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Speaking of Dance
The difficulty of describing dance inspires choreographer Kathy Dunn Hamrick to create an ingenious 30-minute dance out of phrases from dance reviews.
"...Kathy Dunn Hamrick was reading a dance review when a phrase caught her eye: "multiple cuppings..."

April 25, 2003 Arts Feature by Sarah Hepola

Dance
Ongoing Dance Events
"...Austin Ballroom Dancers play swing, Latin, rock, and ballroom classics weekly. Smoke-..."

March 14, 1997 News Feature

Faster Than Sound: Peacemakers Cap a Decade at Evangeline Cafe
Evangeline Cafe keeps rolling out South Austin roots, the Coconut Club brings dance and DJs Downtown, and the newly improved Austin Music Poll drops
"...blues-playing buddies snowballed into a decadelong residency at Evangeline Cafe. Drummer Corey Keller, harmonica player Greg Izor, bassist Johnny..."

Jan. 3, 2020 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Sharing the Dance
A new generation of Austin choreographers is expanding our concept of dance through the combination of movement styles and traditions from across the globe, and Barbejoy Ponzio talks to them about the part fusion plays in their work.
"...a fusion of different cultures, so why shouldn't the dances she creates be the same? "I am part Italian,..."

Jan. 21, 2000 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

Dance Fever
With Hot September Flurries, a corps of Austin choreographers burn up the Blue all month long
"...Or, say, a month. Because this town boasts enough dance makers to fill a page of the calendar with..."

Sept. 16, 2005 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Counter Cafe East
A solid performance
"...When we visited the new Counter Cafe location during their soft opening back in November, owner..."

Feb. 27, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Fourth Annual Ultimate Book & Dance Affair
Kathy Dunn Hamrick's casual fundraiser gives pros and amateurs alike room to move
"...Martha Jones, 72, has been taking dance classes two or three times per week since her..."

July 17, 2009 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Chaddick Dance Theater
After a stellar career in San Francisco, a choreographer follows her heart to Austin
"...Francisco. As artistic director of Company Chaddick, the modern dance company which she founded in 1985, she choreographed 22..."

Oct. 3, 2008 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

Evangeline Cafe Celebrates 10th Anniversary
Enjoy live music, price rollbacks, and plenty of fun
"...to help celebrate that important milestone at his Evangeline Cafe...."

Sept. 17, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

The Rodeo, a Pet Pfest, Country Dance, and More Community Events
Hit the town with these non-SXSW events
"...wholesome? Pull on your finest shitkickers and hit the dance hall; there’s a full bar and, Rodeo Austin teases,..."

March 8, 2024 Arts Feature by James Scott

Saigon Cafe and Seafood Shack
The Le family's sister restaurants on Hudson Bend are worth the drive
"...When we walk into Saigon Cafe, pink-cheeked from spending an hour walking around the windy..."

Dec. 1, 2017 Food Column by Emily Beyda

Historic Fayette County Dance Hall for Sale
Who wants to buy a century old landmark?
"...far different type of historical relic: the Swiss Alp Dance Hall. Located an hour and a half southeast of..."

Aug. 11, 2017 Arts Feature by Annalise Pasztor

Family Reunion at Cafe Caprice
The Tankersleys gather at their old home, now the Constantines' Cafe Caprice
"...for much of that time and, more recently, as Cafe Caprice. However, scattered descendants of the Tankersley family fondly..."

May 26, 2006 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Coconut Club and Record Label Owners Team Up on New Musical Acai Cafe
Community Garden combines a listening room, wine bar, and record store
"...smoothie bowls he crafts at his newly opened Eastside cafe...."

June 12, 2023 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Faster Than Sound: Former Spider House Cafe Has Reopened as Tweedy's
Run by the patio experts behind Kinda Tropical and Hotel Vegas
"...he got the call that the former Spider House Cafe building was available. Also co-founder of the 13th Floor..."

Nov. 18, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Seeing the Dance
"...with a bounty of talented and committed Middle Eastern dancers, and fortunately for them and their fans, they have..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Arts Feature

Aztlan Dance Company's The Enchilada Western: Texas Deep Fried
In the troupe's latest choreodramas, dancing desperados persisted and partied
"...Roén Salinas, artistic director of Aztlan Dance Company, began the show by lighting a fire. The..."

Aug. 31, 2018 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

The Real Cost of a Lap Dance?
Lawsuit cites violation of wage laws at strip clubs
"...the lunch deals. They go to watch topless women dance up on a stage or, for a little extra..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Diana Welch

2018 Arts Hall of Famers Announced
Kleins, Hamrick, Naimpally, and Blumensaadt to be inducted
"...the Austin Arts Hall of Fame, honoring leaders in dance, theatre, and arts philanthropy...."

April 16, 2018 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Getting in Step
Austin Dance Artists Talk Connecting & Community
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Feb. 28, 1997 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

The Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2018
Actor/director Norman Blumensaadt, dance artists Kathy Dunn Hamrick and Anuradha Naimpally, and philanthropists Jeanne and Michael Klein join the ranks of cultural heroes
"...providing the support for the visual arts, classical music, dance, and theatre, over many years, who have made the..."

May 25, 2018 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Energy Abounding
Few words better encompass what the Kathy Dunn Hamrick Company is all about
"...When I first walk into the lobby of Cafe Dance, Kate Warren's storefront studio haven for dance on..."

July 7, 2006 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

That Better Place
Choreographer Kate Warren and Her Crystal Eyes
"..."A dancer spends his life learning because he finds the process..."

Aug. 14, 1998 Arts Feature by Barbejoy A. Ponzio

The Earth Moves
For choreographer Ellen Bartel, dance does make the world go 'round
"...Let's get one thing straight: Dance doesn't make the world go 'round. Although the world..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

Retracing Their Steps
Two choreographers explain why it's tough to get old dances back on their feet
"...you're creating, the studio just throbs with energy," says dance company director and choreographer Kathy Dunn Hamrick. "But when..."

Feb. 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Five Things to Relish About the Stage Over Thanksgiving
Plan your theatrical December
"...Lousy-ass pandemic's been borking our theatre and dance scene for long enough. It's finally time – at..."

Nov. 26, 2021 Arts Column by Wayne Alan Brenner

Austin Arts Hall of Fame Class of 2017
Flatbed Press founders Katherine Brimberry and Mark L. Smith, choreographer Kate Warren and theatre / spoken word artist Zell Miller III join the ranks of cultural heroes
"...founding the institutions and providing the support for theatre, dance, classical music, and the visual arts – not just..."

June 2, 2017 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Pun de Deux
Kathy Dunn Hamrick gives the lowest form of humor a lift in The BarreTenders
"...art form, it isn't serious 100% of the time. Dance isn't that lucky; it tends to be divided more..."

Feb. 8, 2008 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Ready for My Close Up
Dancing Where the Audience Can See Everything
"...Don't expect to see sweet little dances if you go see Kathy Dunn-Hamrick's Close Ups. Just..."

Nov. 7, 1997 Arts Feature by Stephanie Beauchamp

Drawers
In Drawers, Dawn Davis Loring and the other six members of her Mosaic Dance Body explore our relationship to our underwear with wit and -- á la the lingerie itself -- a certain delicacy, a subtle evocation of rhythm and juxtaposition of bodies in space.
"...Cafe Dance,..."

April 6, 2001 Arts Review by Wayne Alan Brenner

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