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 #106: Cynthia Oliver (Urbana, Illinois)
Photo: Valerie Oliveiro Hometown: St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands Current city: Urbana, Illinois Age: 54 College and degree: BFA – Adelphi University Graduate school and…
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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 career…
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Using Blog Posts Within a College Level Composition Course
I was just offering these ideas to a colleague this week, and then I thought other professors around the country might also like hearing these…
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Artist Profile #105: Richard Burrows (Seattle and Vancouver, WA)
Hometown: Bismarck, ND Current city: Seattle & Vancouver, WA Age: 62 College and degree: University of Utah, BFA Modern Dance Graduate school and degree: No. …
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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.
