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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Book Find: New Book on Dance Science
I am always on the lookout for new books and resources for dancers and dance educators. Today I stumbled upon a book coming out this…
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Becoming a Teaching Artist: Picture Books to Use in Your Children’s Classes
One of my other areas of interest is the intersection of language and movement in dance education. I also have another blog that highlights picture…
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Becoming an Arts Administrator: City Guides as Resources and Research
This summer on Life as a Modern Dancer, artists and arts administrators around the United States have written guides for their communities: Boston Philadelphia Los Angeles…
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A Modern Dancer’s Guide to……Boston, Massachusetts
Alli Ross By Peter DiMuro and Audrey MacLean The Boston dance scene – which includes Cambridge, too – is peppered with some great opportunities to…
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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.
