by Nel Shelby | Sep 28, 2016 | Dance Documentary, Dance Film
Where Women Don’t Dance | Screening in Yonkers at YoFi Fest 2016 I am thrilled my documentary Where Women Don’t Dance, about award-winning dancer and choreographer Nejla Y. Yatkin, was selected to be screened at YoFi Fest 2016. This will be the first time our...
by Nel Shelby | Jul 28, 2016
Where Women Don’t Dance A dance documentary Where Women Don’t Dance celebrates one woman’s strength and perseverance in her culture and career. Choreographer Nejla Y. Yatkin’s family disapproves of her pursuit of a career in dance, a bold departure from custom...
by Nel Shelby | Apr 28, 2016 | Dance Documentary, Dance Film
Fantastic news! Where Women Don’t Dance will be showing at Dance Place in Washington DC on April 30th and May 1st and Reston Center Stage in Virginia on May 4th! When we showed a preview screening of the film at Links Hall in Chicago last April, the film followed an...
by Nel Shelby | Jul 9, 2015 | Dance Documentary, Dance Film
Join me to discuss my film at Jacob’s Pillow Last year, I participated in my first ever PillowTalk at Jacob’s Pillow along with New York City Ballet’s Ellen Barr & Wendy Whelan, talking as an expert about the Art of Promotion using dance film....
by Nel Shelby | Mar 19, 2015 | Dance Documentary, Dance Film
Drum roll, please!! After 5 years, my documentary dance film about Nejla Y. Yatkin, Where Women Don’t Dance, is just minutes away from being finished. I got great feedback from Nejla last week, and we confirmed that the film will have a preview showing in...
