Thrilled to share that Fraught Balance won the 2025 de la Torre Bueno First Book Award presented by the Dance Studies Association! Filled with gratitude that the book’s work is recognized and that dance studies is a capacious field. And offering thanks to all the readers for whom the work resonates!

The White Helmets including their K9 units are the OG heroes. From providing resume operations in regime warfare and earthquakes to now concluding the Saydnaya prison operation. 💪🏼💪🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼👊🏼👊🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💚💚

Looking forward to this book launch reception coming up Friday at the American Musicological Society conference. Please stop by if you are at AMS — 12:30-2!

A gift from the universe arrived, years of work and waiting, at precisely the right moment.

Preorder now at:
www.weslpress.org/978081950103...

A colleague of 10+ yrs wrote me: "what a beautiful book, illustrations, and wonderful crisp engaging prose. WOW, congratulations!!!!"

Y'all, I'm excited! Here's the lineup for Spring 2024 book talks and guest lectures. Hint: not too soon to schedule Fall 2024!

Book officially released May 7th.

Tomorrow! Tune in to YouTube Live at 2pm EST tomorrow. Please share widely, thank you 🙏🏼 www.youtube.com/live/S7RxDO0...

and TWO more events coming up next week and next month.

Tomorrow! We have 100+ registered attendees. The webinar is open to ALL university educators and across arts fields. Focus on music with sample lesson plans in dance and theater as well as strategies applicable to all learning environments.
Centering performance worlds, centering Palestinian life.

Page proofs for Fraught Balance arrived!!! undeniably thrilling #Syria #Gender #Class #Ethnicity #Dance #Music #Traditions #Dabke

I luv this and I luv being able to share this on social #firstpost #bluesky