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Timing is everything for Melissa Toogood, the dean and director of Juilliard’s dance division. Toogood tells Dance Teacher that accountability to timing, yet the flexibility and adaptability to make creative choices, are important qualities she emphasizes with dancers—and something she’s on the lookout for when auditioning prospective students. “Are they making choices about how they’re […]
Listening to Dr. E. Macias describe her approaches to teaching and performing, a certain word keeps appearing: “collaboration.” Whether it’s a lecture course at the University of California, Irvine, or a solo performance she’s creating, Macias is “activating connections.” This includes connections between humans and more-than-humans, meaning animals, atmospheric elements, and land. Macias’ investment in […]
In this month’s issue, we got to know the women of Ragamala Dance Company in Minneapolis: Ranee, Aparna and Ashwini Ramaswamy. The mother/daughter team shared their remarkable path to becoming bharata natyam dancers, choreographers and leaders of a thriving company in Minneapolis. Now, the Ragamala dynasty has some exciting performances coming their way. Aparna Ramaswamy […]
