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Celebrity Dance. Photo courtesy of Celebrity.

Celebrity Dance welcomes Jackie Nowicki and Chaz Wolcott!

One of the country’s premier dance competition companies, Celebrity Dance, has made some exciting additions for this coming season. Two professional dancers...

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Video Interview Series. Episode 4: Emmy Nominee Al Blackstone

In our fourth episode of Dance Informa’s Video Interview Series, I chatted with musical theater choreographer and teacher, Al Blackstone, who was...

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Dance Informa Video Interview Series. Episode 3: Nick Lazzarini

In this, the third episode of our video series, I sat down with one of the dance industry’s biggest stars, Nick Lazzarini. ...

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Travis Wall: Sharing his Experience this summer

Have you ever been to DancerPalooza? When attending the summer event, one would think that every young dancer in America was in...

'American Dance Spectacular'. Photo by Magda Katz.

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Al Blackstone’s ‘American Dance Spectacular’ takes us through the ages

On Stage at Kingsborough, Brooklyn, New York. October 28, 2017. American Dance Spectacular, a revue-style production choreographed by Al Blackstone (So You...

Al Blackstone in the studio with 10 Hairy Legs. Photo courtesy of Blackstone.

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Al Blackstone choreographs on 10 Hairy Legs

No, Al Blackstone is not choreographing a piece on some extra-limbed tarantula but on the all-male modern dance company called 10 Hairy Legs. 10...

James Kinney's musical theatre class at Steps on Broadway. Photo courtesy of Kinney.

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James Kinney: A musical theatre choreographer all his own

In New York’s premiere dance studios, you’ve got to have both a stellar resume and a codified class in order to score...

Melanie Moore in 'Freddie Falls in Love'. Photo by by Matthew Murphy

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‘Freddie Falls in Love’: Blackstone’s Back, Alright!

As Tony Award season has just concluded, it reminds us that while one of four brilliant choreographers walks home with the honor,...

Matthew Powell. Photo by Brian Jamie Photography

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Get more spring in your step this Spring!

Spring is finally here! And what better way to celebrate the warmer weather than with a little dancing? Dance Informa spoke with...

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DancerPalooza returns bigger and better for 2nd year

Last year, Break the Floor Productions debuted its newest dance event to the masses – DancerPalooza, a first-of-its-kind dance festival presenting dance...