If you asked a very young Fabrice Calmels what he wanted to do when he grew up, the answer may be surprising....
Ever dream of dancing in a music video, or of touring as a back-up dancer with your favorite artist? Or how about...
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago. October 17, 2015. I had never seen The Joffrey Ballet perform live before so I entered the gorgeous, historic...
Harris Theater for Music and Dance, Chicago. October 16, 2015. Hubbard Street Dance Chicago is a company synonymous to daring, audacity and...
Dance Informa recently caught up with Ballet West’s gorgeous Beckanne Sisk, the company’s newest principal artist, to hear about her latest endeavors...
For as long as the camera has existed, photographers have been drawn to dancers. Like a moth to the flame, they are...
By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa. Performing The Nutcracker becomes just another of the many yearly traditions that dancers may look...
By Emily Yewell Volin of Dance Informa. Dirty Dancing is a classic dance movie with a popular reputation among generations of dancers...
Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL October 18, 2014 By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. Celebrating 20 years in Chicago, Joffrey Ballet recently premiered...
By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. For half a century Utah-based Ballet West has been presenting great art to its home state...
Stories from the Night Before What happens when you bring together some of the best dance artists from the worlds of ballet,...
By Paul Henderson. Every dance studio I’ve ever come into contact with has a cash flow problem that rears its ugly head...
By Leah Gerstenlauer. How does where an artist is affect what he creates? While location isn’t everything to dance impresario Stuart Loungway,...
By Chelsea Thomas. For some dancers that first claim to fame is enough to satisfy. Just making it into the rankings of...
By Chelsea Thomas. At 17 years old, Ohio native Dwight Rhoden was playing the clarinet, flute and drums in his high school’s...
Book Review By Leah Gerstenlauer. Since the psychological dance thriller Black Swan hit movie theaters in 2010, ballet has slipped into the entertainment mainstream more...
By Laura Di Orio. Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance is a film that tells the story of one of America’s top dance...
After 26 years with BalletMet Columbus, and more than a decade as Artistic Director, Gerard Charles has announced he will become the...
By Laura Di Orio. George Balanchine said, “See the music, hear the dance.” The choreographer, like many dancers, found inspiration for movement...
By Rebecca Martin. As if things weren’t hard enough for performers in the US already, with short contracts, job cuts, and a...