Moving for your career is a common process that many people experience. What is not all that common is moving across the...
Chase Johnsey is not afraid to be different. And from mimicking the line dancing in a Billy Ray Cyrus music video, to...
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal James Whiteside is not your stereotypical premier male danseur. He’s got an edge. Whiteside started as a...
It certainly is the season to celebrate South Carolina’s Ballet Spartanburg as the company commemorates its 50th anniversary. What started out as a...
We know cross-training is important for performing at our best. Doing so requires high cardiovascular capacity, but stop-and-start dance training and rehearsing...
Boston Opera House, Boston, MA. November 2, 2016. Ballet period pieces occasionally face accusations of historical inaccuracy, cultural reductionism and being more...
Dance Informa is always asked — whether it be by email, text or in person — about ways to improve a dancer’s score...
Born in Japan, sisters Ae-Soon and Youngsil Kim began dancing at an early age. The older of the two, Ae-Soon, began ballet...
Claudia Schreier’s first memory of choreographing is from a summer camp talent show. She selected the “Coffee/Arabian” music from The Nutcracker. “I...
While New York City is seen as one of the ultimate places to study dance and musical theater, students who come from...
One hundred eighty degree turnout. Everyone wants it. Unfortunately, however, only a very tiny portion of dancers are born with something even...
Jim Nowakowski has always considered himself a man with a plan. But if he were to pinpoint one prevailing theme of the...
One of the greatest dancers of our time retires this year, but our fascination with her will live on. Here are ten...
We all know the world of ballet needs more men. So how do we, as teachers, keep boys interested in ballet class,...
By Allison Gupton of Dance Informa. She’s not just her multiple pirouettes. She’s not just her gorgeous lines. Dusty Button, principal dancer...
By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. Originally from South Dakota, Ryan Vetter now dances with Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet. Since joining the...
By Laura Di Orio. “Cross-training” is not only a term to describe a dancer going to the gym or taking Pilates in...
By Laura Di Orio. Becoming a professional dancer is like building a house from the ground up. You can’t start by adding...
Test your ballet terminology. By Rain Francis. 1. What does piqué mean? a) To pick b) To prick c) To stick d) ...
By Chelsea Thomas. Professional basketball players and prima ballerinas might have a lot of differences – height, build, training and skills being...
The Fox Theatre, Atlanta February 5, 2013 By Deborah Searle. After a not so successful season in London in 2010, Flashdance the...
By Laura Di Orio. Ballet has been around since the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century. It has shifted and molded...