    | Published: June 1, 2010 Category: profileBy Rachel Straus It’s not enough to describe the work of choreographer Kyle Abraham as possessing chameleon charms. The 32-year-old dancer’s ability to instantaneously channel a hip-hop gangsta’s bravado, a cross dresser’s hyper-femininity, and an elderly person’s fragility feels real, as though he is these people. Abraham’s emotional identification with these characters gives […] Published: May 1, 2010 Category: compositionThis is an excerpt from Writing About Dance. By Rachel Straus Class: Dance composition or any studio dance class Objectives: To make connections among seeing, writing, and moving; to improve self-awareness, critical thinking, and descriptive writing Overview: Two assignments that involve teaching and learning movement, watching movement, and writing about it At some point […] Published: February 20, 2008 Category: techniqueBy Rachel Straus “If you want to change your body, first you have to change your mind.” Eric Franklin helps dancers to improve their technique by applying scientific principles, anatomical understanding, and the power of the imagination. The Swiss-born movement educator teaches workshops around the world, both at Pilates studios and at major dance […] Published: March 1, 2006 Category: career talkBy Rachel Straus Some call it tunnel vision. Others speak of good timing. Many describe it as a matter of hedging one’s bets. Bellamy F. Eure’s journey from student at Philadelphia’s University of the Arts to professional dancer with Philadanco involved all of the above. Raised in a business minded family, Eure began weighing her […] |
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