Atlanta Dancers' Writing Salon Topics

Our Writing Salons cover a range of topics to help you with your projects. 
Each Writing Salon is designed to develop your writing skills in a supportive peer group.
Remember, we work with you to your address your unique interests and goals.
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Take a look at some of the topics offered and let us know what you need!
Artist Statements, Teaching Statements, Bios
  • Articulate your creative vision and process, experiences, philosophies, and goals. 
  • Translate your artistic intention for a wide array of audiences.
  • Organize your thoughts to reach particular viewers, funders, or employers.
  • Develop language that is clear, concise, and compelling.​​
Dance Critiques and Reviews​
  • Develop the art of vivid description to draw the reader into your experience.​
  • Utilize sense perception and choreographic  devices to allow the reader to more deeply understand your analysis.
  • Examine historical, sociocultural, and political contexts and power dynamics for comprehensive and ethical critical analyses.​
Dance Research and Theses
  • Examine intersections of theory and practice in your research project.
  • Identify where you are in your research process and where you want to go.
  • Articulate your methodology, findings, and next steps.​​
Embodied Writing in Creative Practice
  • Draw from your creative practice to generate written work.
  • ​Utilize writing processes - journaling, poetry, reading responses, etc. -  to generate movement material.
  • Use your creative process to write compelling a bio, artist statement, and project description.
Grant Writing, Project Proposals, and Scholarship Applications
  • ​Plan and articulate your project.
  • Learn strategies to search for funding opportunities.
  • From the cover letter to the supporting materials, learn about the components of a funding proposal or application.
  • Articulate your mission, vision, and values, and how you align with a particular funding organization.  
  • Create language that helps you stand out in a competitive field.​
Resumes, CVs, and Cover Letters
  • Understand the difference between a resume and a CV.
  • ​Learn formatting and structuring guidelines
  • Research potential employers and demonstrate how your experiences and skills align with their needs.
  • Demonstrate what makes you an excellent candidate for the job.​
Press Releases
  • Explore current trends in communicating with presenters, reviewers, and potential audiences.
  • Organize and format your press release
  • Develop clear and accessible language that compels presenters to take notice.​ 
​Website and Social Media Copy
  • ​Tailor your written work to the specifications of your online platform.
  • Craft language to describe your content in details and reach your intended online audience.
For-Hire Services

Don't want to do the writing yourself? Don't have time? Hire a writer!
Contact us to discuss your needs and get a quote.