Shake a Leg - The Future is Dance: E05 Dance as Labor Part 1, The Body

Shake A Leg - Dancing Into The Future

On this episode of Shake a Leg, Erica and Maritess begin their multi-part series on dance as labor. We can’t talk about labor without talking about power and we definitely discuss power and power structures in this episode. We’re thinking about how we want the world to look when we get out of this pandemic and specifically how the dance world can do better. In this episode, we focus on dance and the body, mostly from a ballet perspective.

Dance in the News:

• "Art Moves" virtual dance event produced by our own Maritess Escueta! Info here
• New York Times, "What is a Ballet Body?" article here
• Mills College no longer granting degrees announcement

Gender norms and identity

• Dance Magazine "What Does it Take to Challenge Gender Norms?"
• NPR - A Rising Star Re-Writing Rules...
• Pointe Magazine - Non-Binary Ballet Dancers
• Gender Fluid Breaking Barriers

On Weight, Health etc:

• Battle with anorexia
• The truth about dancer wellness
• My years as a fat ballerina

Dance Spirit - "How to disrupt dance class power dynamics"

Body Hair and Grooming - in Middle Eastern Dance article

2 Truths and a Lie: Dance and Suffrage

• About Isadora Duncan and suffrage
• Why women dominate Modern Dance article here
• The history of Modern Dance is Feminist article here
• About Winnie Guess Perdue
• More on women's suffrage

Register here to see our guest Karlie Budge in a free performance: Dance On! Part 3, on March 30th 8pm with the Mark Morris Dance Group

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