LA Dance History

Before the pandemic, I had the honor of working on a history of LA dance project with Ben Johnson, which was never fully realized but planted so many seeds in my mind. I've always been a history nerd and one day I look forward to becoming a LA dance scholar. There are many already in our ecosystem including but not limited to Bonnie Oda Homsey, Sasha Anawalt, Genie Guerard, and Robbie Brosterman. In the meantime, I call myself a aggregator of dance history, starting with this page for you!

There are SO many ways to look at history, but as an entry point, I offer these lenses… via style or genre of dance, via choreographer lineage, via live performance venue(s), via neighborhood/geographic region, via movie director, via television shows, or chronologically. 

The following is not all inclusive, but rather a snapshot or starting point for you to find your first step into this world. Recognizing that there’s always more, please email me if you have anything to add or discuss!