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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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2.7KSteps 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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3.3KWinners 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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2.7KBallethnic: 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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3.8KYouth 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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6.3KDisabled 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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2.7KVitamin 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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4.3KChristine 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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5.4KAl 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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10.1KMoBBallet 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...
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4.5KBoston Ballet brings on a new roster, a new team
In the late spring of 2019, one Boston Ballet dancer after another gave their final bow with the company (some from the...
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12.2KDance Gap Year: Filling the gap and helping dancers find their way
Young adulthood — it can be a scary time of uncertainty and big decisions. Dancers in this time of life have to...
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3.2KA tribute to show business legend David Winters
People speak in superlatives when relating their feelings about the late David Winters, who died on April 23, at the age of...
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3.3KInternational dance journey at Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC) is a well-known Israeli company that was founded by Yehudit Arnon in 1970. The company has been...
