What if dance isn't just about movement but also about the people who move with you through life? In this reflective episode, dancer, choreographer, and teacher Wendy Rogers joins the show to tell us all about her career and how collaboration guided her creative voice. Wendy's story is deeply rooted in experimentation, resilience, and the profound kinship shared between dancers. Tuning in, you'll hear about Wendy's early life and the struggles that shaped her, her dance education and how those formative years defined her career, the different projects and collectives she was a part of, and the transformative experiences that she had through dance. We explore and honor the wisdom of older, more experienced dancers before discussing what it means to keep learning and evolving across decades of practice. Wendy speaks about a life-altering incident that changed her relationship to her body and helped her step into her identity as a dancer. Our guest even delves into the birth of the Wendy Roger's Dance Company, the works she created, her years of teaching, and so much more! To hear all this and be reminded that relationships with other dancers is a gift, be sure to press play now!

Key Points From This Episode:

• Welcoming Wendy Rogers to the show.

• A brief overview of Wendy's life and early struggles.

• How Wendy got involved in dance with Ruth Hatfield.

• Wendy tells us of her experience at Berkeley High School.

• Studying dance education and what made her pivot away from that.

• Creating the Moveable Feast and what that time was like for her.

• How Margaret Jenkin's piece, 'Summerspace' transformed Wendy.

• Wendy tells us about her dance collective, Among Company.

• What we can learn from older, more experienced dancers.

• How her accident changed her life and made her call herself a dancer.

• The Wendy Rogers Dance Company and the first dances she created.

• Why Wendy believes that relationships with other dancers are a gift.

• A brief overview of her time teaching and her 'ten-year projects'.

• What Wendy is up to now and what's next for her.

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