Last weekend I attended the wedding of a very devout young Catholic woman. I’d know her when she was a young girl – I actually dated her cousin for almost a year back in high school. But I second guessed whether or not I should go to that wedding. The reason being that I may…
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Condoning Violence: our widespread complicity in Animal Ag’s inhumane acts
Are you an animal lover? Do you care about our environment? Do you care about your health? Do you value compassion? If the answer to any of these is yes, please read on. If the answer to all of these is no, read on anyway. This post is long, and yet it will only scrape…
Fate?
I have always talked and thought about “fate” as if it were a thing that exists in the universe, while also keeping it ambiguous to myself and others as to whether or not I REALLY believe that important life experiences and events are “fated.” For over a year now, I’ve gone on with this idea…
Body and Soul
People tend to believe that the eyes are the window to the soul, but what if you could feel your soul in your fingertips? in your knees? I have come to realize that dance is about taking this lump of flesh that so often, perhaps without even knowing, we see as a vessel, a temple…
Dance Exploration
Exploration is at the heart of “good” dance. Yes. There is such a thing as good and bad dance. There is so much more to it than good and bad, black and white, but like any instrument there is technique not just to movement but to exploration. You have to know how to be free….
Dance Film
Dance Film is an interesting art. It breaks the laws of real time transitions that dancing with a body in front of an audience requires an artist to adhere to. You might dance in front of an audience (I.E. The Camera) for hours over the course of days or weeks, but the “dance” is only…
From Down and Out, Straight Home
I’m visiting my family home in New Jersey for the first time since last winter. The house is up for sale right now, my father being the only person left living here. He, myself and my sisters all agreed last year that it would be best to sell the place so that we could all…
The Gaia Movement
Often artists aim to make a difference with their art, they want to inspire change in people, and in the world. Erin Fowler and Nick Graalman created the dance film Gaia for this purpose. The film is a powerful statement about the environment in the largest sense possible. This film takes a serious look at…
The Fire that Drives me
I have had an amazingly inspiring week in Australia so far, and it has spurred up many feelings and thoughts. My dance professors often tell me that whether I will make it as a dancer depends on if I have “the fire” or not, the passion and drive. They say this as experienced professionals who…
The Noblest Art
The noblest art is that of making others happy – P.T. Barnam I have been told that I take life very seriously. I believe that this is something my close friends admire in me, and I believe it to be a very important virtue that I want others to emulate. I believe that there are…
Not Just Words 