Articles

Moving Lessons: Relearning Our History as Dance Educators

H’Doubler didn’t teach from a codified movement technique, and valued improvisation and discovery above all.
July 4, 2020
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A Fluid Constant: Dr. Halifu Osumare’s Dancing in Blackness

Dr. Halifu Osumare’s memoir weaves personal stories together with histories of Black dance.
June 30, 2020
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Embracing Uncertainty

While tango dancers wait to embrace again, this collective pause offers time and space.
June 26, 2020
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An Interview with Iquail Shaheed Part 1: Black Love and Tenderness on Stage

At a moment when those narratives of Black death were all on stage, we came in and it was just about love and tenderness.
June 26, 2020
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An Interview with Iquail Shaheed Part 2: The Future of the Dance Institution

We should do a cultural audit and make it just as rigorous as a financial audit in order for us to get grant funds.
June 26, 2020
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Holding Dance Institutions Accountable: An Interview with Amalia Colón-Nava

No more! We cannot stand for this anymore.
June 22, 2020
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BalletX Premieres Short Dance Films About Life in Lockdown

Rena Butler’s “The Under Way” stands out for connecting the Underground Railroad and BLM Movement.
June 21, 2020
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16 GIFs Experienced in the Break/Room

BREAK/ROOM Conversations try to get our field to new places.
June 20, 2020
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