Freak Flags, Funk and Purpose

The deaths of David Bowie and Prince are similarly devastating to me in two ways; they both amassed truly incredible artistic outputs, and unapologetically flew their beautiful and unique freak flags. Perhaps this total embrace of the self had much to do with their abilities to create so much evocative and impactful art that dressed […]

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Upcomings!

Coordinating: Rhythmically Speaking’s 2016 Call for Choreographers When: Application available March 15, due April 15 More Info: rhythmicallyspeakingdance.org Rhythmically Speaking, the organization I Artistic Direct, is excited to announce the call for choreographers for our 8th annual production! We present some of the Twin Cities’/ Minnesota’s best jazz, vernacularly-inspired and rhythm-driven choreography each year, and […]

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(sampling of ) UPCOMINGs!

NOW! Finally published after two (+) years of work . . . “It Don’t Mean a Thing if it Ain’t Got Musicality: A Music-First Method for Teaching Historically Rooted Jazz Dance Publisher: The Journal of Dance Education/ Taylor and Francis Access: Here! FEBRUARY An evening of new dance works by WSU dance students and faculty, […]

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