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2.7KWhere do we go? Dance theater on American soil
Last year, I was rehearsing for a show — a dance theater adaptation of a Tennessee Williams play — in a downtown...
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2.9KDance at home with Broadway Dance Center
During this uncertain time, Broadway Dance Center (BDC) is busily working on ways to keep its students engaged and inspired while they’re...
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2.6KRed Bull Dance Your Style, all styles street dance competition, returns
One-on-one all styles street dance competition, Red Bull Dance Your Style, returns with a full 2020 calendar and full-fledged tour before heading...
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2.9KVail Dance Festival announces 2020 season
From July 31-August 11, the Vail Dance Festival, a project of nonprofit Vail Valley Foundation, presents its 32nd season, featuring commissioned world premieres, new...
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2.5KSidra Bell’s MODULE: In poetic form
This past January, I had the opportunity to participate in MODULE (Movement Observed During Unique Laboratory Experiments), Sidra Bell’s award-winning bi-annual research laboratory,...
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2.8KSteps on Broadway celebrates 40 years and a vibrant future
Steps on Broadway, the internationally-recognized dance training center, celebrates its 40th anniversary with a look back at the numerous milestones that mark its...
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4.2KChoreographer Jennifer Weber heads to the screen in ‘Zombies 2’
Jennifer Weber is the Carmen Sandiego of the dance industry. Where in the world is Jennifer Weber? Our answer…Where is she not?! Weber’s...
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3.3KTeamwork makes the dream work: Dance Across America for ‘Dréa’s Dream’
Beauty can arise out of tragedy. Life can be funny like that. The Andréa Rizzo Foundation (“Dréa’s Dream”) started with something incredibly...
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3.4KWinners announced for 2020 Capezio A.C.E. Awards
The Capezio A.C.E. Awards crowned a 2020 winner at last night’s ceremony that played to a packed house at the historic Montalbán Theatre in Hollywood, as part...
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2.8KBallethnic: 30 years of creating access and opportunity for African-Americans in dance
Discussions of African-American representation — or rather, the lack thereof — in ballet productions and the (in)accessibility to training in the art...
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4.0KYouth programs abound in the summer at Steps on Broadway
It’s only January, but it’s not too early to start thinking about the summer. Youth programs heat up during the summer months...
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6.4KDisabled North East ballet dancer wins national award for groundbreaking regional dance organization
This past November, the North East Dance Co-operative (NEDC) won the prestigious One Dance UK Award for Innovation in Dance, which highlights...
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3.1KVitamin C in winter: Read this before you supplement
Vitamin C is one of the most popular vitamin supplements taken by dancers internationally1, but this is a classic example of how...
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2.8KStaying stretched: Lastics technique with Donna Flagg
As the cold season sets in, being conscious of how you stretch is even more important than usual. Wearing warmups and leaning...
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10.2KA little dance class etiquette does a lot of good
Discipline in dance class is one of the most important tools for a successful career. The practice starts during early training and...
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4.6KA tribute to Alicia Alonso: A dancer with a different kind of sight
Ballet lovers of all types were saddened to learn of the passing of ballet icon Alicia Alonso on September 17, in Havana,...
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2.6KLegalizing dance one CONGRESS at a time
Dance Informa caught up with Denna Thomsen and Zak Ryan Schlegel of CONGRESS, an exceptional salon-style collective that serves as a platform...
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2.0K‘The Road Awaits Us’: Big Dance Theater trilogy
Obie and Bessie Award-winning company, Big Dance Theater, is presenting a trilogy of works at New York City’s NYU Skirball in November. The...
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4.4KChristine Chen flies into role of Executive Director of STREB
Christine Chen has been appointed the new Executive Director of STREB. The company, founded by Elizabeth Streb in 1985, around her organizing...
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5.5KAl Blackstone hints at latest work, ‘Norma’
Freddie Falls in Love, Happy We’ll Be and his countless hits on So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) brought boundless joy,...
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4.2KBrendan Fernandes’ ‘Contract and Release’ premieres at the Noguchi Museum
Brendan Fernandes is an artist of dance and visual arts. His pieces tend to include themes of race, queer culture, migration and...
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10.2KMoBBallet crowd-sources the history of black ballet dancers and announces Education Symposium
In 2015, writer, educator and former Dance Theatre of Harlem dancer Theresa Ruth Howard dropped a blog post boldly titled “The Misty-rious Case...
