Life as a Modern Dancer

Sharing stories, offering resources

Moving Alone and Together in Pei-Ling Kao’s EPIC

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…

July 20, 2015

Becoming a Teaching Artist: Prep Time

When I was a brand new teacher – right out of college, teaching at four different sites and about 20-30 classes a week! – nobody ever…
July 20, 2015

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…
July 20, 2015

For a Graduate Level Choreography Course: Choreographic Inspiration

Art by Amber Heaton; http://www.amberheaton.com/ Here are ideas and quotes from 9 artist profiles of choreographers working all around the United States. As a graduate…
July 20, 2015

Building a Dance Company: Angle/Niche/Aesthetic

This post is based on a conversation I had the other day with a Bay Area choreographer. These are valuable questions to ask of yourself…

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