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Another Jiffy Mix

Another Jiffy Mix

It’s not too often that you get a chance to focus on making a solo on a world class dancer at Baryshnikov Arts Center in NYC. James A. Pierce, III, a seasoned dancer with Adams Company Dance, as well as a cast member in The  Lion King on Broadway,...

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More Miles to Go

More Miles to Go

This Friday, September 21st, two very talented artists will perform my duet, Miles, at Triskelion Arts in Brooklyn. Perceptions Dance Festival unites choreographers from around the globe for a three day extravaganza. Chris Jackson, former Ailey...

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Time for “Reel” Preservation

Time for “Reel” Preservation

I was recently looking at a vintage video reel of my husband’s ancestry, featuring  a remote Danish village in McCabe,  Montana. I was impressed that someone took the time to set up a screen, run a 16mm film of  rare footage of community life of a...

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A Picture Tells a Thousand Words

A Picture Tells a Thousand Words

Every now and then, I organize my files and sometimes I find things I hadn’t remembered. In this case, it was a picture taken from our Ailey concert, now three years ago. It’s amazing how much one picture can tell so much. Dance looks so easy...

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Big Ben

Big Ben

It has been two years since we gathered together at the Baryshnikov Arts Center for our “dance happening.” The night involved some bizarre sequences of dance, text, improv and prop utilization, all in the name of art. It was a wild night...

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A Look Back at 2011

Except for the occasional pause for airing out, 2011 was busy and full of keepsake dances from the heart & mind: Heart Song; Pie, Picket Fences & Purgatory; Shelter; and Itty Bitty Nitty Gritty. Finishing the year with four new works and...

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A Celebration of Dance