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5.1KFeature ArticlesJeffrey and Lia Cirio’s Cirio Collective strives for exploration through collaboration
In summer 2015, brother and sister duo Jeffrey and Lia Cirio, principal dancers with American Ballet Theatre and Boston Ballet, respectively, started...
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3.9KReviewsKAIROS Dance Theater’s ‘STOCKS & BONDS’ at Listen Hear: The Art of Sound
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, Massachusetts. July 7, 2017. Part of artistic modernism is a chipping away at – even, sometimes, a...
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6.4KReviewsMOMIX is raw and mesmerizing in ‘Opus Cactus’ at The Joyce
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY. June 30, 2017. It’s 2017, and in order for audiences to be wowed nowadays, performances often...
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9.4KDance Studio OwnerDo you know how Marley Floors got their name?
If you are a dancer, you’ve heard the term “Marley Floors” at some point. When you think about them, you probably imagine...
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7.9KFeature ArticlesLes Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo’s Chase Johnsey
Chase Johnsey is not afraid to be different. And from mimicking the line dancing in a Billy Ray Cyrus music video, to...
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5.4KFeature ArticlesJacob’s Pillow expanding to become year-round center for dance
Jacob’s Pillow, celebrating its 85th Festival in 2017, is a National Historic Landmark, recipient of the National Medal of Arts and home to...
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13.9KDance HealthVegan diets: A skyrocketing trend, but are they safe for dancers?
What do Sylvie Guillem, Natalie Portman, Serena Williams, Alec Baldwin and Joaquin Phoenix have in common? They are all very public about...
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6.8KFeature ArticlesRichmond Ballet brings its culture of intelligent costuming to the Joyce
They say that costuming can make or break a performance. If your dancers are stellar, it won’t matter, bad costumes are merely...
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8.9KDance HealthHydration know-how for dancers
Without question, water is an incredibly important ingredient for life. We can live far longer without food than we can without water....
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7.4KFeature ArticlesChoreographer Denis Jones on Paper Mill’s ‘Mary Poppins’
Denis Jones is one of today’s most exciting choreographers on the musical theater scene. Whether designing dances for an original work or...
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4.5KTips & AdviceDance education on the cheap
Nothing can replace taking class for developing technique and artistry, of course. But learning about dance history, contemporary choreographers and companies, technique...
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7.9KFeature ArticlesThe fifth annual Legacy36: A line of former Rockettes
Most dancers are familiar with the Rockettes, Radio City Music Hall’s dance troupe of tall, talented and beautiful precision dancers. While the...
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5.2KFeature ArticlesIntroducing Mac Allen
In May, Kentucky native Mac Allen was named the winner for BellaMoxi Dance Convention’s 2017 Emerging Artists Choreographic Festival in Phoenix, AZ,...
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4.8KFeature ArticlesBallet BC at work: Dancing through collaboration and conversation
Emily Molnar, artistic director of Ballet BC, has had a vision for the Canadian company since she took over its leadership in...
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5.6KInterviewsMary Claire King makes Broadway debut in ‘War Paint’
As dancers, we buy and wear a lot of makeup — red lipstick, false eyelashes, peachy pink blush and so much more....
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5.4KFeature ArticlesAtlanta Ballet 2: Growing up and out
Rome wasn’t built in a day, they say. It’s the same for artists; growth takes years of practice, learning from mistakes and...
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6.1KFeature ArticlesInaugural Male Dancer Conference seeks to inspire the guys
From the founders and owners of Boys Dance Too: The Dance Store for Men comes the inaugural Male Dancer Conference, set for...
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4.4KDance Studio OwnerAbunDance: Inspiring the next generation of multi-cultural artists
Since its initial class of just 30 students back in 2013, AbunDance Academy of the Arts has blossomed into a multi-faceted arts initiative...
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4.6KDance Studio OwnerUDMA Dance Resource and Costume Show returns to four cities
The United Dance Merchants of America (UDMA) Dance Resource and Costume Show will bring master teachers, leading costume designers and innovative dance...
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8.0KFeature ArticlesTheater Arts Preparatory School in Las Vegas: ‘You can get there from here!’
In the spring of 2015, I was contacted by Don Mirault about teaching for a new program that he was launching in...
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6.1KFeature ArticlesTap Dance King Mike Minery takes on another year at DancerPalooza and Dance Teacher Summit
The time is quickly approaching for the dance event that dance teachers and students alike look forward to each year: DancerPalooza and...
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7.8KFeature ArticlesWays to keep your choreography fresh
Maybe the biggest struggle for choreographers is keeping choreography fresh, new, innovative and exciting. Dance is ever evolving and changing, and keeping...
