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Read MoreIn the age of commercialized dance, it can be easy for many to lose sight of the true origins of dance in many communities. Before the era of dance competitions, dance mainly served as a source of expression and community building. Whether it’s to express celebration or grief, movement has the power to unite and heal people in ways that other modes of communication can’t. Indigenous dance artist Elise Beers is harnessing this idea of using dance to connect to the land and community and alleviate pain in her latest project Earth Works Dance.
Read MoreKirsten’s favorite thing about dance, she shares, is the connections people make through this art form are something that she finds to be the best thing about the dance world. “Through my teaching, I’ve seen people from different economical lives come and dance together and I think that that is just amazing,” she shares. She also shares that the connection through an emotional basis and a common love of dance is something that is very important to keep going. The relationships that she has made through people that she has taught are something that is very important to her and sets an example for the connection that dance can make through people.
Read MoreI sat down with every intent to write this piece about neurodiversity in dance. However, the topic quickly became too academic and theoretical. You see, neurodiversity and dance are two topics not often heard in conjunction. Neurodiversity is, simply put, brain differences. Human brains vary. This is natural. This term is often used to describe conditions like Autism or ADHD, which are variations…
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