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In my country, religious processions are a real art form. They require concentration, practice, and a great deal of determination.  And they are fun!  Once the statue of the saint is raised…

Four minds focus for twelve months on six dancers and a flying boat made of three hundred seventy four pounds of pure steel.  At our production meetings, there was no question about…

“Limited in his nature, infinite in his desires, Man is a fallen god who remembers heaven”. Alphonse de Lamartine.  “L’homme” addressed to Byron, 1819. I don’t know if man can remember heaven.…

I was asked to give a talk entitled “Dance Through the Decades.” Funnily enough, as an aerial dancer, It’s difficult do that! Unlike other disciplines such as ballet, modern or contemporary dance,…

How hard is it to collaborate with someone who can read your mind?  Well, I can tell you that it’s tougher than you think! I have been collaborating with my sister my…

In the Sutras of Pathangeli, Yoga means “union” of the individual consciousness or soul with the universal consciousness or spirit.  I recall reading the definition of this discipline and closing the book immediately.…

“Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.” – Leonardo Da…

This class of aerial dance was taught by Monica Newsam, teacher in the Department of Dance at Webster University in St. Louis, Missouri on December 16, 2014. This is a multi-level class…