Your dance update

FEATURES

Dance Competition and Convention Guide Dance Competition and Convention Guide
7
Dance Guides

Competitions & Conventions 2022/23

Studio owners, dance teachers, parents, dancers…The 2022/23 Competition and Convention Guide is here! Where will you dance this season? Where will you...
Leap National Dance Competition Leap National Dance Competition
51
Dance Health

Feeling the pressure: Managing competition anxieties

Competition season is upon us and for many, that means increased pressure — pressure to perform, pressure to win, even pressure not...

Interviews

Addie Tapp. Photo courtesy of Só Dança. Addie Tapp. Photo courtesy of Só Dança.
35
Feature Articles

Why I wear Só Dança 

We all have a favorite food, a favorite hoodie, a favorite TV show, a favorite song. We find comfort in these favorite...
Ryan Steele, Reed Luplau, Gaby Diaz, Ahmad Simmons, Thayne Jasperson and Cindy Salgado in rehearsal for MCC Theater's 2022 Production of 'Only Gold'. Photo by Daniel J Vasquez. Ryan Steele, Reed Luplau, Gaby Diaz, Ahmad Simmons, Thayne Jasperson and Cindy Salgado in rehearsal for MCC Theater's 2022 Production of 'Only Gold'. Photo by Daniel J Vasquez.
107
Feature Articles

Staying open and showing up: So You Think You Can Dance’s Gaby Diaz in a new musical

As a kid, when it came to dance, So You Think You Can Dance Season 12 Winner Gaby Diaz wanted to “try...
Felice Lesser Dance Theater in 'Lightning'. Photo by Gerry Goodstein, background video by Felice Lesser. Felice Lesser Dance Theater in 'Lightning'. Photo by Gerry Goodstein, background video by Felice Lesser.
60
Feature Articles

Felice Lesser: On life experience and what’s next in ‘Trap Ist’

Dance Informa had the opportunity to speak with NYC dance veteran Felice Lesser about her unique career as a multidisciplinary dance artist....
Diana Byer teaching. Photo by Christopher Duggan. Diana Byer teaching. Photo by Christopher Duggan.
60
Dance Studio Owner

Shifting course but staying on mission: Diana Byer of New York Theatre Ballet

“It’s not about patting yourself on the back as a do-gooder; it’s about sharing something,” says Diana Byer, artistic director of New...
Randa Barett. Photo by Richie Lubaton. Randa Barett. Photo by Richie Lubaton.
26
Feature Articles

How Riverdale’s Randa Barett made the leap from dancer to assistant choreographer

Randa Barett describes herself as a dancer first – she loves performance, and has danced for cruise ships, live shows in L.A.,...
Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Jonathan Batista with company dancers in Kent Stowell’s 'Swan Lake'. Photo by Angela Sterling. Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Jonathan Batista with company dancers in Kent Stowell’s 'Swan Lake'. Photo by Angela Sterling.
31
Feature Articles

Pacific Northwest Ballet announces three promotions 

“It gives me great pleasure to be able to promote three dancers in our company this evening.” Following the curtain-raiser performance of...
The cast of 'Chicago' in Playbill. Photo courtesy of Debra McWaters. The cast of 'Chicago' in Playbill. Photo courtesy of Debra McWaters.
19
Feature Articles

Life with Ann Reinking: Stories by Deb McWaters, Part 7

Dance Informa continues its series on stories about Ann Reinking, written by colleague and friend Debra McWaters.  Chapter 9: Chicago at Encores! Annie and I...
'Men in Motion' dancers Ivan Putrov and Matthew Ball. Photo by Christine Kreiselmaier. 'Men in Motion' dancers Ivan Putrov and Matthew Ball. Photo by Christine Kreiselmaier.
20
Feature Articles

Ivan Putrov’s Men in Motion celebrates 10th anniversary 

This autumn, Men in Motion celebrates its 10th anniversary with a special one-off performance at the London Coliseum on Sunday, November 6. Originally conceived a decade ago by Ivan...

The latest in dance

To Top