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WELCOME by ROWENA RICHIE, Guest Editor
A BIG RIG OVERTURNED RECENTLY, spilling an estimated 300,000 toma- toes, massively jamming the freeway. “I heard it happened near Sauce-a- lito,” the traffic reporter quipped, “That driver should be canned.” (Thankfully no one was crushed). My first thought was, how can I incorporate this arrest- ing imagery into my welcome note? I love a mash-up. Roll out the red carpet for a Fall crop of articles that dance—in the juici- est, largest sense—between superstar celebrities and legends unknown. As guest editor, I invited an array of folks
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from the community to contribute essays about what is moving them in this moment. The result is a smorgasbord of pieces that provide food for thought and sustenance for the soul. As the writers sent me their drafts, I’m struck by possible “essay pair- ings.” Like with wine or food; complementary and contrasting combina- tions and flavors to heighten the enjoyment each component brings to the whole experience. In this issue you’ll find notes of released shame and embodied pride, mind altering in-between spaces, bridges to belonging, revered ancestry, entwined traditional and contemporary practices, healing nurses, gam- bling muses and parallel universes. You might consider pairing Dasha Yurkevich’s essay about discovering choreography with Brian Thorstenson’s essay about exploring new ways of writing. Then again—Dasha’s experience with ballet’s body-type rigid- ity may also pair well with Melissa Hudson Bell’s article celebrating Lizzo; Brian’s investigation of the space between dance and theater may com- plement Constance Hale’s article about gender fluid māhū people, or Ant- wan Williams’ reflections on feeling free/not free all at once. And there’s so much more on the menu—nourishing, refreshing, complex. Try them all! After you’ve had time to digest, drop me a line and tell me what moved you: richierowena@gmail.com . I’d love to catsup.
50/ A Sense of Belonging Among Ever-Changing Circumstances by Claudine Naganuma 54/ What is “Post-artum” Depression? By Parya Saberi, PharmaD, MAS, MFA 58/ Decolonizing Industries of Care: Nursing These Wounds by Joyce Lu 64/ Dance is in the DNA of the Universe by Oscar Peñaranda 69/ In Conversation with Tonya Amos and Sarah Bush by Andréa Spearman 72/ In Community Highlights and resources, activities and celebrations for our community—find more on dancersgroup.org
12 /A Movement of the Spirit by Brian Thorstenson 18 / Legends Walk Among Us by Liv Schaffer 22 / Stepping Into the In-Between by Constance Hale 28/ Every Second by Antwan Banks Williams 34/ Passing by Dasha Yurkevich 39/ Watch Out for the Big Grrrls by Melissa Hudson Bell 42/ Afro-Peruvian Resilience and
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46/ Leaning into the Unexpected by Haley Baek
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