Dance Informa Magazine
All posts tagged "Tips & Advice"
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106Tips & AdviceHow to compliment a dancer: Being ‘nice’ with sensitivity and awareness
“You look great – you must have lost weight!” It’s a fairly common compliment (or at least something meant as a compliment)....
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239Tips & AdviceHow to navigate your European audition tour: Part II – Shannon Maynor
In our three-part series, How to navigate your European audition tour, Dance Informa speaks with three American artists who are living the...
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205Tips & AdviceLow residency Dance MFA programs for professional dancers
Many dance artists who decide to pursue their MFA have already established professional careers, which can often be difficult to step away...
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164Tips & AdviceApproaches to improvisation
Lately, I’ve been thinking about the many possible meanings of the word “improvisation” in relation to dance. On the one hand, improv...
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319Tips & AdviceInspiration for the new dance season
The dog days of summer are nearing their end, which is, in some ways, sad. But that means that fall is around the corner,...
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2.6KFeature ArticlesMake Dance Your Business with the help of Tony winner and author Fran Kirmser
Fran Kirmser knew at a young age she wanted to dance. She trained throughout her youth and went on to dance professionally...
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491Tips & 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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333Tips & AdviceCasting in the age of the cloud: The ballad of the overkill
Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is about the ballad of the overkill and not submitting more...
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683Dance Health4 tips to handling rejection with greater grace
We’ve all been there: you get cut at an audition, you don’t get the role that you want, you don’t get into...
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695Feature Articles5 things I’d tell my teenage self
What would you do if you could go back in time? Would you choose something different for breakfast? Would you set aside...
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1.6KTips & AdviceThe virtual audition: Obstacle or opportunity?
Let’s talk about virtual auditions. They started as a necessity out of the pandemic, and thankfully served as a way to keep our industry...
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842Dance HealthMental health within the dance community: Leal Zielinska and Okay, Let’s Unpack This
Dance Informa had the opportunity to talk with Leal Zielinska, a dance artist and activist with a passion for bringing mental health...
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1.2KDance Studio OwnerTips on installing your Marley dance floor system
Racing to install your new Marley dance floor or an entire dance flooring system, including a floating wood subfloor, can be a...
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1.3KDance HealthMental health: When to persevere and when to step back
“The show must go on” — it’s perhaps the most quintessential performing arts adage. Yet, human beings aren’t machines. Yes, we as...
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1.3KTips & AdviceCasting in the age of the cloud: Cut to the chase
Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is about cutting to the chase. There was a time, years...
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1.7KDance Studio OwnerTechnique tips: Help, my students have headaches in acro class!
Many beginner acro students complain of headaches in class. Luckily, as students progress through their acro dance education, this side effect will...
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1.6KFeature ArticlesAudition etiquette for directors: Being respectful, courteous and transparent
Auditions — they’re nerve-wracking and inspiring all at once. Unfortunately, for some dancers, they can also feel disrespectful; directors may, albeit likely...
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3.7KTips & AdviceBe performance and audition ready with these hair and makeup tips
Hair and makeup are just a part of being a dancer. But that doesn’t mean we are all able to line the...
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1.5KTips & AdviceLynch Dance Institute helps dancers prepare for virtual summer intensive auditions
Lynch Dance Institute (LDI), fostering excellence through the joy of dance, announces a full line of services to support dancers as they prepare...
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2.2KFeature ArticlesChic, cozy and comfortable: Fall fashion loves
With fall well under way, dancers know that means one thing: layers. Wherever you’re dancing these days, bundling up in warm-ups just feels...
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1.9KTips & AdviceRachel Cossar: Choreography for Business
It is no secret that dancers around the world are finding themselves in uncharted territory. Whether it is taking a class virtually...
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2.5KTips & AdviceCoping with falls this fall
It’s officially fall, and that reminds us of leaves changing color, pumpkin spice everything, Halloween, layers and a crisp breeze. But the...
