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All posts tagged "COVID-19 pandemic"
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40Feature ArticlesCalvin Royal III’s roller coaster of dancing through COVID: Dance life in quarantine
“Well, it’s been a rollercoaster!” says American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Soloist Calvin Royal III when asked what his artistic life has been...
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30Feature ArticlesAdvice from Groove Dance Competition judges on returning to face-to-face competitions
Dancers have been stuck at home for months now, taking class on their hard, slippery wood floor or holding on to chairs...
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138Feature ArticlesDance for Life celebrates 29 years with virtual festival
Chicago Dancers United (CDU) has announced the lineup for Dance for Life 2020: United as One, a digital event showcasing Dance for...
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18Feature ArticlesDANCE NOW offers a virtual tour through the past, present and future
DANCE NOW celebrates its 25th anniversary with the DANCE NOW STORY, a reimagined festival composed of a series of online events featuring more...
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23Feature ArticlesWho’s advocating for dance?
The impact of COVID-19 on the dance world is severe and deep. We will undoubtedly see the effects for months and years...
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428Feature ArticlesBroadway community mourns the loss of Nick Cordero
Nick Cordero, a Broadway performer and Tony Award nominee, passed away on July 5, after a battle with COVID-19, at the age...
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427Feature ArticlesCan You Dance? Super Convention live from London
American dancers and teachers, Can You Dance? (CYD?) is calling for you to join the UK’s biggest virtual dance convention, broadcast live from...
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560Feature Articles‘Dance Like Nobody’s Watching’: A COVID-19 passion project
Everyone has been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. People are out of jobs, others are working full-time from home, dancers are taking...
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619Feature ArticlesState of the professional dance industry through COVID-19, Part II: Looking into the future
Concert dance means many people gathered together in a confined space — audiences, crew members, performers and front-of-house staff. That’s the simple...
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454ReviewsPerformance Mix Festival, Online: ‘Remotely Yours’
May 2020.Online at newdancealliance.org. Pandemic times mean that in-person dance festivals are absolutely out of the question. Rather than fully give into...
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257Feature ArticlesShort film ‘Icarus’: In the face of COVID-19
Pietro Pinto, award-winning Italian director, has created a short film, Icarus, starring Angelo Greco, acclaimed Italian dancer and San Francisco Ballet principal....
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299Feature ArticlesAxelrod PAC launches summer Performing Arts Academy online
New Jersey’s Axelrod Performing Arts Center (APAC) announces the launch of the Axelrod Performing Arts Academy (APAA) beginning Monday, June 29. Curated...
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2.3KFeature Articles‘Duet While Solo’: Bita Bell rethinks what moving in quarantine can be
Dance Informa sat down with Iran-born and U.S.-based dancer Bita Bell (PhD). A teacher at Gibney in NYC and sought-after artist both...
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1.1KDance Health4 ways to keep your training strong during quarantine
A busy dancer’s day can consist of moving studio to studio — to take class, rehearse, cross-train and audition. In a world...
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1.6KFeature ArticlesState of the professional dance industry through COVID-19: Adapting and continuing the mission
March 2020 — COVID-19 begins to spread across the U.S.. States begin shutting down businesses and imposing restrictions on gatherings of people...
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678Dance Studio OwnerAndra and Ernesta Corvino: Dynamic duo talks ballet, family and teaching online
Master ballet teachers Ernesta (Ernie) and Andra Corvino grew up in a very special home full of dance. They began training as...
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561Feature ArticlesCanceled: How dancers, companies and festivals are coping without summer seasons
World-renowned choreographers, teachers, directors and dancers Johannes Wieland and Evangelos Poulinas co-founded the Berlin-based contemporary dance festival, b12, now an international event...
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625Dance HealthMoving out! Re-entering the world after lockdown
The time has come for many of us to start thinking about life after lockdown. Most of us have been in lockdown...
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568Feature ArticlesLincoln Center for the Performing Arts brings Dance Week into our home
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) has announced a week devoted to dance from May 30-June 4. Part of Lincoln Center at...
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746Feature ArticlesVail Dance Festival to present a digital festival of unique performances
The Vail Valley Foundation has announced that the Vail Dance Festival will cancel all in-person performances for the 2020 season, a decision...
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607Dance Studio OwnerGroove Dance Competition and Convention holds make-up events this summer
With the COVID-19 pandemic, events have been canceled, studios have been closed, and our normal dance life has been sadly on pause....
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549Feature ArticlesBroadway Teaches Kids launches virtual summer camp
Broadway Teaches Kids (BTK), the children’s performing arts virtual camp, is co-founded by mom and finance executive Suzanne Murphy and Tony Award-nominated,...
