Welcoming New Writers to thINKingDANCE!

Kalila Kingsford Smith

Join us in welcoming our newest writers to thINKingDANCE!

This January, we received applications from 50 writers interested in joining our team, our highest number of applications yet! After a rigorous collective decision-making process, we are excited to bring the following writers into the thINKingDANCE fold. 

Ankita,
Ashayla Byrd,
Brendan McCall,
Caedra Scott-Flaherty,
Cory Seals,
Ella Konefal,
Emily “Lady Em” Culbreath,
E. Wallis  Cain Carbonell,
Lauren Berlin,
Nadia Ureña
Noel Price-Bracey,
Sofie Rose Seymour,
Xander Cobb,
Ya-Ya Fairley,  and
Zoe Farnsworth.

Stay tuned as they start to write new articles!

Inside Our Hiring Process

thINKingDANCE is committed to a collective decision making process. Twelve of our writers and editors read every application for the quality of the writing sample, the experience and perspectives mentioned in applicants’ cover letters, and applicants’ ability to contribute and commit to this Philadelphia-based organization. After compiling this holistic data, we reached a consensus about who was the best fit for tD.

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Kalila Kingsford Smith

Philadelphia native Kalila Kingsford Smith is a movement professional, dance educator, choreographer, writer, and pilates instructor. She served as the Director of thINKingDANCE from 2021-2025, having joined the thINKingDANCE team in 2012 as a staff writer.

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