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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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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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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Artist Profile #104: Dawn Stoppiello (Portland, OR)
Dawn Stoppiello Photo: Cameron Browne (2014) Hometown: I was born in Orange, NJ but left for Arizona then Oregon with my parents when I was 5.…
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Deepening our Teaching Practice This Coming Semester: An Online Reflection and Discussion Opportunity
Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com For Seasoned Teaching Artists: Reflection Questions and Inspiration for the Semester Ahead A few weeks ago, I posted 23 questions…
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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.
