Dance
To Note or Not to Note
A discussion of how taking notes in dance class is detrimental to the learning process, with a few exceptions. Continue reading
Off The Grid
What it means to be “Off The Grid” both on and off the dance floor. Continue reading
Of Shovels and Dance
Teaching dance is like moving a mountain by hand. You must be content with doing it one shovel-full at a time. Continue reading
Five Ways to Make Choreography Work
Five guidelines for creating engaging Choreography based on an evening at the San Francisco Hip Hop Dance Festival. Continue reading
An Uncomfortable Week in Dance
An brief foray into my own lack of comfort with different styles of teaching Blues dance. Continue reading
Quit Doing What Works
An inventory of what’s working in my work in my local dance community and a 5-step plan to improve. Continue reading
Getting Comfortable with Discomfort
An examination of how being uncomfortable is essential to the learning process, both on and off the dance floor. Continue reading
The Child In Me
Tonight I spent some time uploading videos from my ipad to youtube so I’d have access to them from wherever I am. And no, you can’t watch them! They’re private – my work and practice product. (And, I’m a little embarrassed of them.) But the truth is, it’s not much different from something I might … Continue reading
Telling Stories with Dance
Last night I met with a fellow instructor/choreographer and we spent some time bouncing around ideas for a dance performance piece. In truth, I have about six pieces in the nascent stages of production, but the hardest part of the job for me is… finishing the job. It’s the filling in of the details, getting … Continue reading
Embarking
Today, I confirmed that I have a subletter for my apartment. I’ve already packed my suitcase (which probably needs to be partially unpacked and lightened). Tomorrow I begin to put personal things in boxes to be stored away. A new person will fill my current space and be my place-holder, paying the bills so that … Continue reading
