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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Artist Profile #107: Debra Knapp (Las Cruces, New Mexico)
Hometown: Vincennes, Indiana Current city: Las Cruces, New Mexico Age: 63 College and degree: BS Physical Education, Dance concentration, Indiana University Graduate school and degree:…
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The 2015 Virtual Writers’ Workshop for Dancers (Exercise #12)
I got inspired today reading this article on Culturebot, about Tere O'Connor's dance "Sister," performed by Cynthia Oliver and David Thomson. Culturebot writer Stormy Budwig begins…
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For Brand New Teaching Artists (Grades PreK-12): Teaching Tips from the Book Dance Education Essentials
In August 2014, Valerie Gutwirth and I published a pocket guide/journal of 55 teaching tips we wished we had learned before embarking on a…
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Dancing and Reflecting: Dancers in Their 50s
Today's story comes from Cynthia Oliver's artist profile on the blog in late August. Can you talk about your performing career with artists like Bebe…
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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.
