Tag: disability

No matter where you take ballet class, it always begins with the same direction: “One hand on the barre.” It’s an aspect of ballet instruction that most teachers and students don’t even think about. But for dancers like Sydney Mesher—who in 2019 became the first Radio City Rockette with a visible disability—that seemingly simple command […]

At the first Disability. Dance. Artistry Town Hall in July, Simi Linton, Marc Brew and Dianne McIntyre discussed dance makers on disability. Last night I attended Dance/NYC’s second Disability. Dance. Artistry. Town Hall event at New York Live Arts. The topic of discussion—disability, race and the practice of dance—brought together Dr. Carrie Sandahl, associate professor of disability […]