Life as a Modern Dancer

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  • Career Counseling for College Students: 10 Tips from Craig Berman

    I was just re-reading Craig Berman's wonderful artist profile from January 2013. Today I am reposting his final advice for college students. Craig is a physical therapist and has performed with Momix, Pilobolus, and Cirque du Soleil. To read his full artist profile, click here. Photo: Danielle Arico Advice to young dancers - Craig's Top 10 List:…

  • Career Counseling for College Students: Eight Ideas from Laura Everling Mulchay

    Today I was re-reading Laura Everling Mulchay's artist profile from November 2012, and her final advice for young dancers is so well-written. I wanted to repost it today for college undergraduates everywhere. To read Laura's full profile, including about her time dancing for Cirque du Soleil, click here. ——————- 1) Let modern be your launch pad. If you…

  • Leadership in Dance 2016: Ashley Thorndike-Youssef

    During 2016, we will publish stories about leaders in the field – artists, activists, innovators, mentors, and teaching artists. Who is inspiring you? If you would like to suggest a person to be featured in this column, please email Blog Director Jill Randall at randalldanceprojects@gmail.com. ————– Ashley Thorndike-Youssef is a Washington, DC based artist with…

  • Strangers Become Flowers – Paufve Dance’s Work Premiering February 6 in San Francisco

    Paufve Dance presents its latest work - Strangers Become Flowers – on February 6, 7, 13, and 14 in San Francisco. Please stay tuned for several posts related to Randee Paufve and her work. Purchase tickets here. Randee wrote an artist profile for Life as a Modern Dancer back in 2013. This piece, in Randee's own words, is…

  • Tickets: http://lincolntheater.com/events/

  • The Playlist Project: For High School Dance Classes

    By Wendy Jones I teach at a public high school in San Francisco that offers beginning, intermediate and advanced levels as well as a performance company. I use a variety of popular songs and music that is less familiar. My music changes every three weeks to keep things fresh. The music also changes because of…

  • Tracing Our Somatic Lineage

    I had the honor and privilege of studying with Martha Eddy this week as part of the MFA Program at Saint Mary's College of California. What a gift. She is one of the most knowledgeable somatic practitioners in the field.  Today, I wanted to share an article she wrote a few years back that really…

  • Online Journal Call for Submissions: The Dancer-Citizen

      Locate, Shift, Escape, Obliterate? Framing "Systems" in Dancer Citizenship Does an understanding of “systems” frame your work? We seek a range of perspectives that investigate how socially engaged dance artists employ, exploit, uphold, improve, shift or dismantle established organizations, networks or policy-making structures; or create new mechanisms for practice, policy and/or theory. Submissions are welcome in…

  • A Letter to Readers as We Launch Into 2016

    Dear LAAMD readers, Hello and Happy New Year! Here’s to a great year ahead. Now 4 years into this project, I am thrilled how it has evolved and grown. I wanted to share with you what the priorities will be for 2016. Still at the heart of the project are the artist profiles, when I…

  • Valuable Information: Saving for Retirement

    I posted this in August 2015, but feel so passionately about it that the information will get reposted 1-2 times every year. Please share with friends, colleagues, and employees. – Jill Randall, Blog Director ————- Saving for retirement is a grey area for many dancers. While holding down multiple freelance gigs, dancers usually do not…