Tag: Dr. Andrea Markus

Letter From the Editor: Start Summer on Strong Footing

Our dancers spend countless hours on their feet—let’s help them take better care of them. If you’re looking for practical ways to build strength, improve articulation, and support long-term foot health, I hope you’ll join us for our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Exercises for Strong, Supple Feet,” on Thursday, July 23, at 12 pm EDT. […]

A Look at Teaching—and Not Grading—Dance in Higher Education

As a certified intimacy professional who creates practices and choreography for scenes of vulnerability (including simulated sex and/or nudity in film, TV, theater, dance, and opera), I’m aware that the power dynamics of performance traditions do not allow for the less powerful performers to take creative risks, feel agency over their bodies, or ask questions. […]