1 Letter from the Editor Jane Alexandre 2 come walk with me: august auguries jsk 3 The Creative Process - Dance and the Metaphysical Transcendence of Mind/Body Dualism Jessica Taddeo 4 Because, You’re worth it Tokie-Jiayin Wang 5 From the Pulpit to the Theatre: Dance As Ministry Christa Oliver 6 Unraveling Blueprint/Redbloom: A Conversation Across Choreography & Photography Amanda Gabaldon 7 P-Valley’s Black Feminist Reclamations: African American Women Taking Back Ownership of their Bodies on the Pole Antoinette M. Coward-Gilmore 8 About the Contributors