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All posts tagged "Al Blackstone"
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137ReviewsBook review: Mark Mann’s ‘Movement at the Still Point’ is a tapestry of dance on human canvas
Book: Movement at the Still Point: An Ode to DanceAuthor: Mark Mann, Rizzoli International Publications, March 2023. “At the still point of...
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463Dance HealthIs it fair to film dance classes: A case study at Steps on Broadway
An April Fools’ joke played by Steps on Broadway a couple months ago struck a nerve with its dance community – a...
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1.7KDance Studio OwnerMandy Moore and Al Blackstone: Tips on teaching and choreographing remotely
Here’s an upside to the dance world finding its footing in the new normal: we’re all learning the steps together. While I’ve...
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2.7KFeature ArticlesDance at home with Broadway Dance Center
During this uncertain time, Broadway Dance Center (BDC) is busily working on ways to keep its students engaged and inspired while they’re...
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3.3KFeature ArticlesYouth programs abound in the summer at Steps on Broadway
It’s only January, but it’s not too early to start thinking about the summer. Youth programs heat up during the summer months...
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5.2KFeature ArticlesAl Blackstone hints at latest work, ‘Norma’
Freddie Falls in Love, Happy We’ll Be and his countless hits on So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) brought boundless joy,...
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2.0KReviewsAl Blackstone’s stroke of genius in ‘Freddie Falls in Love’
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.July 23, 2019. Freddie Falls in Love, a dance narrative presented by The Joyce Theater Foundation in...
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3.9KFeature ArticlesAl Blackstone: For the love of dance, and Freddie
This month, commercial choreographer Al Blackstone is taking another foray into the concert dance world, presenting a full-length work at New York’s...
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5.2KFeature ArticlesHistory and future of jazz dance in ‘Transmission’ documentary
What is jazz dance? As dancers, we’ve likely either taken a jazz class or been in the audience of a jazz performance....
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6.9KDance Teacher ResourcesWhat should students choose? College, concert or commercial dance?
As dancers chassé toward their senior year of school, they begin to decide where dance will take them. Where will they take...
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5.9KFeature ArticlesCelebrity 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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4.1KFeature ArticlesVideo 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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4.2KInterviewsDance 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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6.3KFeature ArticlesTravis 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...
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6.7KReviewsAl 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...
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4.9KFeature ArticlesAl 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...
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29.8KInterviewsJames 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...
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7.0KReviews‘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,...
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5.9KFeature ArticlesGet 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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6.8KFeature ArticlesDancerPalooza 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...
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8.8K1InterviewsCassie Nordgren: Observing Josh Bergasse and ‘On the Town’
By Mary Callahan of Dance Informa. I met Cassie Nordgren about a year ago in Al Blackstone’s Advanced Theatre class at Broadway...
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3.9KReviewsYou Can’t Stop the (BC) Beat
Cielo Club, New York, NY November 10, 2014 By Mary Callahan of Dance Informa. While most Broadway theaters are dark on Monday...
