AND. The Secret of Improvisation
There is are spaces in the music for changes to happen. Theses spaces come between verses and choruses, between lines and phrases, and even the
It’s not what you do….
Moves are like boxes.
What’s important is what’s inside them. The more engaged a dancer is—the more they have something to say, some gift they put inside the box—the more engaging they are to watch…
How to Learn Musicality (and why it is possible)
It’s been 49 days since my mother’s passing. I was fortunate that I could visit her in the last few months, to have a funeral,
Musicality: Expressing Nuance
In 2010 I saw this improv jazz ensemble at Barbés, a tiny little club in Brooklyn. The musicians were an eclectic assortment rather than an established
Understanding musical structure
Back before Google, some friends and I went to a dance event in Montreal for a week. I got a map of the city from
How Belly Dance is like–Clogging?!
This post is from 2015, when I accompanied Tamalyn Dallal on a road trip to gather material for a film. Tamalyn Dallal’s project, “Pockets of
With love to all in challenging times
In good news, I was delighted to be a guest on Creativity coach Michele Jennae‘s Old Soul Archaeology podcast! We had a wonderful time talking about
How to Get Into your Zone
A while back, someone asked me to “focus on the state of mind of the dancer when she improvs and techniques.” I think this asks
Can you be sad on stage?
One of those genre conventions in Oriental dance is the admonition that, “You can’t be sad on stage.” But can you? When? How? Dancers use