The last shoe drops at The Village Voice

Well, if what I'm hearing is true, the final shoe has dropped at The Village Voice. After 40 years of service to the dance field, dance critic Deborah Jowitt is gone, although some are questioning whether the term "fired" (used in an ArtsJournal post by fledgling blogger and former Voice dance editor Elizabeth Zimmer) is correct. More will be revealed, as my late, great mother-in-law would have said.

As a former Voice dance freelancer, similarly kicked to the curb after decades of hard work and decreasing pay, space and respect, I have to say that dance criticism is a miserable profession. I recommend it to nobody in his or her right mind.