Life as a Modern Dancer

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  • Salt Dance Fest 2016: Roster of Teaching Artists

      It's the perfect time to start planning ahead for summer opportunities and festivals. Salt Dance Fest 2016 feels vibrant and inspiring already. Life as a Modern Dancer has featured many of the festival artists over the past 4 years. Read more here: Jeanine Durning Jennifer Nugent Stephen Koester Daniel Charon Molly Heller ———————–  

  • Bates Dance Festival 2016

      Interested in attending the festival in 2016? The roster of teaching artists looks amazing. Read more about four of them here: Kate Weare Doug Gillespie Angie Hauser Andrea Olsen —————–

  • Call for Submissions for the 3rd Annual Dance Shorts: College Film Festival

    By Sharon McCaman We are now accepting submissions to the 3rd Annual Dance Shorts: College Film Festival. This festival provides an opportunity for undergraduate and graduate students to share their short dance films in a national venue. Dance Shorts: College Film Festival spotlights short dance films that are between two and six minutes in length.…

  • 2015 Wrap Up: Dancers in Their 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s

      Shelley Senter        Photo: Tony Edlestein Over the past 4 years on the blog, many artists in their 40s-80s shared their stories and career paths with readers. There is so much history and perspective within these artist profiles. Questions and topics included: Sharing your growth as a dancer (performer, teacher, choreographer) over time Serving as a…

  • Questions for This Week: Deepening our Teaching Practice This Semester, Whether Teaching at the College Level, Teens, or Children

    Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com With the help of Leah Cox, Debra Knapp, and Elizebeth Randall, I crafted a list of questions to support us this fall semester. As we wrap up teaching this week, here is our final post of questions in the series.    What kinds of recuperative practices have you established for…

  • The Year in Review

    From Blog Director Jill Randall:  Thank you for being a part of this project – as readers, writers, post sharers, and enthusiasts for modern dance in 2015.  Now in our 4th year with the project, 2015 was a year of huge growth in terms of content and readership. As new ideas and needs percolate, I…

  • Question for This Week: Deepening our Teaching Practice This Semester, Whether Teaching at the College Level, Teens, or Children

    Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com How do you help to empower your students to be more present and alive on their journeys? How do you do this for yourself? To read the complete list of questions, click here. ———–  

  • Dance for PD® – Information and Training Opportunities

      David Leventhal facilitating a workshop        Photo courtesy of People Dancing; photo by Rachel Cherry Dance for PD®, celebrating its 15th anniversary next year, offers specialized dance classes to people with Parkinson’s, their families, friends and care partners in six locations around New York City and through a network of affiliates in more than 100 communities in 14 countries…

  • Question for This Week: Deepening our Teaching Practice This Semester, Whether Teaching at the College Level, Teens, or Children

    Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com What do you love about teaching? To read the complete list of questions, click here. ———– Related post: A Mid-Semester Self-Reflection for K-12 Teaching Artists  —————————————–

  • Question for This Week: Deepening our Teaching Practice This Semester, Whether Teaching at the College Level, Teens, or Children

    Q1 Light by Amber Heaton; amberheaton.com How can you go deeper with the material? How can you extend, expand, and question? To read the complete list of questions, click here. ———– Related post: A Mid-Semester Self-Reflection for K-12 Teaching Artists  —————————————–