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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A Letter to Readers as We Launch Into 2016
Dear LAAMD readers, Hello and Happy New Year! Here’s to a great year ahead. Now 4 years into this project, I am thrilled how it…
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Articulating Experience
Articulating Experience By Jan Erkert, Author of Harnessing the Wind, The Art of Teaching Modern Dance I spent my career making dances in Chicago, so…
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Building a Dance Company: Expanding Your Audience in 2016
As dancers, we joke around that we "just pass our money around" (ie "I go to your show, and you attend mine…."). But seriously, as…
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Valuable Information: Saving for Retirement
I posted this in August 2015, but feel so passionately about it that the information will get reposted 1-2 times every year. Please share with…
● 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.
