Life as a Modern Dancer
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Back in Fall 2017, Life as a Modern Dancer launched One Good Quote for post-performance discussion and writing. The goals were multi-fold: The premise is simple, and 8 years later, still offers a valuable platform for artists and audience members alike. If you experienced the live performance of SHOUT IN…
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Quote for Today: From Andrea Olsen
Photo by Scotty Hardwig From Andrea Olsen's recent essay on the blog: Uncertainty is fundamental. If you aren’t open to being changed by making a work,…
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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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Artist Profile #101: Sarah Wilbur (Los Angeles, CA)
Photo credit: Cathie Opie (2014) Hometown: Milwaukee, Wisconsin Current city: Los Angeles, California Age: 41 College and degree: B.F.A. (dance), University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; graduated in 1996 at…
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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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