A year’s worth of creating, polishing and processing new work has come to a humbling end. Placing these fine collectibles into this year’s treasure trunk has me joyfully reminiscing about the many months of studio sweat,...

Through my adventures at Silver Sands State Park in Milford, CT, I was awestruck by the sheer beauty of Mother Nature’s creation, nestled so close to my home. I had thought that at some point, the setting  would surely be a gorgeous...

When a new work emerges, there’s inevitably twists and turns in the direction you’d like to see the piece move toward. Such was the case with Descendence.  I began the rehearsal process in the Winter with the...

All went well at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn on May 20th! This was the last dance performance for Ryan Schmidt before  she tied the knot this past weekend! Congrats, Ryan!! Claudia Howard Queen’s music and video footage from Ireland,...

When the curtain came down on the New York International Ballet Competition this past year, I felt a fissure starting in the core of the dance world, but that wasn’t the only news that rocked its foundation. What about the disbanding of...

2013 was a wild one, but I know I am not alone here in thinking that. If we can say that we put on ballet slippers and got to the barre, then we are well deserving of a drink. In this political climate of unrest and economic uncertainty, we as...