Giving thanks - to my dancing friends
The dance world is small, and the studio environment even smaller. I think that even as teenagers we knew that we needed each other. Because
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Kathleen McGuire Gaines
- Jul 23, 2019
- 3 min
Is dance ready for the diversity it seeks?
I recently met the mother of a young ballet dancer in a major ballet school who is struggling. She told me near tears how worried she is...
Shelly Power
- May 9, 2019
- 5 min
On leadership and mental health: Shelly Power
Shelly Power is the executive director of the Pennsylvania Ballet. Previously she was the CEO and artistic director of the Prix de...
Chelsea Keefer
- Apr 19, 2019
- 4 min
On finding peace: Q&A with Chelsea Keefer
Chelsea Keefer is a soloist at Ballet West and a certified yoga teacher. She recently launched a podcast aimed to provide mental wellness...
Casey Taylor
- Nov 27, 2018
- 2 min
Dancer Stories: Why I am minding the gap
I left ballet due to mental illness that I could not manage. An illness so severe that I felt my only way out was to abandon one of the...
Kathleen McGuire Gaines
- Oct 30, 2018
- 4 min
How dance serves our pain
When dance patrons poured into the Benedum Center Sunday afternoon, they did so with the heaviest of hearts, grief clung to their faces....
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