Motion by Degrees Editor in Chief, Cecly Placenti, had the pleasure to sit down with dancer, choreographer and dance educator Anabella Lenzu to talk about her new book, Teaching and Learning Dance Through Meaningful Gestures. Originally from Argentina, Anabella brings 35 years of experience working in Chile, Italy, Argentina and the USA to the writing of this book, not only for dancers and dance educators, but for any performing artist interested in investigating and enrichin

Choreography: Sara Pizzi, Aika Takeshima, Katia Tubini Dancers: Aly Candland, Avery Boose, Casey Layden, Aviana Goodman-Fish, Rylan Joenk, Kaede Hibara November 19, 2025 Speyer Hall, University Settlement Photo: BECCA VISION Five women lay sprawled on chairs and beneath a table. A sixth woman enters with an old-school landline phone, sits, and places a call. A familiar recorded voice parrots a well-worn speech: “Your call is important to us. This call may be monitored or reco

Chapter 1: FOG Chapter 2: AWE Choreography: Kristen Klein with additional material by the performers Dancers: Amy Aquilina, Kat Bark, Olivia Chesneau, Maria Gardner, Shannon McGee, Jordan Mendelsohn, Jillian Pajer Soundscore Arrangement: Kristen Klein November 21, 2025 Paul Taylor Dance Center East Photo: Andrew J. Mauney Photography Dance is powerful precisely because it is ephemeral. Images appear and vanish, bypassing the thinking brain and landing somewhere between the he