Tag Archives: improvisation

What’s Still Possible? Life Lessons from Dancing

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Sirena

What’s still possible? Hovering on the threshold of the dance studio, I remember to ask myself this question. I’m losing my nerve to take the challenging class in a genre which is not my strength. Pre-COVID, routinely taking difficult classes … Continue reading →

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Mess: Life Lessons from Dancing

Posted on July 25, 2018 by Sirena

Brainstorming with a young dancer pal for an upcoming performance provided unexpected treasure recently.  As the organizer of the event, I’ve created some plans and parameters for the work, which has structure and is also to be largely improvised. Some … Continue reading →

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Practicing Resilience: Life Lessons from Dancing

Posted on December 5, 2017 by Sirena

The multifaceted, community event I have been helping to organize for the past 3 and 1/2 months was beginning to unravel the other day.  The day before the event :). As a series of phone calls, emails and conversations in … Continue reading →

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Dancing Gratitude: Pop-Up Dance Performance

Posted on November 23, 2016 by Sirena

“Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh I have been fortunate to discover nearby some lovely, generous souls who share my passion for spreading the joyful, healing power of dance.  We came together … Continue reading →

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How Are You An Artist?

Posted on July 21, 2016 by Sirena

Originally posted on Sirena Tales:
A friend and mentor asked me that question recently. Say, what? I was initially taken aback, as he has known me for years, has discussed my dance and writing passions with me at length, has…

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Changing It Up: Dancing Conversations About Art

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Sirena

I’m trying something new.  New to me, anyway. A talented, adventuresome dance colleague, Bo Parish, and I will soon be performing at a lovely art gallery, dancing vignettes inspired by the current exhibition.  The vignettes will be loosely structured improvisations. … Continue reading →

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“When you come to a fork in the road…

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Sirena

…take it.” Yogi Berra’s inimitable quote has been on my mind a lot recently. I’ve been in several performance situations in which I have had a clear choice to make between doing things the way I so often have and … Continue reading →

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Making It Work: Site Specific Dance Performance

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Sirena

Connection and commitment.  Those are the two main takeaways I garnered from my dance performance last weekend. I have been working on a solo,”borderland,” inspired by my new environment of living on the marsh.  In the piece, I am investigating … Continue reading →

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Help Me Make A Dance, Please

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Sirena

Very soon, I will be performing a site specific dance solo that is a structured improvisation based on material I have been creating for a future set piece. The performance space is quite raw: an old factory building being converted … Continue reading →

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The Grand Adventure of BAKING

Posted on June 28, 2015 by Sirena

“A party without cake is just a meeting.”~Julia Child Is there anything as glorious as awaking to the aromas of something tasty baking in the kitchen, especially on a cold, dreary and drenching morning as this?  Well, of course there … Continue reading →

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