
How to start learning dance
Follow these steps to find a style of movement that will captivate you – even if you’ve never seen yourself as a dancer
by Dawn Davis Loring
Dawn Davis Loring is a choreographer, lecturer and historian. She is the co-author of the textbook Dance Appreciation (2021) and is currently working on the second edition. She manages the Today in Dance project, and has honoured late dance professionals annually since 2020 with Dancers Lost. She lives in Olympia, Washington, US.