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111Feature ArticlesArtistic Dance Exchange: Helping dancers soar to new heights, personally and professionally
With a multitude of dance competitions and conventions for dancers to choose from, why should you join Artistic Dance Exchange (ADE)? What...
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217InterviewsA newfound responsibility: NYCB promotes Gilbert Bolden III and Davide Riccardo
Few things are more exciting to dancers than receiving a promotion in the ranks of a company. While many dancers get the...
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401Tips & AdviceAchieving en pointe perfection: Dance tips for adults
Pointe is a significant milestone in the life of any ballet dancer, marking their accomplishment in training. The typical image that comes...
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368Feature ArticlesKana Sato: From dancer to movement coach
Kana Sato is an original founding member of Shen Wei Dance Arts. Sato is from Japan, and attended CalState University for dance. Upon graduation, she was offered a scholarship...
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268Dance Studio OwnerCPYB: Furthering ballet training while breaking the stigma around male dancers
It is no secret that just as houses are built on a foundation, dancers are built from a unique foundation as well. With rigorous...
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163Feature ArticlesCanada’s National Ballet School announces 2023-24 audition tour dates
Canada’s National Ballet School (NBS) is gearing up for its annual national audition tour, meeting Canada’s talented and passionate young dancers. The...
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216InterviewsFinding balance as busy dancing sisters: A talk with the Quiner Sisters
“Sisters, sisters…” sang Vera-Ellen and Rosemary Clooney in the holiday classic White Christmas (is it in your head now?). The song describes...
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289Feature ArticlesWhere Prix winners go after winning gold, with So Dancer Daniel Ayala
Back in 2020, Dance Informa talked with Columbian ballet dancer Daniel Ayala about top U.S. pre-professional training programs and the scholarships he received to… well… just about all of them....
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363Feature ArticlesAvant Chamber Ballet launches new free training
Avant Chamber Ballet (ACB) has announced a new extension of “First Steps,” its free outreach classes now for dancers up to age...
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628Feature ArticlesForty years of Peridance with Igal Perry
Peridance Center in New York celebrated 40 years in operation with its Legacy Festival this past April. “The whole idea is the...
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359Feature ArticlesTo our non-dancer friends: 10 things to know about us
When it comes to the life of a dancer, there’s a lot more to it than meets the eye. Whether it’s our...
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450Dance Studio OwnerNew RAD Chief Executive Tim Arthur: Building a strategy for the future together
The renowned Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) training organization recently announced the appointment of a new CEO, Tim Arthur. Formally the CEO...
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556Tips & AdviceMake the most of your summer dance intensive
Summer is here, and you may have a summer dance intensive coming up that you’re super excited for. Intensives are a wonderful...
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279Feature ArticlesFrom solo bedroom dancing to the world stage: David ‘The Crown’ Stalter named Red Bull ‘Dance Your Style’ World Finalist
We can all picture it: a young person dancing alone in their room – totally immersed in the music, movement and personal...
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297Feature ArticlesYoung Florida dancer Clare Keavy earns prestigious training spot at The Sarasota Ballet
When former international ballet star Jean-Hugues Feray decided to open his own dance school in Jupiter, FL, in early 2009, the Keavy...
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3.0KFeature ArticlesTheater Arts Preparatory School: Preparing a dancer for a professional career
Several years ago, I wrote an article in Dance Informa about Theater Arts Preparatory School (TAPS) in Las Vegas. Now in its seventh year, this amazingly successful training program was created and designed by Don Mirault who...
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1.2KFeature ArticlesChoreographer Andrew McNicol becomes English National Ballet School’s first Artistic Associate
English National Ballet School has announced that choreographer Andrew McNicol has become its first ever Artistic Associate. As Artistic Associate, McNicol will deepen his existing relationship...
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1.1KFeaturedYour guide to studying in the Big Apple
New York City is world-renowned for its excellent dance training and performance opportunities. The city is home to famed schools of the...
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1.4KFeature ArticlesThe Music Center selects 112 semifinalists for 33rd annual ‘Spotlight’ program
Following two rounds of virtual auditions, The Music Center has selected 112 of southern California’s most talented high school students as semifinalists...
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2.3KFeature ArticlesBoosting charisma: Towards Vivencia Founder Jorge Crecis
“I am horribly bad at marketing.” Jorge Crecis, founder of an organization called Towards Vivencia, says this with a playfulness in his voice. But...
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1.6KFeature ArticlesAxis Connect: Straddling the concert/commercial divide
Dance Informa had the chance to ask Cherice and Charissa Barton some questions about their dance intensive, Axis Connect, which they answered...
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3.5KDance 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...
