In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Dwight Rhoden, Founding Artistic Director and Resident Choreographer of Complexions Contemporary Ballet, about "Black Is Beautiful," the First Film in SNATCHED BACK from the EDGES,"I hope people walk away whether you are black or not with a message of hope and the realization that the beauty, majesty, and tenacity that keeps black people going is why Black is Beautiful." — Dwight Rhoden speaking to Erin Bomboy

In SOCIAL DISTANCE DANCE VIDEO: David Fernandez's "Winston Churchill's Boy," Featuring Christopher Grant and Benjamin Clementine, "These times are a big challenge, especially for dancers because they have to stay in shape without performing. The ones who are ready after the pandemic will get the jobs, so I keep telling them to stay focused and to keep going." — David Fernandez speaking to Erin Bomboy

In IMPRESSIONS: Rocío Molina's "El Aire Mueve" Presented by VIII Dutch Flamenco Biënnale 2021 with Eduardo Trassierra, Yerai Cortés, and Rafael Rodriguez Hidalgo 'El Cabeza’, "Once again, the window serves as a transition. After closing the window and releasing her hair, Molina appears in a satin skirt hung loosely from her hips, dragging on the floor, the shadows of her form chasing her as the most senior of the three guitarists, Rafael Rodriguez Hidalgo, El Cabeza, plays a Zambra." — Deirdre Towers

Queer|Art announces Shanel Edwards as winner of 2020 Eva Yaa Asantewaa Grant for Queer Women(+) Dance Artists

In MOVING PEOPLE: Ishmael Houston-Jones on His Favorite Post-show Meal, How He Starts His Curatorial Process, and the One Thing He Still Loves about New York, "I’ve never had a driver’s license, so I love that NYC is not about car culture. That public transportation kinda works. And for better or worse, people must deal with one another, up close a personal on a daily basis. " — Ishmael Houston-Jones, speaking to Erin Bomboy

In EMBODIED LIFE: Carissa Landes on Transitioning from a Dancer to a Moscow-based, Russian-speaking Consular Fellow and the Rigor and Complexity Found in Both, "People make assumptions, but many, many of the dancers I've known have had really strong academic backgrounds. When that goes side by side, people can be successful in dance or whatever direction they choose.” — Carissa Landes speaking to Erin Bomboy

In IMPRESSIONS: Café La MaMa Live: La MaMa Moves! Online, Featuring Kari Hoaas and Anabella Lenzu, "An engaging storyteller, Lenzu manipulates movement, spoken word, music, video projections and props, to take us on a tour of her life as a performer. She speaks to us directly as if we are old friends, sharing personal perspectives that touch on the universal." — Cecly Placenti

In IMPRESSIONS: Café La MaMa Live: La MaMa Moves! Online, Featuring Kevin Augustine/Lone Wolf Tribe and Tamar Rogoff with Mei Yamanaka, "Rogoff’s The Yamanakas At Home , a work-in-progress created with Mei Yamanaka, juxtaposes the mundane with the arcane. Mom and Pop Yamanaka drink tea, watch television, and groove around their living room to Scott Greenblatt’s infectious “Can’t Sit Still.” A lone soldier in fatigues and platinum blonde hair moves through and around their safe space, army-crawling over stairs and peering through windows. " — Erin Bomboy

In  DANCE NEWS: Five Dance Artists Awarded as 2021 USA Fellows by United States Artists,Congratulations Ishmael Ishmael Houston-Jones, JanpiStar,  Emily Johnson , Cynthia Oliver,  and Ni’Ja Whitson "The Dance Fellows are in great company across culture. Fellows span every career stage and hail from 22 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. They represent the storytellers, shapemakers, movement builders, and culture bearers who shape today.

In THE DANCE ENTHUSIAST ASKS: Longtime Publicist Audrey Ross About the Changes in Arts P.R. and How to Make a Good Impression, "During the transition years ago, I took a survey asking critics what they preferred — all said they preferred computers and not snail mail. I do think that something on paper makes a stronger impression than an e-mail which, if read at all, will probably not be revisited. On the other hand, it's easier to keep in touch and send more reminders. All in all, this is a better system." — Audrey Ross