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Artist Profile #118: Kathleen Wessel (Atlanta, GA)
Hometown: Orlando, FL Current city: Atlanta, GA Age: 35 College and degree: I have a BA in Psychology from Emory University; I minored in Dance and Sociology. Emory didn’t offer a major in Dance until my junior year when I had already completed quite a few Psychology credits. But even if a Dance major were…
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Becoming a Teaching Artist: A Graphic Organizer
The other day I stumbled upon this great visual for dance teaching artists from the Dance Education Laboratory. I hope that you too will like the key words and categories. It offers us a way to check in and reflect on our work. ——————–
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Artist Profile #117: Tiffany Mills (Brooklyn, NY)
Photo: Julie Lemberger 2015, at NYU Tisch School of the Arts Hometown: Eugene, OR Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 40s College and degree: BA in Dance, University of Oregon Honors College. Graduate school and degree: MFA in Choreography, Ohio State University. (I earned my graduate degree in my 20s.) Website: www.tiffanymillscompany.org How you pay the bills:…
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Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Thirty Perspectives
Over the past four years, 116 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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Artist Profile #116: Jodi Melnick (New York, NY)
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Current city: NYC, NY Age: 52 Attended an arts high school? No, but my senior year was in a dance program, off site, offered by the public school district. College and degree: BFA in dance from SUNY Purchase Website: JodiMelnickDance.org How you pay the bills: Teaching, performing, grants, fellowships, awards… All of the dance…
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A Mid-Semester Self-Reflection for K-12 Teaching Artists
I was speaking yesterday with a colleague about looking at our own strengths and weaknesses, as well as ways to receive feedback and have a dialogue about our work. Content aside just for today, let's consider those key components of our dance classes, such as pacing, command of the room, and the energy…
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Artist Profile #115: Susan Marshall (New York, NY)
©Peter Serling Hometown: Gainesville, Florida and Hershey, Pennsylvania Current city: New York, New York Age: 57 Attended an arts high school? No. I studied with Marcia Dale Weary of the Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet in the afternoons after high school – an hour away. I knew I was interested in modern dance, but, to my knowledge, this…
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Artist Profile #114: Rashaun Mitchell (Brooklyn, NY)
Hometown: Stamford, CT Current city: Brooklyn, NY Age: 37 College and degree: Sarah Lawrence College, BA (concentration in dance) Website: rashaunsilasdance.com How you pay the bills: I am in my 3rd year as a full-time assistant arts professor at Tisch School of the Arts at NYU. All of the dance hats you wear: I choreograph and design…
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Three Perspectives: On Chairing a Dance Department
"Upswing" by Amber Heaton: http://www.amberheaton.com/g8biwqalcfjpqcwwy029nmvrwicwxa From Blog Director Jill Randall: Today's post is an unusual one for Life as a Modern Dancer. I rarely post writing anonymously, but this topic in particular is a hot one within the dance world. I asked three dance department chairs – two current chairs and one retired chair – to candidly…
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Artist Profile #111: Gwen Welliver (New York, NY and Tallahassee, FL)
Hometown: State College, Pennsylvania Current city: New York City and Tallahassee, FL College and degree: BA Psychology, Pennsylvania State University Graduate school and degree: MFA Choreography, Bennington College (mid-career student) How you pay the bills: Teaching All of the hats you wear: Parent, dancer, choreographer, teacher, mentor, researcher, director, grant writer, rehearsal coordinator, fundraiser, payroll administrator, archivist. Non-dance work you have…
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