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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Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Onye Ozuzu, Jill Patterson, and Abby Fiat
Jill Patterson Over the past three years, 100 working artists have shared their stories and career paths on this blog. One of the biggest themes…
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Quote for Today: From Shelley Senter
From Shelley Senter: question everything. speaking of questions, there is a difference between the question "should i dance, be a dancer?" and "how can i dance/be…
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Dancing and Reflecting: Dancers in Their 50s
Shelley Senter Photo: Tony Edlestein Looking back over the past three years, and re-reading about artists in their 50s, here are several inspiring and stimulating quotes…
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The 2015 Virtual Writers’ Workshop for Dancers (Exercise #8)
By Jill Randall Writing Exercise #8: Synonyms I tried this exercise out this week with the word "performing." How many different words/synonyms…
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