In our journey through my collection of choreographic exploits, we flash forward another year to another summer intensive. Little Holly is now 15 and wants to go ‘abroad’ for the summer, rather than staying at my home ballet school. I really wanted a program that seemed to focus on choreography, and so I ended up [...]
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Teaching, Training, & Technique: That Guy
So last post I mentioned a concept that I use a lot while teaching, and I think it bears expanding. It’s an idea that I revisit time and time again, as it is both a technique booster and a conduit into a larger discussion about art and audience. I can’t claim the invention of the [...]
Past Performances: SPARK
Good afternoon and welcome to my first official post. One feature I’d like to try is a discussion of performances that I’ve been in or that I attend, and for starters I’m going to share one of mine from this past February. It all started when I got a call from the director of the [...]
The Requisite Introductory Post
Hello internet! I'm Holly. I'm a dancer. I am many other things, but mostly I'm a dancer, and have been my whole life. I started in ballet classes at age 3 when my mom took one look at her mortifyingly uncoordinated daughter and bought leotards and tights. I kept up with it--mostly because that was [...]
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