Lately, I’ve been thinking about the many possible meanings of the word “improvisation” in relation to dance. On the one hand, improv...
Starting a professional career in dance is thrilling but knowing where to start can be stressful. To help young professionals start their...
Fran Kirmser knew at a young age she wanted to dance. She trained throughout her youth and went on to dance professionally...
Summer is here, and you may have a summer dance intensive coming up that you’re super excited for. Intensives are a wonderful...
Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is about the ballad of the overkill and not submitting more...
We’ve all been there: you get cut at an audition, you don’t get the role that you want, you don’t get into...
Let’s talk about virtual auditions. They started as a necessity out of the pandemic, and thankfully served as a way to keep our industry...
“The show must go on” — it’s perhaps the most quintessential performing arts adage. Yet, human beings aren’t machines. Yes, we as...
Acquiring an O-1B artist visa in the United States can seem challenging, scary and mysterious. Dance Informa recently had the opportunity to...
Part One Life has its seasons — shifting practicalities and needs leading us in different directions. Dance is a pursuit calling for...
Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is about cutting to the chase. There was a time, years...
Many beginner acro students complain of headaches in class. Luckily, as students progress through their acro dance education, this side effect will...
Auditions. Does anyone really like them? Who knows, but they are a huge part of being a dancer. As more live auditions...
LA/NY-based Movement Director/Choreographer Zoe Rappaport launches Mentorship 4 Dancers: A 12-Week Online/In-Person Course to Deepen your Artistry and Creative Entrepreneurship. To have...
Have you ever acted? If you think you haven’t, might you have acted within a particular dance role — building a character...
After several years of training at your local dance studio, you might not be ready to stop training and performing just yet....
We are all different. Our anatomy, our goals and our dance styles vary. So is there really a golden list of stretches...
New York City is world-renowned for its excellent dance training and performance opportunities. The city is home to famed schools of the...
Did you know that dancers, on average, jump 200 times per class? But after a year away from the studio, we won’t...
When we hear the word “copyright”, most of us tend to just pass over the word without thinking too much about it....
Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is all about the visibility conundrum. In a conversation I had...
I was chatting with a friend recently who dances in a ballet company. While catching up, she complained that the dancers were...