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Recreational Choreography for 2-6 year olds

By Paul Henderson with Tiffany Henderson. It’s possible to devastate an entire dance classes’ season at the end-of-the-year dance recital, resulting in...

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Back to Class Essentials

Check out Dance Informa’s Back to School Guide with great products and studio solutions to start your dance year off right! Dance...

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Beware the $57,750 Boogie Woogie Piggie

By Paul and Tiffany Henderson for Dance Informa. Eight years ago Tiffany wanted to try something new. For those of you who...

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Foam Rolling for Dancers

By Laura Di Orio. You may have seen some dancers with a large, cylindrical device poking out of their dance bag, or...

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TAKE IT PRO – Start With a Great Head Shot

By Christine Dion of Mode Dion. There is nothing better than doing what you love and getting paid for it. When it comes...

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Fiscal Sponsorship for the Arts

By Stephanie Wolf of Dance Informa. To go for a nonprofit status or not, this seems to be the question on many...

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Easing Pre-Performance Nerves

By Laura Di Orio. Even though dancers can spend weeks, even months, rehearsing before a performance, sometimes the stage, lights and audience...

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Bouncing Back after Baby

How real life ballerinas return to a life of leotards and tights after having children. By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD....

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Injury Prevention 101: Upper Body Conditioning

By Leigh Schanfein. Dance is a full body activity. We use our lower limbs, upper limbs, torso, head, brains, lungs, heart, muscles,...

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A Perennial Passion: Anabella Lenzu Unveils the Joy of Dance

“I think that to dance is to know oneself inside and out.” — Anabella Lenzu, Unveiling Motion and Emotion By Leah Gerstenlauer. More...

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Curtain Calling In: Catching the Pros at Call Time

By Tara Sheena, with Jennifer Jancuska. Brought to you by Broadway Connection. It’s no secret that the life of a Broadway performer...

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Dance Quiz – Famous Artistic Directors

By Rain Francis. 1. Ethan Stiefel is the current Artistic Director of the Royal New Zealand Ballet. His name was made more...

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Can community-supported art generate new possibilities in the dance field?

By Stephanie Wolf. Over the last 20 years, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) has grown like gangbusters throughout the country. People want to...

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For the Love of a Legend: Alicia Markova comes to life in Tina Sutton’s new biography

“Few who saw Alicia Markova dance ever forgot the experience.” — The Making of Markova By Leah Gerstenlauer. Writer Tina Sutton missed the...

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Social Media and Your Dance Career

By Stephanie Wolf. Nowadays, there are so many ways to stay connected. Social media is a driving force in this realm of...

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Can diet calm stage nerves?

By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD. The Centre for Dance Nutrition. www.dancernutrition.com. Being nervous is a natural part of day-to-day life...

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Getting the Next Gig on Broadway

By Tara Sheena in collaboration with Jennifer Jancuska. Brought to you by Broadway Connection. The process of auditioning is nerve-wracking for many...