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Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Onye Ozuzu, Jill Patterson, and Abby Fiat
Jill Patterson Over the past three years, 100 working artists have shared their stories and career paths on this blog. One of the biggest themes to emerge is about teaching – as an opportunity to explore our movement choices and curiosities, as an income source, as a means to find dancers, and as an opportunity to develop…
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Professional Learning with the Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, CA
You will find here the new professional learning brochure for the Luna Dance Institute in Berkeley, CA. Whether you live in the Bay Area or are considering traveling for professional development, read more here about their stellar offerings for new and seasoned teaching artists alike. Download Luna_PL_2015_final
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Becoming a Teaching Artist: Online Certificate Program through the University of the Arts
While I very much advocate for in-person professional development (college courses, Luna Dance Institute, and DEL, for example), sometimes an online option can provide information, tools, and inspiration. There is still time to apply and enroll for the Fall Term through the University of the Arts. Applications are due in late July. Participants take 5…
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Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Shelley Senter, Patricia West Sotelo, Mo Miner, and Elizebeth Randall
Elizebeth Randall Over the past three years, 100 working artists have shared their stories and career paths on this blog. One of the biggest themes to emerge is about teaching – as an opportunity to explore our movement choices and curiosities, as an income source, as a means to find dancers, and as an opportunity to develop…
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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 the biggest themes to emerge is about teaching – as an opportunity to explore our movement choices and curiosities, as an income source, as a means to find dancers, and as an…
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Speaking as a Teaching Artist: Katie Faulkner, Melecio Estrella, Doug Gillespie, and Annie Rosenthal Parr
Katie Faulkner; photo by Alvaro Ponce Over the past three years, 100 working artists have shared their stories and career paths on this blog. One of the biggest themes to emerge is about teaching – as an opportunity to explore our movement choices and curiosities, as an income source, as a means to find dancers, and as…
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Artist Profile #100: Keith Johnson (Long Beach, CA)
From Blog Director Jill Randall: In the fall of 1996, Keith Johnson came and spoke in my Senior Seminar course at the University of Utah. I was very taken by him, and this conversation has stayed with me for many years. Keith was one of the first professional dancers I heard speak honestly and directly…
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Artist Profile #99: Donna White (Salt Lake City, UT)
Photo: Diane Cotsonas The Path to Here: An Interview with Donna White From Blog Director Jill Randall: In April 2014, I had the opportunity to interview Donna White in person, before she retired from the Department of Modern Dance at the University of Utah. (Donna still continues her work as Associate Dean in the Graduate…
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Artist Profile #98: Brandon Cournay (New York, NY)
Photo: Eddie Hobson Hometown: Walled Lake, MI Current city: New York City Age: 27 College and degree: The Juilliard School – BFA in Dance Website: www.brandoncournay.com How you pay the bills: I am a dancer for KEIGWIN + COMPANY. All of the dance hats you wear: Dancer, teacher, assistant choreographer Non-dance work you do: I…
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My Dance Week: Ashley Boyack
About My Dance Week: Once a month, an artist sketches out or writes out (literally) his/her week. One of the hardest things for a young dancer to envision is what a weekly schedule might look like – fitting in paying work, teaching, rehearsing, performing, training, family, friends, relaxation, and more. In particular, since the majority of…