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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Multiple Perspectives: Dancing and Parenting (Colleen Thomas, Rachael McClellan Leonard, and Jill Patterson)
Colleen Thomas How has being a dancer shifted/changed since becoming a parent as well? Colleen Thomas Being a parent is everything. Or rather, my children…
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What are the skills a modern dancer needs in 2015?
Keith Johnson "What are the skills a modern dancer needs in 2015?" I asked this broad question several times this year as artists wrote profiles…
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Quote for Today: From Vicky Shick
From choreographer Vicky Shick: Be consistent and believe in the daily rigor of movement-work.
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My Dance Week: Megan Bridge
Photo: Bill Hebert I’ve been living and working in Philadelphia as a professional dancer and choreographer for fifteen years. From 2000-2005 I was a member…
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