As a dancer, the pandemic was devastating, particularly the lockdown. Dance is a social art form – we take class together, we rehearse together, we perform together – for an… Read More
How did the pandemic change you?
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Entries for the Arts Coast Magazine
The Invitation Situation: Sarasota premiere, Dec. 2023
This is a project I have been working on since the zoom-days of the pandemic – late 2020-ish. In the great pandemic shifting of life from 3-D to 2-D, moving… Read More
What do you practice?
Tracking is both a fundamental and a meta skill in dancing. The ability to sense/feel the complexity of what one’s body is doing is essential to becoming a compelling dancer… Read More
On Grief
I lost my mother two years ago. I didn’t actually lose her, she passed away. She didn’t pass away, she died. She’s gone. She’s not here anymore. Except that she… Read More
What does it mean to dance?
Close your eyes for 15 seconds and imagine yourself dancing (with zero judgment). What were you doing? What were you wearing? How old were you? Where were you? Were you… Read More
Banned Books Club for Kids
The African American Heritage Association announced the “I Love Banned Books” book club, which aims to combat educational censorship, will take place at St. Pete’s Tombolo Books starting in October. The book club is designed for children in the 1st through 12th grades and … Read More
Some of my favorite performances this coming season
As I near the end of my summer break and get ready for performance season to start up in September, I’ve started thinking about the various concerts coming up and… Read More
Community Conversations Tackles Book Banning
By Frank Drouzas. “Books are the tools that we use to make sense of the world,” says educator Nikki Hill, adding that children will be deprived of profound literature with ongoing book bans. Lenice Emanuel says books are being banned in schools “because they understand that there’s power in knowledge.”… Read More
The joy of commissioning new music
One of the most fulfilling projects that I have been a part of in my career has been the creation of a harp and percussion duo with my husband, The… Read More
The Worlds
The first time I traveled to Scotland was in August 2004, to compete at the World Pipe Band Championships. From that first trip, I was hooked and completely fell in… Read More
