Dancers seem to be universally committed, dedicated and hard-working. An upcoming technically challenging role can keep them up at night, or they...
We’ve all heard the importance of cross-training for dancers. How methods such as Pilates, yoga, Gyrotonic, resistance training, cardio and, yes, even...
You know what it takes to make it in the dance world: hard work, passion, performance quality, technical prowess, versatility. And there’s...
Noah Ricketts is only 25 years old, and he has already carved out quite a name for himself as a triple threat...
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Adult dancers attend an open class for a variety of reasons. Nearly all come because there is something about the atmosphere and...
After five years of not teaching or choreographing, Wade Robson is back on the scene. This fall, Robson, who has directed and...
In a recent video that has been widely shared on social media, Jared Grimes shows off his tap dancing skills after a...
Summertime for the competitive scene means nationals time. This is a time when you take the hard work and sweat from regionals...
It started out as a festival for professional groups such as Texas Ballet Theater and Dallas Black Dance Theatre to preview their...
California Ballet Company and San Diego Musical Theatre are presenting Billy Elliot the Musical at the historic Spreckels Theatre this fall. Dance...
Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), a presenter of tap dance and percussive arts, has recently announced that Daniel “Dani” Borak is its...
Dance is an ever-evolving art form. Style draws on inspiration — building upon what’s already been done. But it’s the context and...
Emily Molnar, artistic director of Ballet BC, has had a vision for the Canadian company since she took over its leadership in...
Rome wasn’t built in a day, they say. It’s the same for artists; growth takes years of practice, learning from mistakes and...
In the spring of 2015, I was contacted by Don Mirault about teaching for a new program that he was launching in...
The time is quickly approaching for the dance event that dance teachers and students alike look forward to each year: DancerPalooza and...
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal James Whiteside is not your stereotypical premier male danseur. He’s got an edge. Whiteside started as a...
It’s graduation season, and amidst the celebrations, parties and congratulatory cards is the one question that sparks anxiety in every dancer: “What’s...
Many successful artists have a chameleon quality, to be able to shift and morph according to the project at hand. Yet, something...
Sometimes, when an opportunity is missing, you just have to create it. That’s precisely what 27-year-old Lauren Speirs did when her fiancé’s...
Just over 10 years ago, Refuge Dance Company Founder Katherine Gant was new to the dance scene in Atlanta, Georgia. Everywhere she...