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10.4KTop StoriesA little dance class etiquette does a lot of good
Discipline in dance class is one of the most important tools for a successful career. The practice starts during early training and...
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14.4KDance Studio OwnerClassJuggler: When to invest in studio software
We sat down this week with ClassJuggler Dance‘s Jon Koerber to ask him what studio owners should consider when debating whether or not...
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4.3KFeature ArticlesMusEffect: Creating a dance dialogue for social issues
Among the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, where dancers dream of making it big and competition for the spotlight is rife,...
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4.1KDance GuidesHoliday Gift Guide with Só Dança
With Christmas and the New Year fast approaching, we thought now would be the perfect opportunity to share all our favourite gift...
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2.7KReviewsSerendipitous, humorous and existential: Big Dance Theater’s ‘The Road Awaits Us’
NYU Skirball Theater, New York, NY. November 8, 2019. As a dance reviewer who sees a good deal of work, I’m often pleasantly...
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2.2KReviewsCuret Performance Project’s ‘ASPECTOS’: Bodies and beliefs
Center for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY. November 1, 2019. “Belief is a beautiful armor, but it makes for the heaviest sword,” goes one...
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2.8KReviewsPaul Taylor American Modern Dance at Lincoln Center: The spirituality of movement
David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY.November 7, 2019. As humans evolved, they moved together to praise spirits — those that brought...
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3.1KInterviewsDigging up the bones of dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Jamar Roberts
It doesn’t take long into a conversation with Jamar Roberts to get a sense of who he is — passionate, curious and...
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2.2KDance Studio Owner10 strategies for navigating studio ownership
In a haze of exhaustion, I signed the papers selling the successful dance studio I’d carefully nurtured for the past 11 years....
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2.9KFeature ArticlesWhen is it plagiarism, and when is it flattery?
“Imitation is the highest form of flattery,” the saying goes. Yet, taken to a certain extent, is it also theft? From concert...
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4.2KReviewsA Halloween spectacular: ‘Beetlejuice’ on Broadway
Winter Garden Theatre, New York, NY.November 14, 2019. “Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!” To open, Beetlejuice was so not my favorite movie growing up. As a...
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2.4KReviewsDancers Demand Action Benefit Concert: A tapestry of American dance
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY. November 11, 2019. For such a young nation, relatively speaking, America has an impressive dance heritage —...
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2.2KReviewsAn ABT fall program: To move and to relate, through the ages
David H. Koch Theater, New York, NY. October 23, 2019. Moving, loving, eating, sleeping — there are actions that have always been fundamental...
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2.0KReviewsCamille A. Brown & Dancers’ ‘Mr. TOL E. RancE’: Dance reflecting hope in the face of adversity
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.November 10, 2019. It can be truly striking to sit back and reflect upon how American “pop”...
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1.7KReviews‘The Day’: The power of simplicity and universality
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.October 22, 2019. There’s just something about when masters gather — their combined experiences jelling and mixing...
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1.9KDance Studio OwnerSomething for the educators: Steps on Broadway’s Teacher Workshops
Today’s industry is brimming with classes and education opportunities for dancers. But what about dance teachers? Training for this demographic is often...
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3.2KFeature ArticlesIntroducing The Hollywood Dance Podcast! Episode 1: Julie McDonald
Tony Selznick, legend in the Hollywood dance industry and co-founder of McDonald Selznick Associates (MSA), has played a pivotal role in establishing...
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3.2KTips & AdviceHow to live out of a suitcase: A guide to touring
Many young dancers dream of touring with a company or show. You’re doing what you love. You’re being paid to travel. It’s...
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3.2KDance HealthLYT Yoga: A new way to mindfully move
Lara Heimann had always been interested in movement, athleticism and the human body. From a background of professional physical therapy and Vinyasa...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesA tribute to Alicia Alonso: A dancer with a different kind of sight
Ballet lovers of all types were saddened to learn of the passing of ballet icon Alicia Alonso on September 17, in Havana,...
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4.0KFeature ArticlesBrittany Riddle and comedy series ‘Sherman’s Showcase’
From stage to screen, Dance Informa talks to Brittany Riddle, LA’s dancer and choreographer for Sherman’s Showcase as seen on IFC Network – a...
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3.1KReviewsA.I.M. at The Joyce: The fruits of eclecticism and collaboration
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY. October 15, 2019. Kyle Abraham’s Abraham.In.Motion (A.I.M.) seeks to “create an evocative interdisciplinary body of work” and...
