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CALL FOR PAPER SUBMISSIONS   2016 JOURNAL OF EMERGING DANCE SCHOLARSHIP:  AN INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATION OF THE WORLD DANCE ALLIANCE (www.jedsonline.net)   SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  December 1, 2015   Publication Date:  September 1, 2016, Volume 4   The World Dance Alliance announces a call for papers for Volume 4 of JEDS, a double-blind reviewed publication (in English)…

Eddie Martinez of Pina Bausch; photo by Donata Wenders From Blog Director Jill Randall: In the coming months, I am excited to run a new series on the blog about dancers over 40. This topic, I believe, still has so many questions to discuss, reflect upon, and unpack.  To begin today, I wanted to share this…

If you are studying at ADF this summer, click on any name below to read more about the stellar teaching artists at the festival. Each artist shares here about his/her career path, training, teaching, performing life, and much more. Leah Cox Angie Hauser Keith Johnson Jennifer Nugent ——————

The American Dance Festival is one of the most important festivals and summer training programs in the United States. 2015 marks the 82nd year of ADF. Please join us on the blog this summer as Leah Cox, Associate Dean, offers a window into the festival through her lens as artist, teacher, administrator, and audience member. To read Leah's artist…

Helen Simoneau; photo by Hope Davis   From Helen Simoneau (Winston-Salem, NC): I like to work with dancers that are interested and curious about my creative process and are willing to spend time exploring. From Jenny Showalter (now based in New York, NY): The main thing I look for in a dancer is someone who is…

Co-founder Frank Shawl in front of the Center Intergenerational Contemporary Dance: Training, Rehearsing, Performing and Learning Shawl-Anderson Dance Center (SADC) was founded by Frank Shawl and Victor Anderson in 1958. Shawl and Anderson set out to create a home for dance in the East Bay modeled after the heartfelt approach of their Sacramento-born, NYC based mentor, May…

Ivy Baldwin; photo by Steven Schreiber From Blog Director Jill Randall: Looking back at the 136 artist profiles and monthly features from the past 4 years, I have selected 23 blog posts to use within a college Senior Seminar Course. These posts offer graduating seniors a window into work happening around the United States and the…

From Blog Director Jill Randall: Happy Summer! I wanted to share that during the next few weeks I will be creating three suggested reading lists for several college undergraduate dance courses. If you teach a Freshman Seminar, Senior Seminar, or Composition course, I will have a curated list of 10-12 blog posts from the past three…

  From Blog Director Jill Randall: I am thrilled to have the inspiring Debra Knapp join the blog with a new column entitled: Inventing Our Lives: Debra Knapp on Teaching, Learning, and Careers in Dance Dr. Debra Knapp is a Professor and the Director of Dance at New Mexico State University. She has danced professionally with…

The American Dance Festival is one of the most important festivals and summer training programs in the United States. 2015 marks the 82nd year of ADF. Please join us on the blog this summer as Leah Cox, Associate Dean, offers a window into the festival through her lens as artist, teacher, administrator, and audience member. To read Leah's artist…