began life as my ArtsJournal blog, maintained from 2003 through 2005. In 2006 it became the viewing site for the writing on dance that I continue to do elsewhere . . . … [Read more...]
Tobi Tobias
March 31, 2005 by Leave a Comment
lives in New York City, where she writes about dance and other things worth looking at. … [Read more...]
My Books
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I have written "Obsessed by Dress," a meditation on fashion or--more broadly--clothes, and over two dozen books for children. You can find out more about these diversions from journalism by clicking on (what else?) … [Read more...]
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