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Liz Lerman    Photo: Lise Metzger From Liz Lerman: My 60s: Leaving the Dance Exchange (DX) in good shape and in good hands and developing life as an independent artist. I am continuing to develop interactive artistic works for the public and pursuing my obsession about creative research and the development of shareable “tools” that artists make intuitively…

Tami Stronach, Paper Canoe Theater Company From Tami Stronach (Brooklyn, NY): My 40s: At the end of my 30s I enrolled in grad school because I was interested in teaching at a university level. I was offered a full-time tenure track position at Marymount Manhattan College before I graduated. I then had several very packed…

Camille A. Brown    Photo: Whitney Browne In case you missed some of the posts from August/September: Twelve Resources for College Professors Ten Resources for Preschool-12th Grade Teaching Artists as We Begin the New School Year Speaking as a Teaching Artist: 50 Perspectives A Graphic Organizer for Middle School Dance Students A Modern Dancer's Guide…

Michelle Boulé     “White”     Photo by Ted Roeder "What are the skills a modern dancer needs in ______?" I ask this question each year to artists who are writing profiles for the blog. Today we can read three perspectives. From Gerri Houlihan (Durham, NC): You name it, they need it. Beyond a…

Keith Johnson and Dancers Throughout 2016, I asked five artists to share about "the choreographic moment" – that magical and challenging time when you have an idea, a motivation, a question…. As Keith Johnson shared in his essay I believe we all have the need to create. Each one of us views the world through…

Alphabet Cards for Creative Movement – Created by Alexandra Langstaff Are you teaching preschool and kindergarten creative dance classes this school year? Looking for some new activities?  Alexandra Langstaff created a playful set of cards with the alphabet as her springboard. B is for balloon…..h is for hopscotch….n is for numbers. You could easily select…

Hometown: Dublin, CA Current city: Alameda, CA Age: 46 College and degree: Cal State University, Hayward – BA Theatre Arts, Dance Option Graduate school and degree: Mills College – MFA, Performance and Choreography (age 39-41) How you pay the bills: Full-time teaching position at Moreau Catholic High School in Hayward, California All of the dance hats…

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…

    Movie Inspiration  Are you looking for something to watch at home to get you excited and inspired for the coming weeks? Today I would like to suggest two films. Dancing Dreams Dancing Dreams documents Pina Bausch and her company working with 40 teenagers to make a work of art! Incredible! You can purchase…

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…