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Seattle’s Dance Church is taking its movement gospel to the masses
Could the local exercise craze be the next Zumba? With $4.7 million in venture capital, leaders must balance an artist-led mission with national expansion.
Marcie Sillman
Marcie Sillman is an award-winning radio journalist. For more than three decades, she covered arts for Seattle’s KUOW and NPR. She’s currently co-hosting the arts & culture podcast DoubleXposu
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UW dance pivots toward a more accessible, diverse curriculum
The department is deprioritizing Eurocentric dance forms and opening courses to a wider array of students — no experience necessary.
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Seattle dance company buys a church on Queen Anne
Thanks to a generous patron and pastor, local company Whim W’Him will have its own space for rehearsals and a school.
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At 50, Pacific Northwest Ballet dances between its past and future
Seattle’s celebrated ballet company is striving to increase diversity with a new repertory, new choreographers and new BIPOC and non-binary dancers.
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Seattle was once a hub for contemporary dance. What happened?
Choreographers and performers say a lack of studio space, high costs of living and the pandemic have made it hard to kickstart a career in the city.