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1.4KFeature Articles5 reasons why ‘The Nutcracker and the Four Realms’ is fresh – and you should see it!
The Nutcracker – it makes most think of snow falling as ballerinas scurry across the stage, Polichinelles running out from under Mother...
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921Feature ArticlesArthur Mitchell: Ballet’s African-American trailblazer
Close your eyes for a moment, and visualize a ballerina and a danseur dancing a pas de deux. Are they black? Chances...
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1.3KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ recap: Divisional Final
The time had come for 12 of the world’s best acts to battle it out on the World of Dance stage to...
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1.7KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ takes on second season: What can we expect this season?
World of Dance, the world’s biggest dance competition, hit the television scene last summer and premiered with a bang. Dancers of all...
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2.8KFeature ArticlesBallet in the City celebrates its 5th anniversary
Ballet in the City fills a unique need for ballet dancers and their families. It is a presenting organization, rather than a...
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9.6KReviewsABT brings tragic classic ‘Swan Lake’ to the Kennedy Center
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. January 25, 2017. American Ballet Theatre (ABT) brought its acclaimed production...
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4.1KTop StoriesWhere are the dancers in dance-themed commercials?
The dance community has certainly made its voice heard with reactions of this fall’s Kendall Jenner Vogue España video ad and editorial...
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4.5KInterviewsDeborah Ory on NYC Dance Project’s ‘The Art of Movement’
One of my favorites things in the whole world is a great photography book. I remember going in to Borders or Barnes...
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10.4KInterviewsJeremy McQueen’s Black Iris Project amplifies the voices of artists of color
If it were a more perfect world, Jeremy McQueen’s new Black Iris Project wouldn’t exist. And he’s excited at the prospect. “Yeah!...
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6.1KGiveaways!Win Degas Inspired Costume by Costume Gallery
When Dance Informa’s Editor, Deborah Searle, visited Costume Gallery in September 2014 to create a one-of-a-kind dance costume for the 2016 collection,...
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7.0KSpotlightCelebrating Lauren Anderson
There is a (thankfully growing) list of African-American females who have pioneered in the dance world, opening up the door for generations...
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7.5KInterviewsNew ABT Principal Stella Abrera: “Dancing, at any rank, is an incredible gift”
This season at American Ballet Theatre (ABT) was particularly momentous for company dancer Stella Abrera. In May, she performed the title role...
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7.2K1Feature Articles10 Ways to Refocus for Back to Dance
Can you believe that Summer is over?! Now it’s time to refocus and plan for the new dance year ahead. Here are...
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20.8K2Feature Articles10 Ballet Dancers to Follow on Social Media
For as long as the camera has existed, photographers have been drawn to dancers. Like a moth to the flame, they are...
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5.0KFeature ArticlesSteps on Broadway Directors Reflect on the Past & Look to the Future
By Stephanie Wolf and Deborah Searle of Dance Informa. The casual passerby crossing 75th Street at Broadway in Manhattan likely won’t turn...
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5.7KFeature ArticlesDance is a Sport: An Interview with Knicks City Dancer Chelsea Simone
By Mary Callahan of Dance Informa. Few dancers would refute the belief that dance is not only an art, but also a sport. ...
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4.2KFeature ArticlesReflecting on Project Plié’s first year
By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. As American Ballet Theatre celebrates its 75th anniversary in the 2014-15 season, it will also be...
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9.5KFeature ArticlesMisty Copeland: Story of “an unlikely ballerina”
By Stephanie Wolf of Dance Informa. Despite being labeled as a “prodigy” at 13, American Ballet Theatre soloist Misty Copeland’s journey to...
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6.4KFeature ArticlesDwight Rhoden – looking back and leaping forward
By Chelsea Thomas. At 17 years old, Ohio native Dwight Rhoden was playing the clarinet, flute and drums in his high school’s...
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Misty Copeland of ABT
Misty Copeland, cover model for Discount Dance Supply, talks about life as a professional ballerina.
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3.7KTop StoriesAmerican Ballet Theatre Soloist Misty Copeland
Shaping Her Own Career and Future By Stephanie Wolf When considering the future of dance, conversation often focuses on new dance companies...
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3.4KFeature ArticlesAlexei Ratmansky Choreographs New Firebird for ABT
By Stephanie Wolf These days, former Bolshoi Ballet Artistic Director Alexei Ratmansky is in high demand for his choreographic skills in the...
