Tag: Pas de Queer
Raising the standards for inclusive dance training: A profile on Ashaand Simone
CHICAGO — This post is part of a series of conversations with other trans/genderqueer dancers to give you a broader idea of where we come…
Trans Dancer Profiles: Sam Virgilio
CHICAGO — When I started writing for Art Intercepts, I knew I wanted to expand my portion of this platform to include other trans voices….
Pas de Queer: A brief primer on talking to trans and non-binary people
In the spirit of full disclosure, this is not a post about dance. Recently, some of my friends, coworkers, and family members have asked me…
Pas de Queer: Am I (Midsummer Night) Dreaming?
CHICAGO — In April, my partner and I attended the Joffrey Ballet’s performance of Alexander Ekman’s Midsummer Night’s Dream. We loved it. Neither of us…
Kait’s New Year’s Resolution: Don’t Diet
At age thirteen, Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul told me being 5’2 and 115 pounds was overweight (who let them publish this?). My diet…
Pas de Queer: Giselle, 2.0
Editor’s Note: The following is an adapted synopsis to Giselle, based on Kaitlyn’s first experience with the ballet when it was performed by the Joffrey…
Pas de Queer: A gender neutral grand allegro
A few months ago, something cool happened in ballet class. TEACHER: “After the pirouette, ladies: tombé, pas de bourree, glissade, jeté. Men: tombé pas de…
Pas de Queer: So, what’s your type?
Editor‘s Note: I’m so delighted to introduce Kaitlyn Dessoffy as a contributor to Art Intercepts, writing a new column called “Pas de Queer”. Kaitlyn will be…
