Dance Arena Ep. 18. – The Future of Dance
One of the wonderful things I find about having been in so many aspects of the performing arts and sciences
Read moreOne of the wonderful things I find about having been in so many aspects of the performing arts and sciences
Read more“There’s more than one way to skin a cat.” It’s an old adage; one that in my younger years I
Read moreOne time when I was in my teens, I was sitting at school with a ballet dancer who grew up
Read moreThere is a reason that I don’t look at CVs anymore. There is method behind my madness (and I do
Read moreWhen I was asked to write a chapter on “What is Dance?”, I thought, “I can tell you what dance
Read moreToo much experience blinds us. There is often a disconnect that happens between the artistic creator and the average person–someone
Read moreThere is a battle that goes on between two main aspects of every choreography that no one even knows is
Read moreThere is a certain simplicity to learning that seems to often be unnecessarily made complicated when many teachers teach. I
Read moreOne of the most common comments I hear from contestants at dance competitions I judge runs along the lines of:
Read moreThe Creative Process is a tricky one, one with multiple facets, personal approaches, and sometimes undefinable methods. Some debate as
Read moreSince my youth, I have struggled with the idea of formal competition in artistic disciplines. I have gone through phases
Read more“My creation, my vision, my message, and I will not change any part of my artistic vision for anyone.” There
Read more“Hi, my name is X, and I’m a dancer, teacher, and choreographer.” With the economy and inflation as it is,
Read moreWe live in a world where everyone has advice to give, and where the occasional “Audition Tips” article pops up every now and again giving people the “Do’s and Don’ts” of auditioning, “Audition Secrets”, “How To”, “Top Ten Audition Mistakes”… I’ve seen articles warning against being “too needy”, asking too many questions, not chewing gum, not talking out of line, not eating and drinking during the audition, waiting your turn to go across the floor…you’ve read some of them, I’m sure.
Read moreSo much work. So much sweat. So little improvement. What’s wrong with my dance technique? So I add another technique
Read moreIn the early years I studied three main things: dance, music, and physics. Had I not been a dancer I
Read moreYou may be reading this probably only because of the title. Or perhaps you’re here because you’ve been inspired by
Read moreOne of the most important, nay, one of the most essential questions in the world consists of one single word: “Why?” Dancers
Read more“When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child;
Read moreI will be honest; I hate articles about creativity and innovation. I don’t like hearing people talk about it; I
Read moreWe live in a world where everyone has advice to give, and where the occasional “Audition Tips” article pops up
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