Kat Richter is a freelance writer and professor of both dance and cultural anthropology. She is also the co-founder and Artistic Director of The Lady Hoofers Tap Ensemble, Philadelphia's premiere all-female tap company. Her work has appeared in Glamour, Dance Magazine, Dance Teacher and The Journal of Research in Dance Education.
As a professional dancer, Richter began her apprenticeship with the New Jersey Tap Ensemble at the age of 9 and was promoted to Principal Dancer while still in high school. In 2005, she received a scholarship to Oxford University and returned to the UK in 2009. She holds a BA in Dance and History from Goucher College and an MA in Dance Anthropology from Roehampton University. A proud Philadelphia transplant, she blogs at www.fieldworkinstilettos.com
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal Run (or skip or prance or shimmy, just don’t walk)- to get your tickets to PHILADANCO’s Xmas Philes
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | photo credit Vikki Sloviter One doesn’t generally expect to find a collection of astronaut helmets in the
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal Twenty-nine year old Chanel Holland is a woman on a mission. As the Founder and Artistic Director of
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | photo credit Andrej Lamut In many ways, Pursuit of Happiness, created by Pavol Liska and Kelly Copper of
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal The name Harriet Tubman recalls many things, from the Underground Railroad to recent controversy over her appearance and
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal Philadelphia dance artist Meg Foley has earned herself a well-deserved reputation for introspective work—both danced and spoken— that
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | photo credit Rosalie O’Connor It wasn’t until after my husband and I left the Merriam Theatre on Friday
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | Photo credit: RobLi Photography A line of dancers faces the audience, head on, one behind the other
by Kat Richter for The Dance Journal | photo credit: Bill Hebert There are few dance companies who I would trust to present a mash
