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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My Dance Week: Kristin Damrow
Kristin Damrow is a San Francisco based choreographer. She began her professional career in Chicago while earning a B.A. in Dance from Columbia College. Since…
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Student/Teacher/Performer/Admirer: A Correspondence with Ramona Kelley of Twyla Tharp Dance
Student/Teacher/Performer/Admirer: A Correspondence with Ramona Kelley of Twyla Tharp Dance Many years ago, dancer Ramona Kelley was a student of mine in a teen modern…
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Spotlight on MFA Programs: University of Oregon
Over the coming months, we will feature MFA programs throughout the United States. If you would like your program to be featured, please contact Blog…
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The 2015 Virtual Writers’ Workshop for Dancers (Exercise #13)
Crafting Questions Through the simple act of crafting questions for this blog project over the past four years, my writing skills have definitely improved. I…
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