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Artist Profile #140: Christy Funsch (San Francisco, CA)
Hometown: Syracuse, NYCurrent city: San Francisco, CAAge: 49College and degree: BFA, Dance and English, Hamilton CollegeGraduate school and degree: MFA, Performance and Choreography, Arizona State University, at age 25Website: www.funschdance.org How you pay the bills: Adjunct Instructor, CCSF (City College of San Francisco) and Cabrillo College, other freelance teaching, freelance performer, Bartenieff Fundamentals/LMA/ergonomic coach All…
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Ten Resources for Teaching Artists As We Prepare for the New School Year (#10)
Playful and Creative Uses for Popsicle Sticks This post originally appeared on December 21, 2014. If you teach dance to students in preschool and K-3, here are some helpful and creative ways to use colored popsicle sticks. Find these sticks on amazon.com or at the local craft store. They are easy, cheap, and fun for…
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Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Fifty Perspectives
Over the past four years, 136 working artists have shared their stories and career paths on this blog. One of the biggest themes to emerge is about teaching and its integral role within our work in current times. It is no longer an "either/or" conversation but rather "yes/and." To be a teaching artist is to share,…
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Twelve Resources for College Dance Professors (#1)
As we gear up for the academic year ahead, I hope to offer some inspiration, ideas, and resources for college professors. All writing has been previously posted on this blog. The goal here is to gather this information in one place during the month of August. Here's to a great year ahead! For Inspiration: An…
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Artist Profile #136: Tami Stronach (Brooklyn, NY)
Hometown: Berkeley, CA Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 44 College and degree: BFA in Dance, SUNY Purchase Graduate school and degree: MFA from Hollins/ADF at age 37 Websites: tamistronach.com and papercanoecompany.com How you pay the bills: Teaching…I am now transitioning to adding performing for family audiences as a source of revenue,…
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The View from ADF: With Anne Green Gilbert
At the age of 69, this is my first experience at ADF! Summer has always been my busiest season – raising children and directing the Creative Dance Center, Kaleidoscope Dance Company, and Summer Dance Institute for Teachers in Seattle, Washington. This summer, I was very honored to receive the Balasaraswati/Joy Ann Dewey Beinecke Chair For…
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Artist Profile #135: Amy Foley (San Francisco, CA)
Hometown: Anchorage, Alaska Current city: San Francisco, California Age: 41 College and degree: Colorado College — BA in English with a Women's Studies minor How you pay the bills: I work as a teaching artist, performer, choreographer, and Pilates instructor. But my husband largely supports our family financially, allowing me to continue to do these…
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Artist Profile #133: Rogelio Lopez (Oakland, CA)
Hometown: I was born in Mexicali, Baja California Norte. I spent the first thirteen years of my life there, and then moved to Fresno, California for the next 12 years. My parents owned and operated a ranch in Mexicali where my siblings and I were all born. I was the youngest of twelve. By the time I was born,…
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Artist Profile #132: Michelle Boule (New York, NY)
“White” Photo by Ian Douglas Hometown: Brooklyn, NY (originally from Sugar Grove, IL) Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 38 College and degree: BFA in Dance from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Website: michelleboule.com How you pay the bills: Teaching, making dances, performing in other people’s dances, BodyTalk, for a while I was able to sublet my apartment…
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Multiple Pathways: Highlighting 10 Dancers With Tenure
Jan Erkert As we explore the ideas of MFA and PhD degrees, career paths, and job stability, I wanted to highlight ten artists who earned tenure within their respective institutions. The artists are listed here and the year when they received tenure. Click on any name to further read an artist's profile or personal essay,…
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