Dance Month Articles

  • January: Tappy New Year!

    Celebrating Tap Dancers born this month

  • February: Black Dance History Month

    Celebrating the contributions of black dancers born this month

  • March: Women's Dance Month

    Celebrating the contributions of women dancers born this month

  • April: Arab-American Dance Heritage

    Celebrating the contributions of Arab-American dancers

  • May: Asian-American and Pacific Islander Dance Heritage

    Celebrating the contributions of AAPI dancers

  • June: Celebrating the Rainbow in Dance

    Honoring the contributions of LGBTQIA+ dancers

  • July: Celebrating Disabled Dancers

    Honoring the contributions of disabled dancers

  • August: Aerial and Site Dance Celebration

    Honoring artists working in Aerial and Site dance

  • September: Dancers in their Golden Age

    Celebrating dance professionals working at age 60+

  • October: Hispanic Dance Month

    Honoring the contributions of Hispanic dancers born in September and October

  • November: Celebrating Native American Dance Heritage

    Honoring the contributions of Native American dancers

  • December: Celebrating the World of Dance

    Honoring the contributions of dancers around the globe

Essays

  • Barbenheimer and the Dancer

    August 2023

  • I Claim Kate Bush for Dance!

    June 2022

  • The Top 10 Funniest Dance Quotes

    March 2022

  • Dance on Camera Festival at 50

    February 2022

  • What Carol Burnett Taught Me

    October 2021

  • Day 367: Today in Dance

    October 2021

  • Dancers Always Die Twice

    August 2021

  • The Power of the Dream Ballet in Charlie Kaufman’s Movie - I’m Thinking of Ending Things

    September 2020

Blogs

Human Kinetics Author Blog

Dance Month Series

Women’s Dance History Month - March 2024

Black Dance History Month - February 2022

Hispanic Dance Heritage Month - September 2023

AAPI Dance History Month - May 2023

NDEO Behind the Curtain Blog Guest

The Power of the Dream Ballet in Film   - December 2020

ChoreoClinic Blog Guest (not archived online)

Dancer Collaboration - September 2012

Generating Movement: A Framework for Creativity - June 2012

Middles: Swiss Cheese or a Straight Road - April 2012

Beginnings: Readying for the Next Layer - January 2012