This story is about my old dance team, and how we have struggled but worked hard and had fun.

Jim Cunningham, Born 1933 is a man of many professions. When Lucas Grey joined by his Uncle Jim Cunningham sat down at a piano for an interview. Jim Cunningham grew up in the small town of Belpre Ohio, and was...

Talked to my mom about her days and Paris and how she wanted to become a model. Talked about some moments from her last life and her best moments for modeling

We talked about leadership and what it means to her in her job

This is an interview with my strength and conditioning coach, Ellen.

2018 Dance Wire Ambassador Kathryn Harden sits down with 2019 Ambassador Barbara Lima to talk about her life and career in dance. They discuss what it was like to dance in Brazil growing up and what it means to create...

Old Town School teachers Barb Silverman and Jess McIntosh talk about teaching at the school, experiences as women in a male-dominated music community, and reflections on their friendship over the years. Barb is a clogger and multi-instrumentalist who performs in...

We talk about the future of multiculturalism

Talking about what life was like at Rocket Hall.

Erin Kelley interviewed her cousin Kaitlyn Kelley about her experiences being a high school and a college cheerleader. Kaitlyn talks about her experience being a captain her senior year of high school and how that inspired her to want to...

After interviewing my mom, I’ve learned that her personality has always been consistent from her past to the present.

Kathleen Ulanday talks with mentor and friend, Nicole Pradas about her childhood memories, the different aspects of her life, and what the future may hold.

This interview was about the impact of dance on my dance teacher.

Traveling while black means researching more than ticket prices and exchange rates. There's a savviness to surviving racism in the United States and abroad as colorism, cultural appropriation, and xenophobia abound. Robin's faced it all as a black woman teaching...

Reshma Gajjar, an Indian-American, describes her journey as a dancer, from performing at Luaus as a third grader to dancing on the silver screen in Hollywood.

Dance Wire Founder/Director Emily Running sits down with STEPS PDX Founder/Director Kathryn Harden to discuss her life and career in dance. Topics include the various aspects of dance she fell in love with and how they changed over time as...

Shirley shares stories about aging, about her passions of kids, dance, and reading. She grew up in California as the daughter of a cowboy and has lived in San Francisco for over 40 years. She is 93 and hates the...

My grandfather lives in a world opposite the one he grew up in. This is his story.

In this interview 2019 Dance Wire Ambassador Brandy Guthery and Ambassador Chair Laura Onizuka talk about Brandy’s life and career in dance. Learn about how the co-founder and co-directress of AWOL Dance got started dancing, what brought her to Portland,...

In this interveiw, conducted in November 2019 in Crofton, Maryland, Kiara Griner (13) interveiws her grandma Sherry Vernal (76) about her life experiences and childhood. Ms. Vernal shares about the importance of the people in her life and the effects...

Tori shares her story about growing up with a her twin brother Dylan. Dylan has down syndrome and Tori does not (a 14 in a million statistic). Listen to hear more about these fun, loving, and interesting pair of siblings.

A discussion about Angela’s career in dance and acrobatics.

Curious about the secret life of dance artists? Dance Wire Ambassadors are some of the most innovative and influential people in the Portland dance community and have sat down with Dance Wire to discuss their life as a dancer and...

In this interview, conducted in November 2018 in Oceanside, New York, Madeline Feldman (15) and her grandmother Karen Rosenstein (73) discuss her childhood and family. Karen shares an overview of her chapters in life. She shares stories about growing up...

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