By Mahsa Hojjati Beneath a wealth of dark curls, the artist moves. As I follow the rippling current from his fingers through his wrist, elbow, and shoulder, a flip of his neck guides the ripple through the opposite arm, back down a twisting torso, through gliding legs and sliding feet into infinite turns reminiscent of
By Jenn Edwards A ballet dancer performs a solo among the ruins of Palmyra, a historical site in Syria destroyed by ISIS. Palestinian children dance like butterflies in ballet class as an escape from the harsh everyday realities of war. French street protesters break out into a performance of the Macarena. These are a handful
By Jenn Edwards Between cancelled gigs, shifting performance models and uncertainty about the future of the arts in general, dancers have been proving their resilience this year. And while many companies are resuming some form of their usual activities this fall, daily routines are going to look quite different. Five dancers working in Canada shared