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6.7KReviewsOnstage Dance Company’s Season 15 Performance: Dancing in community
Boston University, Boston, Massachusetts. June 17, 2018. As far back in human history as we know of, we’ve danced together in communities....
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14.8KDance Studio Owner11 tips for running a successful dance program
Just For Kix Founder and Executive Director Cindy Clough has a vast network of more than 200 youth dance programs across numerous...
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9.2KFeature ArticlesBack to roots: Shoshona Currier takes over the helm at Bates Dance Festival
Many of us have lives that take unexpected twists and turns, in different locations and endeavors. Sometimes, we find ourselves back to...
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4.0KReviewsProject 31’s ‘Through This Lens’: Dance as an unfogged lens
Boston University Dance Theater, Boston, Massachusetts. June 23, 2018. The body never lies, Martha Graham is reported to have said. Many, many...
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3.3KDance Studio OwnerBoston Dance Alliance honoree Jeanne Traxler inspires the young
Talking with Jeanne Traxler was like having a comfortable conversation with a longtime friend, only we’d never met and, instead of chatting...
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18.3KTips & AdviceCan we skip barre?
Dancers have thought it. Dance teachers have heard it. “Can we skip barre?” Skipping barre might seem like a good idea in...
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15.0KDance HealthThis is your brain on dance!
Last month was Alzheimer’s and Brain Awareness Month. There are an estimated 47 million people worldwide living with Alzheimer’s disease and other...
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6.2KFeature ArticlesAlicia Graf Mack takes to a new stage at Juilliard
If you haven’t heard of her by now, it’s time to come out from under that rock and recognize the incredible force...
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4.6KFeature ArticlesTracie Stanfield’s SynthesisDANCE offers Apprentice Experience
Tracie Stanfield, artistic director of New York City-based company SynthesisDANCE and faculty member of Broadway Dance Center, has produced summer intensives for...
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5.3KInterviewsDance Informa Video Interview Series. Episode 2: Kirsten Russell
In the second installment of our Dance Informa Video Interview Series, I had the extreme honor of interviewing four amazingly talented JUMP...
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4.7KFeature Articles‘Ballet Etiquette’: A companion for your summer program
You’re set to embark on a summer program, and you’ve packed your dance shoes, leotards and tights, accessories and excitement. But did...
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7.7KFeature ArticlesYonder Dance Company takes ‘IRL’ to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Born from professors and dancers at The University of Alabama (UA), Yonder Dance Company is a contemporary dance company from Tuscaloosa, Alabama,...
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7.1KFeature ArticlesLaDuca Shoes honors Broadway legend Gwen Verdon
Gwen Verdon is remembered as one of the greatest triple-threats to have graced the Great White Way. You’d be surprised to learn...
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7.6KFeature ArticlesThe journey of BalletMet Artistic Director Edwaard Liang
As a young ballet student, Edwaard Liang in 1993 won the Professional Prize at the prestigious Swiss competition, the Prix de Lausanne....
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5.6KInterviewsSara Mearns to debut new collection at Broadway Dance Center
New York City Principal Sara Mearns is one of the most popular ballerinas of our time. She is bold, musical, dynamic and...
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4.1KInterviewsSpencer Liff has got the beat: New show ‘Head Over Heels’ opens on Broadway
Along with a glowing performing resume of his own, Spencer Liff’s choreography resume is lighting up, too. He worked as a choreographer...
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3.2KFeature ArticlesSecond Companies: Long2 companies set sights high, far and wide
Dance Informa continues its series on second companies with a spotlight on Vanessa Long’s Long2 Dance Company. Running a dance company can...
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5.4KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ recap: The Qualifier Round marches on
The biggest dance competition in the world continued to shine as new and old competitors competed for their chance for the 1...
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3.8KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ recap: The Qualifiers continue
World of Dance continued to keep pace as more hopefuls took the stage in hopes of making their mark and competing against...
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3.0KReviews‘Escape to Margaritaville’: An audience getaway
Marquis Theatre, New York, New York. June 20, 2018. I had the opportunity to see Escape to Margaritaville (the Jimmy Buffett musical) just...
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5.5KReviewsLydia Johnson Dance in New York season 2018: Aesthetic worlds
The Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York, New York. June 7, 2018. Some of the dances I most clearly remember and commend are...
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5.0KFeature ArticlesJacob’s Pillow opens 86th dance festival
The 2018 Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival in Becket, Massachusetts opens Wednesday, June 20 with the third oldest ballet company in the world,...
