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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A Modern Dancer’s Guide to….Los Angeles
By J. Alexandra Mathews Keith Johnson/Dances Where to train: Depends what kind of training you’re looking for! LA has an impressively eclectic dance community.…
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The 2015 Virtual Writers’ Workshop for Dancers (Exercise #7)
By Jill Randall Writing Exercise #7: Parse Out…..Working Piece by Piece….with Patience I hear it all of the time – dancers who loathe…
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Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Colleen Thomas, Shaunna Vella, Tina Fehlandt, and Julia Burrer
Julia Burrer; photo: Vesa Loikas Over the past three years, 100 working artists have shared their stories and career paths on this blog. One of…
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Coming Up: Curated Reading For Your Undergraduate Courses
From Blog Director Jill Randall: Happy Summer! I wanted to share that during the next few weeks I will be creating three suggested reading lists for…
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