Life as a Modern Dancer
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*This writing was originally published on September 28, 2026 on the pateldanceworks website. Shared here with permission by the author. Turning Toward Exquisite Attention by Bhumi B Patel I’ve been thinking a lot about the many times protesters have used mirrors facing the aggressors as shields so that those approaching…
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An Interview with Moria Small: A Different Lens, A Different Path (Black Dancers in Higher Education Series)
Moria Small. Photo courtesy of the artist. An Interview with Moria Small: A Different Lens, A Different Path By Camryn Eaglin Even within the…
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Light + Process + Unison + Deep Listening: An Interview with Dancers Lauren Simpson and Galen Rogers about Celestial Real Estate
Lauren Simpson. Photo by Joey Carter. Light + Process + Unison + Deep Listening: An Interview with Dancers Lauren Simpson and Galen Rogers about Celestial Real…
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Springtime Musings on Teaching and Learning: Or, Where My Mind and Heart Are with Teaching Modern Dance These Days
Image above pulled from the 2017 Dance+Change project through Life as a Modern Dancer. Read about the project and view all 12 images here. Graphic…
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Quaranzines: Self-Producing Meets Self-Publishing
Quaranzines: Self-Producing Meets Self-Publishing By Sarah Chien After the cancellations came the Zooms, and after the Zooms, the dance films. I browsed exquisite corps…
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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.
