January 2017 | EditorSpeak

"Studios as Safe Spaces": I received this month’s hip-hop tips from columnist Samara Atkins just a few days after the U.S. election. Her wise words about using movement to process strong emotions struck a chord. A couple of days earlier, I’d run into my childhood ballet teacher, whom I hadn’t seen for 25 years. In the midst of a two-day retreat, she was wondering how she’d get through the teambuilding exercises she’d planned with her teenage students, who in