DANCE

ALL-STAR DANCE

As I have written on a number of occasions in earlier posts, I was most fortunate to have been an avid fan of ballet and modern dance...

ALVIN AILEY

Back in 1975, my wife and I got the opportunity to vary our traditional practice of seeing the American Ballet Theatre or the New York...

MARTHA GRAHAM

It's still hard for me to believe that I was fortunate enough to see the dance company of the legendary Martha Graham. I don't know if I...

BLACK SWAN

I was lucky to have reached adulthood at approximately the same time the world of ballet hit its Golden Age. A recent commentary by...

WHY THIS EXISTS:

Back in 2011, a school administrator asked me if I'd like to start a blog. I thought it was an intriguing offer that would give me the opportunity to discuss cultural questions that I couldn't necessarily work into class discussions. Plus, it offered me the chance to discuss many of the wonderful experiences I've had in more than forty years in and out of the field of education. I have enjoyed sharing my views with my students and have learned from their responses.

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