Biography

Dane grew up in northern New Jersey, where she learned about the wonders of independent coffee shops, and the importance of knowing one's origins.  At age fourteen, Dane cut her teeth on a badly adjusted mic at Cool Beans Cafe and learned to perform poetry. She was a regular at the Cool Beans open mic for five years, during which she learned how to harmonize with the band geeks and choir freaks.

In college, Dane became a regular at the Hampshire Slam Collective, and represented them at the first-ever Women of the World Poetry Slam in Detroit, MI.  Her poetry took on a lyrical, narrative style that explores themes of Jewish and queer identities, with a lot of love poems to her grandparents.  The most common format for her work is exploring a relationship between two people that connects to broader political and social themes.  She hopes to relocate to Seattle, WA by the end of 2008.  She has featured in coffee shops, living rooms, back porches and the occasional auditorium, but her favorite venue has always been her first - a dilapidated tree house with sixteen stuffed animals for an audience.