Hannah Box
Learning to Fly Together
“Use those beautiful and brilliant minds of yours, my grandmother said. Lift your arms, close your eyes, take a deep breath, and believe...
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Hannah Box
Sep 21, 20222 min read
Years in the Making: Cafe Stories at Huntsville Ballet Company
Much to the exasperation of my family, I have viewed the world through the lens of dance and choreography since I was a toddler. Like...
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Hannah Box
Jul 15, 20224 min read
When Pre-Ballet Class Gets Deep: How I accidentally taught my students to discuss mourning & worry.
Like many teaching artists, I was furloughed from my job as a dance instructor during the COVID-19 pandemic. Fresh out of my...
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Hannah Box
Feb 3, 20223 min read
(Online) Communication of Teaching Artistry
I have had my website for about two years now. When I created this site, it was simply an online portfolio that was a requirement of one...
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Hannah Box
Jan 11, 20224 min read
Checking In
Hello everyone and Happy New Year! I am now starting my 3rd semester within the Wayne State University Master's of Theatre and Dance...
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Hannah Box
Dec 1, 20212 min read
Ballet makes me feel...
My students completed this prompt in the short dance film they created with me. It was beautiful. I felt like I needed to complete the...
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Hannah Box
Nov 3, 20214 min read
Faulty Cerebral Wiring & Rainbow Connections
I am just finishing up my tentative storyboard for my Artistic Project: a short dance film featuring some of my students and their...
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Hannah Box
Oct 28, 20213 min read
A Slight Change of Plans
Anyone who knows me knows that I really like... well... knowing things. I want to be the most knowledgeable person possible and pursue...
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Hannah Box
Oct 14, 20213 min read
Aliveness and Why I Love Ballet
After my last blog post, my professor asked me: “What does ‘aliveness’ mean to you?” This question absolutely stumped me. As someone who...
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Hannah Box
Oct 6, 20214 min read
The Creative Process and Why I Hate It (I'm kidding... kind of)
When I think of dance creation, I think of some commonly-used quotes from prominent choreographers: “I don’t want people who want to...
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Hannah Box
Sep 26, 20213 min read
(Subconscious) Body Talk
The funny thing about confidence is that once you think you have addressed your demons, they just find a new way to pop up. In the past...
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Hannah Box
Sep 17, 20214 min read
Looking Back to Move Forward
Hello! I am very excited to start this blog. I have wanted to write about my artistic and pedagogical ideas for a while now, but the...
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