Improvise to an Improvisation?
I made a lil video of me dancing to my own music map for the Bundle’s Instagram Challenge last week (it’s still on until10/22, with
How do we unite dancemaking and improvisation?
There is a big trend in our dance to make tightly choreographed dances, where we do it exactly the same every time. This is partly
Three Ways to Become a More Confident Dancer
We dancers take a lot of risks. Performers, for example. Getting out in front of other people, interacting, being glorious, larger-than-life goddesses takes some chutzpah.
How to Fill Your Dance with Freedom
One of the things I love is structure–which is hilarious, since I am the Queen of Chaos (this mostly shows up in my everyday surroundings.
How to Map Your Music (so you can always find your way)
It’s important for us to understand the meaning of lyrics in songs we dance on. It’s important to understand the cultural relevance of things like
The Veil–a Highlight of Oriental Dance
One of the things I love about our dance is how adaptable and elastic it is. People throw the most amazingly odd things into it,
How to Chart the Music (so you always know where you are)
There are a lot of ways to chart music. The most standard is proper written music with staff lines and notes. But most of us
How to Write a Blog Post
Don’t like writing? Wish you did? Most teachers focus on spelling and grammar mistakes. Students get back papers full of red marks. It’s disheartening. Because
How the Breath Factor reduces stress (it’s all in your spine…)
Breath is pretty miraculous–it keeps us alive, for one. And it helps us thrive. A physical therapist was telling me about a mutual friend who
The Great Creativity Toolkit
I was going to share with you today the video I made for Eric Maisel’s Great Creativity Toolkit! This pretty amazing offering is made up
How to Dance on this Ball of Confusion?
Sometimes it takes a lot of effort to get out of bed in the morning. Worldwide conflagrations. Insane people doing insane things. Jaw-dropping lies being
When the Brakes Go On–but don’t come off…
I’ve been collecting all this cool stuff to help folks feel more grounded, to regulate the nervous system (so we can recover from the constant