Category Archives: Dance
Aroha Philanthropies: “Mastering the Art of Teaching Adults”
EngAGE Founder and Executive Director Tim Carpenter shared this excellent, inspiring video from Aroha Philanthropies, a generous supporter of EngAGE that is facilitating the expansion of our programming to the Minneapolis/St. Paul area. The video features, among others, EngAGE C.O.O. … Continue reading
Free Fun in December in the L.A. Area
If you’re looking for artistic inspiration, a visit to one of our area museums will provide it. Here’s a list of free museum days in December. And here’s a list of free days all year long. Enjoy! HOLIDAY … Continue reading
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Lindy Hop Legend Jean Phelps Veloz Celebrates Her 90th Birthday in Style
“Jean Phelps Veloz, the icon of the Hollywood-Style Lindy to new generations of swing dancers, provides a living bridge from the Los Angeles dance scene of the 1940’s to the present-day Lindy Hop revival that has swept the United States … Continue reading
2015 NEA National Heritage Fellowships
On June 9th, this year’s honorees were announced: Washington, DC—”One of the strengths of our nation is our constantly evolving artistic landscape. Each year the National Endowment for the Arts celebrates master folk and traditional artists that embody this strength … Continue reading
Navajo Hoop Dancer and Healer Jones Benally
From IndianCountryTodayMedia.com: Age is only a concept to Dine hoop dancer Jones Benally, born in an octagonal home on the Navajo reservation in the dirt floor/no water/no electricity days before birth certificates, and still going strong today. Two years ago, … Continue reading
Twyla Tharp: Fifty Years in Dance
Choreographer Twyla Tharp, 73, asks herself one question before starting any new project: What is dance? “The question will inform two lecture-performances, at Barnard on April 13 and Hunter College on April 16, that kick off Ms. Tharp’s anniversary. She … Continue reading
Ray Bethell Flies a Kite — Like You’ve Never Seen Before!
We posted this a couple of years ago, but it’s so wonderful that it seems a perfect inspiration for this year, too! Here’s a lovely video featuring the amazing, almost magical talents of Ray Bethell, master of the art of multiple kite flying. Bethell … Continue reading
