Working with Caroline MacCaul, SFU graduate The last few months have been abnormal to say the least. Since COVID hit, it's been a tough time for dance artists. I have really missed being in class training with friends, creating work and performing. So much of what we do just can't be recreated online. That's why … Continue reading Vines Festival 2020
Mentorship with Deanna Peters
I'm so excited and grateful to have received my first Canada Council Grant! Over the next few months, I'll be working with Deanna Peters on a Professional Development mentorship with a focus on improvisation. I am looking forward to learning and growing from this dance artist who I greatly respect and admire in Vancouver. … Continue reading Mentorship with Deanna Peters
Tuning in with Helen Walkley
Last week I had the pleasure of taking part in Helen Walkley's "Presence of Mind in Motion" intensive. What a wonderful way to start the New Year! Helen has a gentle and intuitive way of guiding her students into her somatic practise, which is informed by Laban Movement Analysis and somatic Movement Patterning. It … Continue reading Tuning in with Helen Walkley
An interesting fall
This fall has been an interesting shift. I've been a dancer dealing with injury since June, which has inspired me to focus on recovery and get into arts writing mode. It's also been an opportunity to write my first grant, and focus on pouring into my students at the studios where I teach. Things I've … Continue reading An interesting fall
Conduit at the Vancouver Fringe
September always feels like a shock. Someone recently described it to me as being shot out of a canon every time and I 100% agree. It's been a busy week starting to teach again and also finishing up a new review for @giselle by Joshua Beamish (stay tuned... will be published soon) but I saw … Continue reading Conduit at the Vancouver Fringe
