I have recently written a post for parents of little movers on Green Spot Blue (a parenting and literary Web site) on dance education and what to look for and expect in a dance class. The article can be found here. Here is a snippet from the beginning of the article: Dance education, like any … Continue reading Picking Up the Steps: An Introduction to Dance Training
Playing Superhero: The Dark Side of Discipline
Discipline in the arts is usually one of the major “gains” in training and one of the reasons many parents choose to enroll their child. Discipline in pre-professional dance, for me, was what separated those that wanted to succeed and those that did. Discipline in professional dance takes on a different perspective in response to … Continue reading Playing Superhero: The Dark Side of Discipline
History Moves: Using the Creative Process to Explore Dance History
Here is my December article for Dance Advantage.
Four Confessions and a Concern
Recently, dance educator Sheena Jeffers wrote the blog post, “Teaching Dancers: Non-serious v. Serious” to which I contributed a few brief thoughts as did our highly esteemed friends, Nichelle at Dance Advantage and Dance_Reader. Sheena is an inspired teacher with a clear perspective and serious motivation. Her post was started as a conversation on Twitter … Continue reading Four Confessions and a Concern
Creative Process: 10 Ideas for Moving Beyond the Steps
Here's my November article for Dance Advantage.
Unsung Heroes: Taking on Community Dance
Is there anything as inviting and intimidating as a blank page or an empty studio. I am sorry for my negligence in writing….it has been a very full fall. My pages have been filling of notes on the differences/observations/musings about teaching dance in the K-8 setting instead of high school and college. And I have … Continue reading Unsung Heroes: Taking on Community Dance
Help Wanted: Finding the Right Sub for Your Little Darlings
Here's my latest for Maria's Movers. Help Wanted: Finding the Right Sub for Your Little Darlings
Leading Me Here
Ten years ago I was living in NYC. I loved it. Good and bad, I loved every bit of it. Every blade of grass in the Sheep Meadow in Central Park. Every bookstore. Every pretzel cart. Every step stepped where history was made and interesting people walked before. Ten years ago I was pursuing the … Continue reading Leading Me Here
The Summer of Awakenings
Recently, I was chatting with a friend about all that has gone on this summer. It has been an emotional roller coaster for many reasons including the birth of our second child in April, my emphasis on dance writing, the worrying about an unstable job in a challenging school district, the development of new dance … Continue reading The Summer of Awakenings
Marimba: Still Entranced by Lar Lubovitch
As a sophomore in college I had the distinct honor of dancing Lar Lubovitch’s Marimba. John Dayger, long time Lubovitch rehearsal director and dancer, set the work in a number of marathon weekends- a process that proved to be my first REAL introduction to professional dance. REWIND I entered college from a dance studio owned … Continue reading Marimba: Still Entranced by Lar Lubovitch
