Where do you want to live? Though this question might seem unrelated to the issue, Katie Glasner, chair of Barnard College’s dance department, believes it’s actually a crucial one. “A liberal arts institution in an urban area is going to offer more possibilities outside of the university setting, potentially, than a rural setting,” she says. […]
“It’s amazing that we’re still here,” says Shana Habel, arts advocate and dance advisor for the Los Angeles Unified School District. “The arts education branch of LAUSD has a lot of support for what we’re doing, but that support can’t always translate into funding, because the money’s just not there. I tell teachers that the […]
“I always had a dual path of teaching and choreography,” says Mark DeGarmo. At the same time as Mark DeGarmo Dance (MDD) embarked on 28 international tours in 12 countries, the company has also partnered with New York City schools to provide programs for kids struggling in some of the toughest socioeconomic conditions. What they’ve […]
Yesterday afternoon, I had the pleasure of witnessing exciting news in dance education. Teachers College at Columbia University is launching a new doctoral program in dance education to begin fall 2017, thanks to a $4.36 million gift from Jody Gottfried Arnhold and her husband John. The news was announced at a luncheon at the school. […]
First Lady Michelle Obama presented the award to DREAM director Kelli Quinn and student Valeria Cruz. At the White House yesterday, First Lady Michelle Obama and the President’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities awarded the DC-based nonprofit dance organization, CityDance, the National Arts and Humanities Youth Program Award for its after-school program DREAM. The award honors […]