By Kristen Lawson Betsy Wetzig has been interested in patterns of movement since she was very young. She began studying with Estelle Dennis in Baltimore at the age of 6, joining her dance company as their youngest member at 11, and creating her first choreography for them at 16. During this time, Dennis brought in
By Rebecca Karpus Sunlight spills through the window and into the white studio. The live accompaniment is quiet, yet intense. As the piano improvisation builds, one dancer slowly begins to move through the space. She walks among the group and then intentionally brushes past another dancer, as a cue to join. Intuitively, the cycle continues,
By Rachel Silver Maddock Music is pumping at the Vancouver café where we sit, surrounded by exposed red brick and industrial-cut wooden benches and tables. Belinda McGuire gently holds a cappuccino with two fingers. Her lightly freckled face has that post-rehearsal glow, and her eyes light up as she makes a sudden realization: “In a