{"id":4302,"date":"2014-06-24T16:00:15","date_gmt":"2014-06-24T16:00:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/?p=4302"},"modified":"2014-08-04T20:47:52","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T20:47:52","slug":"dana_lawton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danceanywhere.org\/news\/2014\/dana_lawton\/","title":{"rendered":"melting differences…Dana Lawton"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Dana Lawton first learned of dance anywhere\u00ae from Beth Fein, who discussed her ideas for an international day of dance. \u201cShe was talking about how lovely it would be to get dance out of the studio and onto the streets, into the everyday lives of people\u201d. Dana embraced this idea and has thus participated in dance anywhere\u00ae every year since it\u2019s inception. \u201cI have danced on street corners, in church courtyards, elementary school classrooms, the gazebo at Lake Merritt and museum patios\u201d. Each year she strives to find a location that will introduce dance performance to communities who may not be familiar with dance and site specific art.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Dana Lawton, dance anywhere\u00ae 2014<\/p><\/div>\n

This year Dana danced with students at Saint Mary\u2019s College in Moraga where she teaches on the dance faculty. Dana invited her students to perform a structured improvisation in the main quad on campus. \u201cI have students come out into the open space and perform for anyone walking by\u2026we don crazy costumes to get more attention, I play music and the students react, dance, play and have a great time\u201d. Passerby, many of whom are unfamiliar with contemporary dance, stop to watch the improvisation, ask questions, and sometimes join in. Dana says \u201cI love to watch the unexpected happen!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Dana Lawton, dance anywhere\u00ae 2006<\/p><\/div>\n

Dana participates in dance anywhere\u00ae because she loves the idea of people stopping what they are doing to dance \u201ceven if it\u2019s just for a minute, in line at the bank\u201d. Over the years she has found inspiration from many dance anywhere\u00ae projects from around the world. To Dana, dance is a common language that \u00a0has the potential to unite individuals from diverse backgrounds. \u201cI am convinced that if everyone danced a bit everyday we would come together as a community and our differences would melt away with our sweat\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Dana Lawton, dance anywhere\u00ae 2008<\/p><\/div>\n

Dana looks forward to the positive energy and creativity that dance anywhere\u00ae brings into her life each year. \u201cThere is a lot of joy in moving and watching others experience moving. When I think of dance anywhere\u00ae I think of joy and laughter\u201d.<\/p>\n

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Dana Lawton is a choreographer, dancer and dance educator living in the San Francisco Bay Area. She is Artistic Director of Dana Lawton Dances<\/a> and teaches at Shawl Anderson Dance Center and Saint Mary\u2019s College<\/a>.<\/p>\n

For more information about Dana visit her website<\/a> or dance anywhere\u00ae page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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