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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Quote for Today: From Angie Hauser
Angie Hauser and Chris Aiken; photo by Jim Coleman From Angie Hauser's profile, discussing the topic of setbacks: I think the biggest setback in the field…
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The 2015 Virtual Writers’ Workshop for Dancers (Exercise #9)
By Jill Randall Writing Exercise #9: The Act of Writing to Deepen Your Teaching Practice Today's post takes inspiration from a project…
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The 2015 Virtual Writers’ Workshop for Dancers (Related Reading)
From Blog Director Jill Randall: I posted this piece on the blog the other day, but also wanted to post it once more under the…
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For Brand New Teaching Artists: 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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