Meet the Dancers: Kandice Grossman, Artistic Director

I am a grounded-out, body-connected, non-romantic dancer. Most days it is my body that pushes me to dance. My muscles cry out a little beg, "move me, repetitively." The morning chill inspires movement across the floor for the ripple of warmth up my legs. My spine yearns for expansion and contraction. Twyla Tharp in her book, "The Creative Habit," says she keeps dancing every year to stay warm in New York. I love her approach.

I am a deeply-emotional, soul-connected, romantic dancer. I feel sorrow and know I have to burn it out.  I imagine what it would feel like to be a seedling sprouting out of soil and try to speak its language. Or, as dear friend recently suggested, consider the amount of pain and joy the caterpillar must experience as it transitions into a butterfly. I try to feel that and it becomes my dance.

The both/and paradox inspires me to dance. 

I am overjoyed to be directing a new production, Mother Nature, with the beautiful dancers of MOON company and amazing local, visual artists.  This blog is a way for us to share our experiences of this journey. The next several weeks will be brief introductions to all the performers in this show.

Love, 
Kandice
For a full bio, please go to http://www.kandiceg.com/bio.html

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