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Hello…again

Well, it’s been awhile, but a tiny human entered my life and delightfully took all of my attention for the past 5 months. I’m still dancing, teaching, and creating and I’ll be posting some news about upcoming performances and projects soon. In the meantime, here’s a holiday hello in the form of a very short,Continue reading “Hello…again”

Summer Thrills

One thing I love in the summer: jumping into water! I do it a little with less risk and wild abandon…but still, I love seeing what bodies can do with a little trust and joy.

Thinking about Iowa

If you’re curious about working with other dance artists that value somatic education, collaboration, and inventive ways of thinking about dance artistry and education…I highly recommend Jane Hawley’s Movement Fundamentals Coalescence in Decorah, IA. I’ve gone the past two years, and I’m sad I won’t make it this year. (Don’t worry…I’m quite glad I’ll beContinue reading “Thinking about Iowa”

Quote of the day!

One of my Dance in World Cultures students used a great quote at the end of her paper. Bonus points! “Dance, when you’re broken open. Dance, if you’ve torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you’re perfectly free.” ― Rumi

Grit

This week the company I co-direct, Big Rig Dance Collective, is performing our work Grit at a symposium on Gender Equity through Dance. We’ll be discussing how we see gender roles appear (or not) in our dance making methods derived from post modern dance and Contact Improvisation. In preparation for performing to this piece, IContinue reading “Grit”

Making space for…

Decisions in life can be hard (duh!). Lately, I’ve been reflecting a lot about what I choose to say yes to in my life and why. What jobs do I say yes to? What projects? What friends? Is it yes to the money? Yes to the status? Yes to the time? Yes to the joy?Continue reading “Making space for…”

The Mothership

Some thoughts about dance, science fiction, and pregnancy… When I found out I was pregnant, I called my mom a bit freaked (A.K.A really, really freaked out) out and she calmed me down by saying that pregnancy is like a dance. This is good, I thought. I totally get dance. Though pregnancy requires A LOTContinue reading “The Mothership”

Why I Love CI

Below is one of my favorite posts from my last Blog, Make Dance Here. Today begins one of my favorite weekends in the year: the Texas Dance Improvisation Festival. It’s a grassroots festival that was started in 2009 by Jordan Fuchs and Sarah Gamblin, both professors at Texas Woman’s University. Throughout the weekend, there are a numberContinue reading “Why I Love CI”