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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Spotlight on MFA Programs: University of Maryland (Updated Fall 2017)
Colette Krogol and Matthew Reeves, “Frequency” (2015) Degree offered: MFA in Dance Website: http://tdps.umd.edu/programs/mfa-dance Audition and application deadlines: Applications are due January 10, 2018. Auditions for Fall 2018…
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Question for This Week: Deepening our Teaching Practice This Coming Semester, Whether Teaching at the College Level, Teens, or Children
Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com For Seasoned Teaching Artists: Reflection Questions and Inspiration for the Semester Ahead I am really enjoying these questions as touchstones…
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Dancing and Reflecting: Dancers in Their 70s (Sara Rudner, Linda C. Smith, and Sondra Fraleigh)
From Blog Director Jill Randall: Over the past 4 years, I have been incredibly honored and moved by the artists who share their stories, questions,…
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Artist Profile #111: Gwen Welliver (New York, NY and Tallahassee, FL)
Hometown: State College, Pennsylvania Current city: New York City and Tallahassee, FL College and degree: BA Psychology, Pennsylvania State University Graduate school and degree: MFA Choreography, Bennington College (mid-career…
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