<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Nicole Johnson Williams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nicole Johnson]]></description><link>https://www.dancingover30.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 18:27:57 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[48. Embodied Storytelling - learning from inside the work]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm so excited be partnering with Bulkspace on Thursday, 5/1/25, not only to share my thoughts, ideas, and visions for the future, but also to build, assemble, integrate, and celebrate my artistic community. Whether you consider yourself an artist of not, we do hope you'll join us if you can!]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/48-embodied-storytelling-learning-from-inside-the-work</link><guid isPermaLink="false">680506d5eed3a0b1d6a7da2e</guid><category><![CDATA[Embodying the Practice]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 15:12:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_2a640fe2b6184ae2a5d7f977b08e947d~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[47. to commence... how then shall I live?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The piece is about being in that still and uncertain place. It's about stumbling upon God there at the crossroads of a most Holy Trinity -- Past, Present, and Future -- and being infused with that rich harmony somehow already coming from the inside. A cyclical type of thing. It churns and churns, gathering energy with each revolution, until finally it doesn't break free; rather it realizes it's been free all along.]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/47-to-commence-how-then-shall-i-live</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67f32863b62b988f55a33e10</guid><category><![CDATA[Embodying the Practice]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Apr 2025 03:33:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_88f8c00a0eb54d739a444ac958949d89~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[46. what does it mean to be human?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s something about being on the inside,
From the inside,
Seeing from the inside
Or the other side?
Or another side.
Perspective, perhaps..]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/46-what-does-it-mean-to-be-human</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67b17ddb4d05dd00b244666e</guid><category><![CDATA[Embodying the Practice]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 16 Feb 2025 07:07:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_bc96a679928b4a73b7f873acd9ace2ea~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_804,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[45. considering power and powerlessness]]></title><description><![CDATA[I appreciated making this piece so much because, like the poem, it required me to look at the subject of power from multiple perspectives al]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/45-considering-power-and-powerlessness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6737bef10d37339f5a6001d6</guid><category><![CDATA[Embodying the Practice]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2024 19:34:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_5e45b0ed0aa144c0aaf41f5298f2db3c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[44. transferability?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I think it's safe to say that all of my work over the past three years has been grounded in this idea of Embodied Storytelling, by which...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/44-transferability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6714574b71d3b06cdf190b69</guid><category><![CDATA[Embodying the Practice]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 03:21:46 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_d0af718c4f0d43ecbfc6a0f9815dafb9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[43. new venture]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm currently on a plane headed to Boston from Seattle, where I spent the past 4 days at the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO)...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/43-new-venture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66fd8e4fbca155da138d5fa1</guid><category><![CDATA[Embodying the Practice]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 02:26:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_571d48f849f346a3b1a147fc19eb93b2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[42. a philosophy]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2011, when I entered the work force as a dance educator for the first time, I was devastated. At 24 years old, I believed that...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/40-a-philosophy-of-dance-curriculum</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66fc59544f9810a24359370e</guid><category><![CDATA[Embodying the Practice]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:26:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_ef30b411271f4fbfba54c5d70b350630~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_828,h_844,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[41. curriculum values]]></title><description><![CDATA[My primary responsibility as an educator is to equip learners with the skills necessary to develop four practices: truth seeking,...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/41-curriculum-values</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66fc77f65a23d590596adb27</guid><category><![CDATA[Embodying the Practice]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:23:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_91ca19a107da494caa9ca014954c1b4c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[40. concepts and theory]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Doug Risner’s Curriculum Theory Basics , he outlines numerous curriculum theories that educators have historically employed. There...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/40-concepts-and-theory</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66fc76768e9c701e732eaa06</guid><category><![CDATA[Embodying the Practice]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2024 23:05:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_db4c3cc99ce24f099f88440d3a5044c9~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[39. all those on the other end of the line]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of my students passed away the other day. There have been a lot of feelings and truths to wade through in association with that. Of...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/all-those-on-the-other-end-of-the-line</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6525bd5028c02223372959ca</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 21:16:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/5688e7_aeecb5cc5e1b4dae815dc9d20b9e1750/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[38. concept discovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[This year, I will continue the exploration I began two years ago of the Aeaea Project, with a special emphasis on how I facilitate the...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/38-concept-discovery</link><guid isPermaLink="false">650330c13964c094655682ff</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Sep 2023 17:45:23 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_ca983b9582e941d691111b0198cd10f3~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_735,h_626,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[37. revision – final blog post]]></title><description><![CDATA[The final stage of this Artistic Cycle is the Revision Stage, where students are asked to explore and/or revise as much of the artistic...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/13-revision-final-blog-post</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65033eccaed99dbc4eb396c4</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:59:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_57e2d8db6b3d4842a474d0a67db16785~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_489,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[36. reflections toward revision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last week, I worked with Urban Bush Women as a member of the Community Care Chorus for their site-responsive piece, Haint Blu, presented...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/12-reflections-toward-revision</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65033ecd241c53cfc12959dc</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 17:50:14 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_85bc091a6d5c45559d0646a7cc8e4227~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[35. reflection]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I reflect upon this artistic experience from beginning to end, I am beyond satisfied with the outcomes. I began with a clear concept...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/11-reflection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65033ecdc4da0ddac25f9509</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 02:25:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_06fa0cf5a00444de95ece0a501105f8c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[34. a necessity for intuitive play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the two-week spring break at my school, I went into the studio three times each week to warm up with a ballet barre and center, then...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/10-a-necessity-for-intuitive-play</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65033ecec7ff2d8e41011634</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 15:43:14 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[33. the left shoe on the right foot ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have spent the past week grounding myself in a physical exploration of my ballet practice and trying to understand where it lives in my...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/08-the-left-shoe-on-the-right-foot</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65033ecfa80b151f9ffda8e6</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 04:21:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_599eaeae698d4df1ab578eb21dfd9af1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[32. storytelling with ballet]]></title><description><![CDATA[I spent this past week in Pittsburg, accompanying 10 of my students at the National High School Dance Festival hosted at Point Park...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/07-storytelling-with-ballet</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65033ecf22409bf3c39c2ee2</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 06 Mar 2023 07:07:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_98aa62305965430ca991a5b3ad6d4408~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[31. of the larger picture]]></title><description><![CDATA[The solo that I’m re-envisioning for this project is one piece of a larger work. This particular solo was actually a piece of a different...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/06-of-the-larger-picture</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65033ed0699248b259356ada</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2023 19:46:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_2708f0ffbf984491be0186c3eec42372~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[30. finding synergy]]></title><description><![CDATA[synergy – (noun) the interaction or cooperation of two or more organizations, substances, or other agents to produce a combined effect...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/05-finding-synergy</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65033ed09be26d1b77d9403e</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 20 Feb 2023 19:10:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_060fdb6c92fd4832af205b458268a177~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[29. without having recourse to overwhelming, ornate purple prose]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oppression I want to talk about oppression. What it’s made of, what it stems from, and how racism is at the crux of it all. Maybe, if one...]]></description><link>https://dancingover30.wixsite.com/website/post/04-without-having-recourse-to-overwhelming-ornate-purple-prose</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65033ed1dc6ba8da07e2e932</guid><category><![CDATA[Artistic Praxis]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 18:02:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5688e7_bc48e08356fc45a3a20802107ad45a82~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nicole (Johnson) Williams</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>