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: 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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Quote for Today: From Leah Cox
Photo: Grant Halverson © ADF From Leah Cox: Creativity and curiosity don’t have timelines; they are ongoing, with their own ebb and flow that works within and…
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Quote for Today: From Jeanine Durning
inging American Realness 2013. Credit: Ian Douglas From the artist profile of Jeanine Durning: Last performance you saw that really inspired you: It’s an interesting question these…
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Summer Correspondence: Leah Cox at ADF
The American Dance Festival is one of the most important festivals and summer training programs in the United States. 2015 marks the 82nd year of ADF. Please join…
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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.
