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Seeing the Sights: Dance Informa Delivers the Lowdown on Fall Dance in NYC

By Leah Gerstenlauer of Dance Informa. Fall is in full swing, and though temperatures are cooling, the New York City dance scene...

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Wonderbound Kicks of its Inaugural Season with A Gothic Folktale

By Stephanie Wolf of Dance Informa. Wonderment is abound for Denver-based contemporary dance company Wonderbound, as it launches into its inaugural season...

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Amy and Fik-Shun Win SYTYCD!

Hear what the lucky two have to say about their plans for the future By Deborah Searle of Dance Informa. Another season...

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Injury Prevention 101: Sprains and Lateral Ankle Sprain

Ankle sprains are such a common dance injury. Let’s look at what a strain is, how we can prevent a strain and...

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Changing the World – One Jazz Hand at a Time

By Mary Callahan of Dance Informa. It’s all too easy to forget the true meaning of dance when you are at your...

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Dance Teacher Resources

Back to Class Essentials

Check out Dance Informa’s Back to School Guide with great products and studio solutions to start your dance year off right! Dance...

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Dance Studio Owner

Beware the $57,750 Boogie Woogie Piggie

By Paul and Tiffany Henderson for Dance Informa. Eight years ago Tiffany wanted to try something new. For those of you who...

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Foam Rolling for Dancers

By Laura Di Orio. You may have seen some dancers with a large, cylindrical device poking out of their dance bag, or...

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Tips & Advice

TAKE IT PRO – Start With a Great Head Shot

By Christine Dion of Mode Dion. There is nothing better than doing what you love and getting paid for it. When it comes...

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Interviews

A Kinetic Craft: Martha Graham Master Instructor Peggy Lyman Hayes Reflects on an Incredible Career

By Leah Gerstenlauer of Dance Informa. What does it mean to be a master in one’s field? Peggy Lyman Hayes — former...

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Budding, Not Yet Blooming: Donna Salgado’s CONTINUUM Contemporary/Ballet

By Tara Sheena of Dance Informa. For this month’s “Budding, Not Yet Blooming” series we profile New York-based choreographer and Artistic Director...

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Dancing at the Smithsonian with Dana Tai Soon Burgess

By Leigh Schanfein. When you dance, do you think about who came before you? Do you wonder why we use specific terminology,...

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Fiscal Sponsorship for the Arts

By Stephanie Wolf of Dance Informa. To go for a nonprofit status or not, this seems to be the question on many...

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Hayden Hopkins wins Dance Upon A Dream 2

Young Hayden Hopkins from the US has just won season two of Dance Upon A Dream. Her dance to My Funny Valentine,...

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Budding, Not Yet Blooming: Four Young, Emerging Chicago Choreographers

By Tara Sheena (with the help of Julie Nakagawa of DanceWorks Chicago). Chicago has long been a hub for some of the...

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Easing Pre-Performance Nerves

By Laura Di Orio. Even though dancers can spend weeks, even months, rehearsing before a performance, sometimes the stage, lights and audience...

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Bouncing Back after Baby

How real life ballerinas return to a life of leotards and tights after having children. By Emily C. Harrison MS, RD, LD....

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Injury Prevention 101: Upper Body Conditioning

By Leigh Schanfein. Dance is a full body activity. We use our lower limbs, upper limbs, torso, head, brains, lungs, heart, muscles,...

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