Why Every Dancer Should Add Acting to Their Performance Toolbox

All dancers, from Broadway performers to avant-garde artists, are storytellers. The minute they start moving, they begin to convey character, emotion, and plot—even if they’re performing an ostensibly plotless work. “Think about the famous Martha Graham contraction,” says Broadway veteran Arbender Robinson. Even though it’s an abstract movement, “each contraction has meaning.” But acting doesn’t […]