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Matthew Neff
Matthew performs, teaches and choreographs in genres ranging from theater to classical modern to jazz.// Updated Sep 19, 2008 //
Lindsay Live
Lindsay's blog is full of late breaking dance news and intriguing perspectives on all things dance!// Updated Sep 26, 2008 //
Emily Shock
Emily is the owner of Applause Studios in Moore, OK and also one of YouTube's most popular dance video bloggers!// Never Updated //
Wendy Garofoli
Wendy, the new Web Editor at Dancer Magazine, reports on the hottest trends in dance, from the latest news developments to buzz-worthy happenings around the world.// Updated Oct 10, 2008 //
danceadvantage
Nichelle Strzepek is passionate about dance, has taught for 15 years & holds a dance degree from Slippery Rock Univ. Her own wonderful teachers have inspired her to pass on the knowledge and legacy of the art of movement.// Updated Sep 27, 2008 //
Stacie Strong
Stacie, our resident tap aficionado and hardcore rhythm tapper tells all about the wide world of tap!// Updated Oct 10, 2008 //
Adrienne Fisher
A performer with a background in concert dance and musical theatre. Her experience in many genres of dance makes for a very interesting blog.// Updated Oct 05, 2008 //
Meryl Cates
Meryl is a writer and dancer who would like you to share in a variety of topics, viewpoints, critiques, and all things dance.// Updated Oct 06, 2008 //
Laura Diffenderfer
The Managing Editor here at Dancer Magazine, Laura is also a writer and choreographer living in Brooklyn, NY.// Updated Sep 17, 2008 //
Emily Bufferd
Emily Bufferd is an up and coming New York choreographer currently in the process of starting a company. Her blog invites you on the journey of BEings, a young company based in New York City.// Updated Oct 03, 2008 //
Kim Gower
Kim teaches dance in many different settings and brings those perspective to all of her dance writing, she lives in D.C. and knows all about dance in the capitol!// Updated May 20, 2008 //
Ryan Kasprzak
Ryan can "...get laughs simply by breathing" according to the NYT. Check out his blog of all things Broadway and see if his prowess translates to the net!// Updated Jun 27, 2008 //
Joe Cote
Site updates and info. Stay tuned into DancerUniverse.Com's fast pace of dance community development.// Updated Oct 06, 2008 //
Dolly Dinkle
Your Source for all things Fancy, Dancy and Fun on the internet!// Updated Jul 11, 2008 //
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First Post: Feeling through Dance
me in a modern piece by Christopher D'Amboise in 2007, photo by Rosalie O'Conner
Hi DancerUniverse readers!
This is my first blog post on here, but I've been blogging and writing about dance for a long time now. I won't bore you with details (just see my mini bio above) but basically right now I'm at a point in my life where I'm just on the brink of two careers: dancing and writing. On here, It'll basically be focusing on the ballet aspect, of course - though you should know I have about 10,000 other things going on at any given time! Haha.
A few weeks ago I was invited to participate in a choreography workshop with this small(ish) contemporary company here in New York. I auditioned for them back in November and after some communication over a few weeks, the director asked me to understudy a performance they were giving and then to come as a guest to her workshop the following weekend.
The first weekend when I was understudying I basically just stood in the back trying to learn choreography by staying out of the way, but in the workshop I actually got to dance. A LOT...
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