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3.8KFeature Articles‘Dance Like Nobody’s Watching’: A COVID-19 passion project
Everyone has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. People are out of jobs, others are working full-time from home, dancers are taking...
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3.3KDance HealthAileyDance for Active Seniors: Dance from and back to the people
“Dance came from the people and should always be delivered back to the people,” Alvin Ailey said. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, a key...
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2.6KFeature Articles#Bethechange: Steering change through movement and artistry
When you think of dance, what immediately comes to mind? For some, it is the artistry within the movement being performed. For...
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2.2KDance HealthPower and privilege: A body’s response
While the word “privilege” itself has been the topic of many discussions recently, the principle is not novel. I would like to...
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2.5KFeature ArticlesUp-and-coming ballet star Daniel Ayala on taking your training to the next level
Thinking of joining a pre-professional program? Not sure which ones to consider? Dance Informa sat down with Daniel Ayala, a Columbian dancer...
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3.7KInterviewsMaxfield Haynes and J. Bouey: understanding your unique intersectionality
J. Bouey (they/them, we/our) is a dancer with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company, choreographer, educator, dance writer, and co-founder of The...
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2.9KFeature ArticlesThree stories of triumph coming to one: Finding family through dance
A true treasure of a life in dance can be the communities we find along the way. We find these communities through...
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3.2KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ Season 4: Get to know Project 21
While we are only in the beginning stages of Season 4, the World of Dance competition is starting to heat up as...
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3.7KFeature ArticlesState of the professional dance industry through COVID-19, Part II: Looking into the future
Concert dance means many people gathered together in a confined space — audiences, crew members, performers and front-of-house staff. That’s the simple...
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3.8KTips & AdviceSecond companies: Professionals’ experiences and what to look for
What’s the difference between a second company member, an apprentice and a trainee? It depends on who you ask. Without an established...
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3.8KReviewsMartha Graham Dance Company reimagines lost solo ‘Immediate Tragedy’
June 19, 2020. Online, on YouTube. On June 19, for the first time since 1937, the Martha Graham Dance Company performed a reimagining...
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2.5KReviewsNYCB Digital Spring Season: The show must go on
March, April and May 2020.Online (YouTube and Facebook, through www.nycballet.com) It’s sort of striking to think how years of planning can change...
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2.3KReviewsPerformance Mix Festival, Online: ‘Remotely Yours’
May 2020.Online at newdancealliance.org. Pandemic times mean that in-person dance festivals are absolutely out of the question. Rather than fully give into...
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2.1KFeature ArticlesSeason 4 of ‘World of Dance’ is off to an amazing start: Meet Itty Bitty Crew
Season 4 of World of Dance has gotten off to an amazing start with some of the most innovative groups and soloists than seen...
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9.8KFeature ArticlesBreak the Floor announces Summer Jam is on!
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Break the Floor has sadly had to cancel its annual summer event, DancerPalooza. However, Summer Jam is...
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2.4KFeature ArticlesJosé Limón Dance Foundation’s new Artistic Director Dante Puleio
The José Limón Dance Foundation recently announced the appointment of Dante Puleio as its new artistic director. A widely respected former member of...
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2.2KFeature ArticlesShort film ‘Icarus’: In the face of COVID-19
Pietro Pinto, award-winning Italian director, has created a short film, Icarus, starring Angelo Greco, acclaimed Italian dancer and San Francisco Ballet principal....
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2.1KFeature ArticlesAxelrod PAC launches summer Performing Arts Academy online
New Jersey’s Axelrod Performing Arts Center (APAC) announces the launch of the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy (APAA) beginning Monday, June 29. Curated...
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2.4KTips & AdviceDressing for dance: Productivity tips for dancers
Dancers want to dance. Dancers really want to dance in a studio, and on a stage. Right now, most of us can’t do that....
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3.9KFeature ArticlesGroove Dance Competition and Convention: Inspired by passion
Since its first event in 2012, Groove Dance Competition and Convention has been renowned on the competition circuit for its high-energy, high-production-value events....
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3.4KInterviews‘World of Dance’ is back for Season 4: Meet Kurtis Sprung
Back by popular demand, World of Dance is returning for its fourth season to showcase phenomenal dancers from around the world. This season, 34...
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4.0KFeature Articles‘Duet While Solo’: Bita Bell rethinks what moving in quarantine can be
Dance Informa sat down with Iran-born and U.S.-based dancer Bita Bell (PhD). A teacher at Gibney in NYC and sought-after artist both...
