Tides, Excitement and Indiegogoooo

Well, as promised I have been working tirelessly on numerous projects. Let me update you swiftly...

I went back to Memphis to work with the magnificent, Ari Denison, once again. Brilliant.

I got a call a few months back from an old friend, Laurie Zabele Cawley, to see if I wanted to join her for a split bill show up in her neighborhood at Union College in Schenectady, NY. We'll be debuting a new work titled, 5+1, and restaging our duet, What Was, Never Existed. Amazing.

I'm dancing with not one, but THREE different incredible women in unrelated projects, and I'm so pumped I might drop some cheer-leading moves soon. Sorry, Mom.

I'm teaching at the Gina Gibney Studios - 280 Broadway - as a part of the Access8 program in November. Tuesdays and Thursdays, November 11-20 from 2-4pm for only $8 a class. Sweet.

And, I've been writing so much that I'm pretty sure I need to whip out the plans for a cabin in the middle of nowhere and begin building a place to sneak away for a week or so and write a book. Interesting.

Potentially, I will also be performing in the Never Before, Never Again Festival at the new Triskelion location in Greenpoint, NY with some other East Coast TRANSFormers, but I'll be sure to spread more about that when I hear back from the panel. Nice.

In the midst of all of this excitement and project building, I'm also launching an Indiegogo Fundraiser any day now! The funding is primarily for my dancers - they most certainly deserve more than the absurd amounts of candy I throw at them - and also for the travel upstate, rehearsal space, food, costumes, and other artist collaborations.

I have a stellar composer joining me on this project, Kyle Sorensen, and I'm totally jazzed about debuting a new work with his new score. Bonus - any donations made to the Indiegogo Fundraiser are tax-deductible. How? Because I'm sponsored by Fractured Atlas and they rock.

Stay tuned as I'll be shooting out an email soon with details about our fundraiser and upcoming concert at Union College. I'll also keep updating our Facebook and Twitter with pictures, videos and other shenanigans - because we rarely can keep from laughing for more than twenty minutes. 

Toodles, lovers. Dance on.

On the Subject of Together

You've guessed it. (You were guessing, right?)

It's that time of year again when the good old girls and boy from Oregon, who've since spread out around the country, get together and put on one heck of a show with an accompanying teaching residency to boot! Don't know what I'm talking about? Go read about us here.

For the first time in our three years of concert producing and teaching, all 8 of the TRANSForm Dance Collective members will be taking over the Twin Cities and the James Sewell Ballet TEK BOX Theater at the Cowles Center. We'll have two nights in the theater with daytime classes from 10-4pm.

This year I'm bringing the latest addition to SPARC titled, Up Here (Parts I, II). It's a duet with the lovely Erin Cairns Cella and myself. Taking a different approach to our over arching subject of loss, in this piece we're remembering and even celebrating our loved ones through sensing, shadowing and somehow finding each other while in two different places. It's an interesting piece to perform, as I find myself really not "seeing" Erin in the space, but truly yearning for a memory we shared and trying to recreate it over and over again. How fitting with our TRANSForm concert title, On the Subject of Together.

Speaking of, I'm the ring leader of the fundraising efforts for this year's concert. Thanks to the exquisite members of the collective (and you for spreading the word ::wink:: ::shoulder nudge::), we've made this video for your viewing pleasure and if you feel moved, consider donating anything you are comfortable with. If that's not in the cards this time around, you can share our link via email, facebook, twitter or telling your friends when you are having brunch or late night drinks.

Alright kids, get your dance on. It's 10:39 on a Sunday. Over and out.

Teaching at DNA - THIS WEEKEND!

We took a little break over the holidays but we're starting to get back into gear starting with teaching class this Saturday (1/12) at Dance New Amsterdam.

Join me from 12-1:30pm for Beginning Modern where we'll be working with timing, expansion, flow, riding waves, and feeling good while getting pretty sweaty.

And if that's not enough, take it a step further and come back at 4:30-6pm for Intermediate Modern. It's sure to be an excellent day of dancing and making our hearts feel whole.

I would love to see you - and bring a friend!

** Dance New Amsterdam is located in Manhattan at 53 Chambers between Broadway and Elk Street. **