EveryBody Dances @ Yale Schwarzman Center, the Center’s ongoing series of free, public dance masterclasses, occurs on Sundays throughout the year. Sidra Bell ’01 led the class on February 16, and Helen Teixeira '26 MAR spoke to Bell about her life as a dancer, and her experience returning to Yale as an alumna.
Movement & Meaning: ‘EveryBody Dances,’ Finds Inspiration with Sidra Bell ’01
After class at the Dance Studio at Yale Schwarzman Center with Sidra Bell '01
The instructors create an atmosphere that is joyful and inclusive, reminding us that dance isn’t about perfection, but about expression. Everyone, in every kind of body, belongs.
Dance is my form of communication and a vehicle to express my ideas.
"I didn’t know much about her before stepping into the studio that day, but I could sense the kind of atmosphere she created, one of experimentation and ease, where everyone felt welcomed and free to explore. It left me curious about her story and how someone who once danced through Yale’s halls as a student now returns to its artistic life in new ways." Helen Teixeira '26 MAR
READ this fascinating interview between By Helen Teixeira '26 MAR and the acclaimed dancer and instructor Sidra Bell '01 in Yale Alumni
