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 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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A Pulse on the Dance Teaching Artist Field: Training Programs, Methodologies, Philosophies, and Complementary Educational Language
Years ago, the Teaching Artist Journal published a piece on this topic, which was really helpful for me to understand the dance education professional development…
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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.
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