DC Zouk Festival Washington, DC United States

In my experience, there’s a spectrum between being Others-Oriented or Self-Oriented with regards to both dance and life. In dance, these orientations affect almost all our interactions. Generally speaking, Others-Oriented dancers focus on the energy they release into the world… Read more

The Limits of Compassion: Organizing in the COVID-19 Era

July 10, 2021

It’s no secret that I am very much for vaccination. I’ve worked with Dr. Hsu to write articles to give insight into the dominant view of the medical and public health professional sectors. I have gotten both doses of my… Read more

Followers, Women, and Sexism

June 12, 2021

This isn’t the first time I’m writing about the underappreciation of follows – or the sexism that is so entwined with the concept. We’ve come a long way from when I first started writing about it around 2015/16. I wasn’t the… Read more

Dance in the time of COVID: Vaccines and Variants

June 07, 2021

You likely love to dance. I do too. Like you, I am eager to get back to social dancing – but first we need to talk about deciding when to start dancing again that factors in vaccination and variants. Let’s… Read more

9 Small Things we can do Better after the Pandemic

June 01, 2021

For a lot of the world, the return to “normal” has been slow. For those of you that are in places where dance has returned, I’m so happy for you – and a little jealous. During this time, a lot of… Read more

Dance is Therapeutic – but it is not Therapy

April 11, 2021

Hello all, It’s been a while. For most of us, we’re still grappling with the effects of COVID-19 on our communities. My own city is still in lockdown; I’ve barely danced for a year. That year has given me a lot… Read more

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Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill

Liason Capital Hill

The Salsa Room

Dance Institute of Washington DC

From the Dancing Grapevine

In Dance, are you Self or Others Oriented?

The Limits of Compassion: Organizing in the COVID-19 Era

Followers, Women, and Sexism

Dance in the time of COVID: Vaccines and Variants

9 Small Things we can do Better after the Pandemic

Dance is Therapeutic – but it is not Therapy

From the Dancing Grapevine

In Dance, are you Self or Others Oriented?

The Limits of Compassion: Organizing in the COVID-19 Era

Followers, Women, and Sexism

Dance in the time of COVID: Vaccines and Variants

9 Small Things we can do Better after the Pandemic

Dance is Therapeutic – but it is not Therapy

DC Zouk Festival

DC Zouk Festival 2018