Ella's book, Dancing for Young Audiences, A Practical Guide to Creating, Managing and Marketing a Performance Company, lists many resources to help companies and artists get started touring and find success. This page will expand on her book and offer more suggestions and ideas that work for touring dance to young audiences and working professionally as a dancer. Links to useful websites and interviews with successful companies and performing artists will be posted regularly.
Dancing for young audiences
Advice From Experience
Resources, Interviews, and Links
Music and Movement
As a dancer, choreographer, and musician, Mark Magruder has been choosing and creating music to accompany his performances for almost 40 years. From working with composers to looping music live, Mark has utilized the dynamic relationship between sound and motion throughout his career. In this interview, Mark answers questions and offers advice on pairing your dance performances with music.
Imagery and Improvisation: In Dance in the Schools
While teaching dance at Ripon College, a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board and a private corporation enabled Mark and Ella Magruder to teach dance and present lecture demonstrations to elementary age children in that state. Ella published an article is based on that experience in the Journal of Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
