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A laptop sits open on a wooden table. On screen the description for the MoBBallet Dance Writers Convening is displayed. Next to the laptop on the table are an iced latte, a thINKingDANCE pen, and a thINKingDANCE business card.
Photo: Ellen Miller
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Envisioning a future of possibilities for dance writing

Ellen Miller

A convening of dance writers offers critical opportunities to reflect on bias, harm, and opportunity in the field.

Kayla Hamilton, a Black woman in a flowing black tunic, extends her arms directly in front of her, open hands reaching forward. She is facing stage right, with an open facial expression. Photo by Ahad Subzwari/The Shed.
Photo by Ahad Subzwari/The Shed.
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When you find it, pick it up

Rachel DeForrest Repinz

Kayla Hamilton’s How to Bend Down/How to Pick It Up ushers in an exciting new era.

Photo: Emilee Lord
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Writing | Moving | Seeing | Writing

Emilee Lord

The performative intersections of writing and dance.

Photo: Susan Kettering
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Momentary bliss in Northern Michigan

Ellen Miller

At Traverse City Dance Project, contemporary joy stole the show.

Photo: angel edwards
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Co-creating softness in community

Ellen Miller

By being vulnerable, the possibility to experience softness collectively.

Photo by Mochi Robinson. Courtesy of Intercultural Journeys.
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It’s So Much Easier If You Dance a Little Bit

Ella-Gabriel Mason

Raja Feather Kelly and Yoland Wisher show us how to get free.

A black & white image of Kayla Hamilton, a dark-skinned Black woman. She is dancing in front of a textured wall that has horizontal layers. Her arms are energetically reaching down to the diagonal as her head is tilting to the diagonal with her dreads moving back in that same direction. She wears a diagonally striped long sleeve shirt with pants. Photo by Travis Magee.
Photo: Travis Magee
  • News

Kayla Hamilton ‘Dreams Larger’ with a Disability Futures Fellowship

Rachel DeForrest Repinz

The visionary artist reimagines a dance world where every body is worthy of care.

Photo: Vikki Sloviter
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A Midsummer Night’s Fantasy: BalletX’s Summer Series 2024

Ziying Cui

Innovative choreography put classical ballet vocabulary in conversation with diverse contemporary ethos.

Photo: Jennifer Passios
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What Do We Have Where We Are Now?

Jennifer Passios

Four dancers share their experiences making a life in dance beyond city limits. Perhaps their stories look like yours.

Photo: Jano Cohen
  • Reviews, Write Back Atchas

Casual Crackles: A Write Back Atcha

Megan Mizanty

A booming romp through your best friend’s playlist