BY GABRIELLE NOMURA
Don’t be fooled.
Seattle may be where people go to the ballet. It may be home to modern-dance hubs, Velocity Dance Center, On the Boards theater, and hip-hopper’s studio of choice, Westlake Dance Center. …

STORY BY KEEGAN PROSSER // PHOTOS BY KATHERYN MORAN
Ballroom dancing is a spectacle to watch. There’s romance and glitter. Fancy shoes and elegant choreography. Flowing dresses gliding gracefully across the floor. And while the spectacle …

Tacoma Dome
5-18: Life in Color “World’s Largest Paint Party”
5-20: Fleetwood Mac Live 2013
2727 East D St., Tacoma
Bake’s Place
5-4: DoctorfunK
5-5: Pearl Django with Greta Matassa
5-11: The Halyards
5-13: The Fig Brothers
5-14: Hans Brehmer Trio
5-18: Kalimba
5-20: The Fig …

STORY BY KEEGAN PROSSER // PHOTOS BY MAT HAYWARD
The Pacific Northwest is known for its pool of creative energy – tech start ups, entrepreneurs, stage actors, musicians. And while music has been at the heart of …

BY KEEGAN PROSSER
For far too long, romance novels have been pushed aside as fodder for lonely women – lusty tales of “salacious” sex. But despite the negative connotations, romance continues to be the best selling …

BY KEEGAN PROSSER
Playing violin is cool. At least that’s what Geoffrey Castle wants you to think. And if you’ve heard – or seen him – shredding on his six-string electric violin, you’d probably agree.
A seasoned …

By Keegan Prosser
Going to a music festival in the middle of winter may not seem like the most conventional thing to do. But for attendees of Bellevue’s Wintergrass Bluegrass Festival, it’s become somewhat of a …

By Gabrielle Nomura
For years, the Eastside has been synonymous with high-tech and high-fashion. Now it can add high-quality modern dance.
A performing art previously only thought to live in Seattle, modern dance is here to stay …

By Keegan Prosser
The Pacific Northwest might not seem like the most obvious place to be an actor, but with theaters that continue to deliver quality material – and a plethora of talent to choose from …

By Gabrielle Nomura
Wimp. Fairy. Sissy. With stereotypes like these, it’s no wonder that so many boys don’t grow up to become ballet or modern dancers. But when young men are able to defy the odds …