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2.7KFeature ArticlesHead back to dance in style and inspired
There’s always a “sigh” when summer is over. The beach, fun times with friends and long days are in our past. But there’s a...
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5.8KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ choreographer Suresh Mukund heads to the Emmys
Suresh Mukund is the director and choreographer of Indian dance crew The Kings, and has recently been nominated for an Emmy in...
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8.4KFeature ArticlesS-Rank’s Melvin Timtim on his Emmy nomination
Melvin Timtim, choreographer and director of hip hop dance crew S-Rank, is nominated for this year’s Outstanding Choreography Emmy for his work...
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11.1KFeature ArticlesMeet the stars of ‘High Strung Free Dance’
The upcoming blockbuster, High Strung Free Dance, is causing a buzz (who doesn’t love a great dance movie?), and we were thrilled to...
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10.3KFeature ArticlesMoBBallet crowd-sources the history of black ballet dancers and announces Education Symposium
In 2015, writer, educator and former Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Theresa Ruth Howard dropped a blog post boldly titled “The Misty-rious Case...
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6.0KFeature ArticlesChiara Valle keeps flying high: A dancer cancer comeback story
A life in dance can be taxing and trying on so many levels. One’s future in it can also feel incredibly uncertain....
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4.9KFeature ArticlesThings that dancers are good at: Motion capture
Dance Informa offers the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs. This month, we’re talking about dance and tech, and...
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4.3KDance HealthDancing back to school: How dance can help transition us into the school year
The time is upon us. Summer is coming to a close, and we find ourselves gearing up for another academic year. The transition from...
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6.1KDance HealthPracticing trauma sensitivity in your dance studio
According to the latest results from the National Survey of Children’s Health, 22 percent of children in the United States, more than...
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4.7KFeature ArticlesBoston Ballet brings on a new roster, a new team
In the late spring of 2019, one Boston Ballet dancer after another gave their final bow with the company (some from the...
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4.9KFeature ArticlesJames Whiteside and Isabella Boylston to lead record for most dancers en pointe
Nationally syndicated morning talk show Live with Kelly and Ryan is teaming up with Guinness World Records to present a new edition of...
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5.7KDance HealthFive nutrition must-knows for dance students
Dancers have heard the importance of good nutrition. Your body is your instrument, and it needs fuel – the premium kind –...
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4.6KDance HealthStudio Bungee: The body in flight
For as long as I can remember, I have dreamed of being in flight or a state of weightlessness. My performing years...
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3.2KFeature ArticlesBallet Hispánico School of Dance unites communities
With passion and pride, Ballet Hispánico celebrates Latinx culture through dance. Since its creation nearly 50 years ago, the New York City-based...
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2.7KReviewsAll that it can be: 2019 Ballet Festival at The Joyce
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.August 6, 10, 13 and 16, 2019. Taking in four nights of The Joyce’s Ballet Festival, I...
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2.5KReviewsRock ‘n’ roll Romeo and Juliet vibe in ‘Bat Out of Hell’
New York City Center, New York, NY.August 7, 2019. Meat Loaf in a musical? I was quite confused but certainly intrigued. Bat Out of Hell...
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16.3KFeature ArticlesDance Gap Year: Filling the gap and helping dancers find their way
Young adulthood — it can be a scary time of uncertainty and big decisions. Dancers in this time of life have to...
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5.0KReviewsTruth, beauty, freedom, love, and don’t forget the Rouge
Al Hirschfeld Theatre, New York, NY.August 1, 2019. Moulin Rouge! The Musical opened at the Al Hirschfeld Theatre on July 25. Directed...
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4.1KDance Studio OwnerFrom wood floor to Marley: How Stagestep came to be
In the beginning, all we had were wood dance floors, and if we were lucky, a basket-weave floating subfloor underneath. Linoleum was...
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3.4KFeature ArticlesA tribute to show business legend David Winters
People speak in superlatives when relating their feelings about the late David Winters, who died on April 23, at the age of...
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3.8KFeature ArticlesXena Gusthart choreographs monster of a musical ‘Bat Out of Hell’
Meat Loaf: The musical?! Yes, you read that right. All of those iconic, head-banging rock ‘n’ roll hits are coming to the prestigious theater...
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2.3KReviewsAl Blackstone’s stroke of genius in ‘Freddie Falls in Love’
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.July 23, 2019. Freddie Falls in Love, a dance narrative presented by The Joyce Theater Foundation in...
