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Proposing a Long Term Dance Development Model
Traditional dance favors starting at a young age and specializing in a few dances (or simply one) in order to peak at a specific age for performance and aesthetic purposes. This is within the mindset that dancing will be a career, either pursued through current university standards, or through external performances. This view is contrarian towards a model in the […]
Read More →Analyzing the Squat: Interview with Jordan Syatt
Jordan Syatt is a good friend of mine, having shared roots with an internship at Cressey Performance. Although he interned well before I did, we share a commonality for lifting, writing, along with crushing spicy foods, so it didn’t take long before we connected in person. So with that being said, Jordan filled me in on a product he is […]
Read More →Observations in Movement Assessments for Dancers
A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to sponsor a table at a dance event (colloquially termed “jams”) Rhythm Spotlight XI that was held by Penn State. During the event, I had the opportunity to perform assessments on a good handful of dancers, and with this being one of the first big jams of the year regionally, I knew […]
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