This year is the 75th anniversary of ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev’s birth, and 20 years since his death. How much do you know...
COSTUMES FOR YOUR RECITAL Check out Dance Informa’s Recital Costume Guide for the latest costume designs from the industry’s best costume designers....
By Kathleen Wessel. Today’s dance makers have big ideas, and big ideas cost money. Video installations, large-scale sets and props, high tech...
By Laura Di Orio. Ballet has been around since the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century. It has shifted and molded...
By Kathleen Wessel. It’s a familiar scenario for dancers and their families. A high school junior has her sights set on college,...
By Leah Gerstenlauer. The world of classical ballet in America is riddled with abbreviations, from the training level — SAB, JKO, CPYB...
By Emily Yewell Volin. Successful dancers tend to be self-starters with strong discipline and an inquisitive mind. One tool many dancers use...
By Christine Dion of Mode Dion Whether your performance is a piece from Lion King, Jungle Book or Cats, creating an animal...
By Rain Francis. 1. Who choreographed Movin’ Out, which received the 2003 Tony Award for Best Choreography? a) Martha Graham b) Twyla...
By Laura Di Orio. For young, aspiring dancers and also for professional dancers, dance class is a place where the focus is...
The Success Blueprint for the Dance Studio Owner By Deborah Searle. If there’s ever been a book that will take you to...
Break the rules with dark smokey eyes and deep rich lips. By Christine Dion of Mode Dion Makeup artists usually follow the...
You may love to lead your partner onto the dance floor for a waltz or sultry tango, but how much do you...
Tips for Dance Teachers by Angela D’Valda Sirico of DanceTeacherWeb.com As dance teachers we are faced each day with not only nurturing...
Tips for getting your look, mind and body back on track. By Christine Dion of Mode Dion. 1. Clean up your act....
Maybe you can tap out a rhythm, but how much do you really know about tap dance? By Rain Francis. 1. Which...
Make your first year a success with advice from university dance professors. By Emily Yewell Volin August is back to school time...
By Rain Francis. As we step onto stage or into that audition room, we all tend to get a rush of nerves....
By Laura Di Orio. What started as a one-room dance studio in Livermore, California, in October 2000 has now blossomed into eight...
How strong is your Broadway Brain? Test your knowledge of the world’s greatest musicals. By Rain Francis. Jersey Boys is a documentary-style...
Dancers lead curious lives – and no time of year allows for full dance immersion quite like summer time. It’s the time...
By Rain Francis. How well do you know the ballet classic? 1. Who composed the original score for Swan Lake? a) Prokofiev...