Video: “Turning Corners” Preview

The PTDT premieres Turning Corners; a thoughtful, sometimes humorous, sometimes harrowing look, at how personal epiphanies and sudden shifts of perspective can allow us to see the world around us in startling new ways. Sunday, October 29 at 3:00, November 3 & 4 at 7:30

From the Dancer’s Perspective: Dog Slides

PTDT dancers do a lift that we call a Dog Slide – named because one dancer is in the Downward Dog yoga position allowing another dancer to slide down her back. It requires significant upper body strength for both dancers. The dancer who is the base (the dancer doing the lifting) has to support her […]

From the Dancer’s Perspective: Pirouette vs. Platter Turn

A while back in a contemporary technique class, a dancer asked how a person can spot in a platter turn. It’s crucial to spot in a pirouette or a compass turn, but a platter turn has the dancer’s body laid out in a lateral position rather than upright. So how DO you spot in a […]