Pennsylvania native, Chrysta Brown, is a graduate of the Philadelphia High School for Creative and Performing Arts where she studied dance and writing. She graduated with honors from Southern Methodist University where she earned a BFA in Dance Performance, and a minor in Human Rights Education. She has worked professionally as a dancer, choreographer, and writer in Dallas, TX, Denver, CO, and Philadelphia, PA. She is currently pursuing her MFA in Creative Nonfiction Writing, and working as a children’s ballet instructor.
by Chrysta Brown for The Dance Journal We’re at a restaurant in center city on the first day of summer. The warm temperatures feel foreign after
Think of your favorite color. Imagine it sitting right next to you on your desk. How does it look? Is there a definite shape, or
Dancers: Javier Antar & Kara Wenham Photo by Gotham Fotografia by Chrysta Brown for The Dance Journal Have you made plans for Memorial Day yet?
by Chrysta Brown for The Dance Journal Earlier in the month Lela Aisha Jones suggested that the success of art requires funding and visibility.
by Chrysta Brown for The Dance Journal Lela Aisha Jones has been dancing up and down the east coast since her first dance class in
Dr. Brenda Dixon-Gottschild has lived on both sides of the stage as a professional dancer and a dance critic. When dance historian, author, scholar, and
by Chyrysta Brown for The Dance Journal In 1964, the United States government passed legislation that banned discrimination. It does not take a history lesson
by Chrysta Brown for The Dance Journal Because I can always find something “important” to do when I’ve got a deadline breathing over my shoulder,
