-5 students at John Muir Elementary School in Berkeley, California.…
February 18, 2016

Five Questions for Malina Rodriguez of Dance Truck

Utilitarian Raw Portable performance venue Beloved Atlanta tradition Egalitarian Bringing Dance To The People! Photo by Karley Sullivan. Blake Beckham's American Muscle…
February 17, 2016

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…
February 13, 2016

Artist Profile #125: Pamela Quinn (New York, NY)

Hometown: Darien and Waterford, Connecticut Current city: New York City Age: 61 Attended an arts high school? No, but had a wonderful dance teacher named…

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