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2.7KInterviewsDancers’ New Year’s resolutions for 2020
A new decade is upon us, and while it’s hard to believe the year will be 2020 (sounds so futuristic, right??), this...
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2.6KDance HealthA yoga sequence to calm pre-performance jitters
It’s here — your big performance. You’ve rehearsed for weeks, months, maybe even years. You have laughs and special memories, and maybe...
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2.7KFeature ArticlesPrograms to nurture emerging choreographers: It takes a village to grow an artist
Becoming a respected, well-known and financially stable choreographer is no kind of easy path. The immense challenges along the way are numerous...
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3.3KFeature ArticlesFollowing majorette dance team Orchesis Dance Company in ‘Taking the Stands’
Taking the Stands is a new mini-docuseries following Orchesis Dance Company of Louisiana’s Grambling State University (GSU). Orchesis was founded in 1948,...
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3.4KFeature ArticlesThe Tap Rebels: Making a staple in the southeast
From contemporary to ballet, there is no shortage of professional companies with the mission of spreading artistry to communities around the U.S....
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10.3KFeature Articles4 new dance styles to try in 2020
You love your favorite dance style; you’re a true bunhead, or dedicated contemporary dancer, or tapper through-and-through. Or maybe you’re versatile enough...
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11.1KDance HealthFrom gymnast to dancer: The case for cross-contaminating movement styles
We think of cross-training as a way to strengthen and balance our bodies, when our dancing works them in the same repetitive...
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6.6KFeature ArticlesDisabled North East ballet dancer wins national award for groundbreaking regional dance organization
This past November, the North East Dance Co-operative (NEDC) won the prestigious One Dance UK Award for Innovation in Dance, which highlights...
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4.4KFeature ArticlesIlogear: Dancewear, activewear and new things for 2020
When Liz Nieves started making costumes, she never dreamed that years later, she would be heading up one of the industry’s hottest...
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4.8KReviewsMoving through different worlds, in one world: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
New York City Center, New York, NY. December 6, 2019. Sophisticated, thoughtful dance art — and programming of its presentation — can take...
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3.7KReviewsIsland Moving Company’s ‘A Newport Nutcracker’: Where the magic meets the realism
Rosecliff Mansion, Newport, RI. November 27, 2019. Like ballet at large, a big part of The Nutcracker‘s allure is the space where magic...
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4.5KFeature ArticlesLet the gifts begin! Só Dança’s Instagram holiday giveaways
This year, Só Dança is starting Christmas a few days early with the dancewear brand’s Instagram holiday giveaways! From December 21-25, some...
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3.0KFeature ArticlesDare to Dance in Public Film Festival: Democratizing and demystifying dance
When you think of “dance”, do you think of people moving in public, captured on film, and widely disseminated over the internet...
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3.9KDance HealthVitamin C in winter: Read this before you supplement
Vitamin C is one of the most popular vitamin supplements taken by dancers internationally1, but this is a classic example of how...
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2.2KDance HealthDancing through the holiday season: Coping with and managing holiday stress
The holidays can be a magical time, but it is not “the most wonderful time of the year” for everyone. Many people suffer...
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2.3KFeature ArticlesFlying high with aerial and dance duo RAVEN
Aerial and dance artists Kyla Ernst-Alper and Sylvana Tapia got to know each other four years ago while stuck 30 feet in...
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2.0KDance HealthGo from winter worrier to winter warrior
Many of us are familiar with the “winter blues”, and some of you may even be aware of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a...
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3.0KDance HealthStaying stretched: Lastics technique with Donna Flagg
As the cold season sets in, being conscious of how you stretch is even more important than usual. Wearing warmups and leaning...
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2.4KReviewsKAIROS Dance Theater’s ‘OBJECT.’: Multiple meanings moved out
Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA.November 17, 2019. The multiplicity in KAIROS Dance Theater’s OBJECT. starts about as early as possible,...
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1.7KReviews’32 rue Vandenbranden’: Bewildering beauty
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.November 22, 2019. Peeping Tom’s 32 rue Vandenbranden ran from November 20-23, at the Harvey Theater as part...
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2.1KReviewsDimitris Papaioannou’s ‘The Great Tamer’: Corpse and corpus
Brooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.November 15, 2019. The Great Tamer made its New York debut at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard...
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2.3KFeature ArticlesEpisode Two of The Hollywood Dance Podcast: Social media and commercial dance
Episode Two of The Hollywood Dance Podcast has arrived! The Hollywood Dance Podcast sees Tony Selznick and his co-host, Megan Hunt of...
