Elizabeth White: Revolutionizing Dance + Visual Tech with Premiering Production

On a misty November morning, I sat down with the multi-faceted Elizabeth White, founder and artistic director of the Elizabeth White Creative: a brand new production company making its premiere work OAETH :: on Saturday December 8th at the Center of Performance Research in Brooklyn.  The Elizabeth White Creative (EWC) is a new-media contempora...
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Confidancers: How NYC Choreographer Djouliet Amara is Inspiring Dancers to Feel Confident

I’ve been a dancer my whole life.  Often when I tell people that I’m a ballerina, their eyes will widen wondrously and they will proceed to say something along the lines of, ‘I've never met a real ballet dancer before.’  Next, they usually ask me questions about strict diets and intense training routines-losing sight of what it is that in...
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Djouliet Amara: A Virtuoso Reshaping the Dance World

On a beautiful November afternoon I caught up with Djouliet Amara, a 23-year old NYC-based professional dancer and choreographer, who is making waves in the dance world with her innovative approach to movement, choreography, and what it means to be an artist in this industry.  Amara greeted me in the doorway of the coffee shop with a bright sm...
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9 Feminists Before it was Cool to Be a Feminist

Today, feminism is a trending topic in the media.  It seems that every millenial girl wants to wear her pink hat and profess her womanhood to all of humanity.  But, perhaps you’d be surprised to learn that years ago, most girls would hesitate to stand beside social pioneers such as Wilhelmina Drucker, Susan B. Anthony, and Glori...
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bSmart Detox: Dealing with Toxic People in your Life

The proccess of dealing with toxic people begins with detoxifying yourself.  Although someone else may have been the person to 'intoxicate' you in the first place, you are still stuck with the negative energy that is already in your system.  Start by cleansing your system of negative thoughts.  The energy you are is the energy you at...
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Sofia B.’s Smart Guide to Coding, Volume I

Code, code, code, is all I hear lately.  ‘Coding is the way of the future!  Coding is easy and fun!  Every company values workers who can code!’   With all of this buzz about coding, I decided I would give it a try this summer.   So, I recently set an important goal for myself: Learn how to code, in as many software languag...
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Dancing Through Life: My Story of Transition

An interesting paradox occurred recently on the day I moved out of my first New York City apartment.  The weather was like a beautiful piece of music; wild, heavily-orchestrated, and very satisfying.  So too was the climate of my heart.  Sunshine and sporadic thunderstorms in the morning (which seemed to mimic my emotions), a giant m...
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