Dance is life-giving and sustaining. Something as involuntary and necessary as breath. This is Why Dance Matters to me.
Beyond the Bubble
Is Dance A Field In Danger?
The Dance/USA conference raised questions on the state of dance. A young woman cries as she describes the difficulty of working multiple jobs without access to adequate health care or insurance. Is a dance career sustainable? Is the art form? Columnist Lauren Warnecke offers her thoughts on conversation, change, and finding the “why”.
Why Dance Matters: Survival of the Fittest
The dance classroom is more than a studio; it is a laboratory. It is the training ground for an unforeseeable future. In the age of standardized testing, arts environments can provide the safe havens where mistakes are treated as discoveries and expression is celebrated. Higher order thinking is a natural part of the performance and […]
Why Dance Matters Reloaded
We’re looking for a few good posts about Why Dance Matters to you! We’re also looking for your participation in the RELOADED Why Dance Matters event. And, we’re looking for those who want to help an expanded project take shape. Are you down? Get the details in this post.
How To Inspire, Build Trust, And Lead From The Inside-Out
How do you turn followers into fans? What does it take to be a leader that inspires action or influences behavior? How do you build a customer base or group that is loyal and enthusiastic? How do you make the right decisions or choose next-steps for your organization or business? How will you know when things go off the rails? The answer, according to Simon Sinek, keynote speaker for the Dance/USA conference 2012, is to Start With Why.
Hitting the Books: Two Valuable Reads from Oxford University Press
Every so often, I meet a student who seems older than their years with interests far more sophisticated than those of their peers. Despite their young age- middle school, high school, early college- their understanding of the world and their desire to see the big pictures leaves an impression and sets a tone. For these […]
