The performing arts are a difficult business. One day you’ve got a wonderful, well-paying gig, and the next, you’re back on the...
Auditioning can be a nerve-wracking experience. Lots of eyes are on you, you probably feel pressure to do well, and you of...
The concert dance life is no easy road; the physical, energetic, mental and financial challenges can feel constant. For some, this is...
As a dancer in 2018, YouTube — and the internet in general — is one of your greatest resources. Research a show...
Dancers have always been the kind of people who take the road less traveled. Who sacrifice the comfortable for the pursuit of...
The holiday season has arrived, and for many of us, the first thought beyond travel plans or vacation is often presents or...
Auditions are stressful. You’ve got to think on your feet, focus on every detail of choreography and show off flawless technique, all...
Money, or the lack thereof – it can be a main obstacle to art-making. Traditional methods for raising funds for projects in...
We’ve heard it before, but what does it mean to “dance like no one’s watching”? William Purkey, an author and public school...
This past August, news broke that three principal dancers at New York City Ballet (NYCB) were fired for sending highly inappropriate text...
So many young dancers dream about it – that day they’ll be promoted to the corps of a major ballet company. It...
Dance Informa asked 10 of the world’s most active dance medicine and science experts to name one thing they really, really wish...
Dancers have thought it. Dance teachers have heard it. “Can we skip barre?” Skipping barre might seem like a good idea in...
No one wants to watch a performer who’s just going through the movement. Spectators want to be transfixed and enchanted by an...
Creativity – it’s certainly a loaded word, with many possible meanings. Many sectors in the modern world have begun to understand its...
Summer will be here before you know it. School will be out, homework will be a thing of the past, other activities...
Every little ballerina dreams about it, and every adult ballerina remembers it: that first time en pointe. On the less magical side...
In the dance world, as in many other sectors, we know that there’s serious competitiveness. Arguably, it gets more personal in our...
Most dance forms look for “line”, that curvilinear continuity through the body that can be so aesthetically pleasing to the viewer and...
A picture is worth a thousand words. And unfortunately, sometimes words can be bad. Don’t let your next audition photo give the...
Sometimes you may find yourself wondering why you’re not as flexible as your friends, or why you’re flexible in different ways. Everybody...
You waited all this time, took the required amount of classes, worked extra hard on your ballet technique and were finally approved...