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9.2K2016 YAGP winners announced in NYC
The 2016 Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) concluded this past week at the celebrated competition’s finals held in New York City. Young...
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5.3KNational Dance Week offers ‘A Chance to Dance’
Each year, since 1981, the National Dance Week (NDW) Foundation embarks on a mission to bring greater recognition to dance and to...
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11.6KA look at Joffrey Ballet School NYC: Following tradition and history
The Joffrey Ballet School (JBS) is still in its original home of Sixth Avenue and 10th Street, in the heart of NYC’s...
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8.0K1Christina Ricucci and Jake Tribus are Artists Giving Hope (and having fun, too!)
The high school years are hectic, aren’t they? Standardized tests, first dates, college applications, founding non-profit organizations… Wait, what was that last...
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12.2K5WIN a Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensive Scholarship!
Would you like to train with one of the world’s most prestigious dance organisations like the Joffrey Ballet School from New York...
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7.9KDance Competition & Convention Guide
WHERE WILL YOU DANCE THIS SEASON? The 2015/16 Competition and Convention Guide is out now! See the hottest dance competitions and conventions...
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24.7K14 Things You Didn’t Know about Keenan Kampa
American ballerina Keenan Kampa has it all – the classic Balanchine look (long legs, tiny waist, thin neck and small head), the...
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9.6KFrom Dancer to Executive: ABT CEO Rachel Moore’s Inspiring Career in the Arts
For many people, the prospect of early retirement is a beautiful dream. But for a dancer, the notion of that final leap...
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18.1KDance film ‘High Strung’ set for Jan. 2016 release
Dance Informa chats with film choreographer Dave Scott. The highly anticipated new dance drama High Strung is set to hit the big...
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31.2KThe Dangers of Social Media for Dancers
Social media can be an excellent learning tool, but it also comes with physical dangers – ones that could affect your health...
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79.6K18 Ways to Make Pointe Pain-Free
If you’re a professional dancer wearing pointe shoes all day long, you may experience some pain with pointe work. However, it is...
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9.4KLife Lessons: Jenifer Ringer inspires and empowers ballet’s next generation
“Being yourself… It’s not an easy thing to do.” Jenifer Ringer would know. Having spent 24 years as a member of one...
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15.6K8 Ways to Prepare for Nationals (Teacher Tips Included!)
#1. Rehearse, rehearse, then rehearse some more. I cannot stress enough the importance of running dances. I know it can get a...
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8.1KGlobal Dance and Cheer Games set to launch in Hawaii
New Zealand’s most accomplished cheerleading coach Kimberley Ramsay Reid recently announced the launch of the Global Dance + Cheer Games. Taking competitions...
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111.6K112 Ways Dancers Can Stay in Shape This Summer
#1. Summer Intensives. This is pretty obvious, but essential. There are some awesome summer intensive programs for dancers of all ages out there...
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30.5K1Up and Coming: Tate McRae
At first glance, Tate McRae may seem like a normal 11-year-old. She likes to play with her dog, Theo, hang out with...
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19.1KBroadway breaks records!
The 2015 Tony Awards Ceremony on June 7 will celebrate the Great White Way’s last year of unprecedented success. According to statistics from...
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9.2KtWitch dishes on his new role as SYTYCD mentor
Dance Informa caught up with Stephen “tWitch” Boss of So You Think You Can Dance fame while he was teaching at 24Seven...
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8.2K1Caitlin Abraham on Being a Swing in ‘An American in Paris’
Caitlin Abraham is one of those dancers you notice the minute she walks into the room. Her striking features: a tall, lean...
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24.2K10 Reasons to Take Ballet
#1. To understand your body better No matter what your dance focus, you need to know your body. The structured, methodical approach...
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13.5KHis Corner of the Sky: Sam Lips on being Pippin
Not many people have the opportunity to live their dream life every day. From knife throwing to acrobatics, to Fosse and back...
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41.5K11 Reasons to Thank Your Dance Mom (or Dad)
#1. For paying your way Dance is one expensive enterprise! Tuition fees, shoes and clothes, extra workshops, private lessons, competition entries, costumes,...
