Claudia Bauer is a dance writer and critic in the San Francisco Bay Area. Her writing has appeared in Dance Magazine, Pointe magazine, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Mercury News in San José, and numerous other publications. Instagram: @rainbowpixiedust
Lisa Grodin enjoys an active career as a violinist, violist, and educator. She performs regularly with Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, where she is also the director of education, and with Voices of Music, American Bach Soloists, and El Mundo. Her lifelong passion for dance has inspired numerous educational events in collaboration with dancer-scholars such as Catherine Turocy, Jennifer Meller, Carlos Venturo, and Claudia Bauer.