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The San Francisco Bay Area is an exciting place for dance right now. I’ve written about Bay Area dance for more than 20 years and I am closely following developments at San Francisco Ballet under new artistic director Tamara Rojo, as well as reviewing Alonzo King’s LINES Ballet, ODC/Dance, Robert Moses’ Kin, and other companies. I write a great deal for the San Francisco Chronicle, but my work also appears in Fjord Review (all hail editor and founder Penelope Ford) and other publications. I’ll collect my latest reviews in a weekly newsletter, along with commentary, reflections, and news that didn’t fit in the reviews. I also write books (so far, a novel and a memoir) and I teach writing, so from time to time I’ll include updates on my literary work and upcoming classes at Stanford Continuing Studies and elsewhere.

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