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WRITING SAMPLES

Art in Literature

Dance as Communication: Accessing the Deeply Communicative Abilities of Dance to Foster Universal Empathy

An empirical examination of the powerful expressions of the human condition that dance evokes within performers and audience members 

The Teaching of Jazz Techniques: Authentically Representing Jazz History Within a Studio Context

Through the examination of often overlooked jazz history, the technical components that constitute authentic jazz dance, and the benefits of a comprehensive jazz education, pedagogical suggestions for jazz dance education in the studio context are discussed

Hip Hop Dance: The Forgotten Narrative

An examination of the turbulent history and passionate expression that hip hop dance and culture was born out of, recognizing the style as one worth of homage and prestige

Seeking Truth in the Movement

A look into the Buddhist and contemplative practices and ideology that dancer Barbara Dilley uses to guide her artistic process

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