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9.7KFeature ArticlesYour favorite tap artists celebrate National Tap Dance Day
National Tap Dance Day is May 25, when the country celebrates the art form of tap dancing. The annual holiday was first...
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6.5KDance HealthSweaty fun in the sun: An outdoor cross-training sequence for dancers
We know that cross-training helps dancers dance longer, stronger and with greater grace. Flexibility and coordination aren’t the only thing we need...
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7.3KInterviewsSpotlight on Principal Dancer Harrison James of The National Ballet of Canada
In 2016, Harrison James was named a principal dancer at The National Ballet of Canada after only three years with the company,...
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5.2KInterviewsDanny Kornfeld is touring across the country in ‘Rent’
Rent, the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award-winning rock musical written by Jonathan Larson, returned for a special 20th Anniversary Tour last year. The...
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7.0KInterviewsChoreographer Josh Bergasse on his latest, Broadway’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’
It’s tricky to bring a well-known and well-loved story to the Broadway stage. Whether adapting a book, film or folktale to a...
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14.2KInterviewsGary Pate’s Starpower Talent Competition celebrates 30 years
There are probably many reasons why Starpower Talent Competition has been around (and going strong) for 30 years. It hosts tens of thousands...
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6.8KReviewsA sense of hope: Atlanta Ballet in ‘Firebird’
Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, Atlanta, Georgia. April 14, 2017. On Friday night, April 14th, the Atlanta Ballet presented Firebird, a triple...
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6.8KFeature ArticlesAndy Blankenbuehler’s new Broadway musical ‘Bandstand’
Andy Blankenbuehler is arguably one of today’s most versatile Broadway choreographers. His currently running productions range stylistically from virtuosic and highly technical...
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3.7KReviewsLes 7 Doigts share memories and more in ‘Cuisine & Confessions’
NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY. April 13, 2017. I’m pretty sure Mario Batali was sitting in the...
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3.8KReviewsJohn Coltrane’s music comes to life in Urban Bush Women’s ‘Walking with ‘Trane’
The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, D.C. April 7, 2017. After years of admiring Jawole Willa Jo Zollar’s...
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6.3KReviewsDance Canvas’ ninth annual showcase – ‘Introducing the Next Generation’
Georgia Tech’s Ferst Center for the Arts, Atlanta, Georgia. March 24, 2017. Dance Canvas, Atlanta’s platform for emerging choreographers, recently presented its...
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4.3KReviewsThe surprise and the expected: José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘Taking Flight’
The Sanctuary Theatre, Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 31, 2017. Artists are constantly navigating many balances. Among them are how much they surprise (and...
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4.2KFeature ArticlesAtlanta Ballet to undergo massive shakeup
News reports emerged on April 6 that Atlanta Ballet, a strong regional troupe known as the longest continuously performing ballet company in the...
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6.1KDance HealthIs there a link between diet, depression and anxiety?
A 15-year-old Ellie* began feeling down much of the time, she ate less, and went through some big struggles with food and...
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7.7KFeature ArticlesJon Ole Olstad finds his home
For many dancers, the stage, the performance space, is their home. But for Jon Ole Olstad, the studio is where he thrives....
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7.6KDance Studio Owner#1 Tip for Keeping Your Dance Floor Slip-Free
Slippery dance floors are frustrating for dancers, not to mention, dangerous. So how can you keep your studio floors slip-free? Here’s the...
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10.5KFeature ArticlesBarre classes: The ‘burn’ for dancers
Barre classes are so “in” right now. Workout tanks inked with “BARRE SO HARD” and water bottles reading “MEET ME AT THE...
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6.5KFeature ArticlesNorte Maar’s CounterPointe presents all-female collaborations
These days especially, it seems even more important to make sure women have a voice. For its fifth installment of choreographic showcase...
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5.6KFeature ArticlesTrisha Brown: Dancemaker and dance-shaper
The simplest definition of an artist may be one who shapes a certain material – be it clay, paint, music or the...
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5.9KFeature ArticlesSecond Companies: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2 nurtures the whole artist
Dance Informa continues its series on second companies with a spotlight on Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2. More than four decades ago, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company...
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4.1KDance Studio OwnerThe 5 Step Health Check-Up For Your Website
Your website is like a 24hr salesman for your studio. It is the online face of your studio. So we want to...
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5.5KFeature Articles#Taplife: Keeping tap relevant through social media
“Tap dance is still relevant if you use it to discuss relevant things” says Anthony Lo Cascio, former Tap Dog and current...
