Dance Informa Magazine
Tips & Advice
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7.6K1Spring Color Looks
With spring comes the vibrant color of new blooms. Here are a few beauty ideas for a fresh makeup look that pops...
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21.8K2Which Summer Intensive is Right for You?
By Emily Yewell Volin. When school is out, dance students have more time to dedicate to training. Choosing a summer intensive program...
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26.2KStretching Truths
By Rain Francis. Do you stretch extensively before class? Do you often sit in a stretch for a few minutes or more?...
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20.1KDance Quiz – Rudolf Nureyev
This year is the 75th anniversary of ballet legend Rudolf Nureyev’s birth, and 20 years since his death. How much do you know...
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10.9K2013 Recital Costume Guide
COSTUMES FOR YOUR RECITAL Check out Dance Informa’s Recital Costume Guide for the latest costume designs from the industry’s best costume designers....
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10.1KFinancing Creation – the hunt for dance funding
By Kathleen Wessel. Today’s dance makers have big ideas, and big ideas cost money. Video installations, large-scale sets and props, high tech...
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46.2KBallet: Method to Method
By Laura Di Orio. Ballet has been around since the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century. It has shifted and molded...
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34.5KTo BFA or BA… That is the Question
By Kathleen Wessel. It’s a familiar scenario for dancers and their families. A high school junior has her sights set on college,...
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10.0KManhattan Youth Ballet – Redefining Dance Education
By Leah Gerstenlauer. The world of classical ballet in America is riddled with abbreviations, from the training level — SAB, JKO, CPYB...
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121.9K1Keeping a Dance Journal
By Emily Yewell Volin. Successful dancers tend to be self-starters with strong discipline and an inquisitive mind. One tool many dancers use...
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19.8KHow To Create An Animal Face
By Christine Dion of Mode Dion Whether your performance is a piece from Lion King, Jungle Book or Cats, creating an animal...
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9.0KLegendary Choreographers Quiz
By Rain Francis. 1. Who choreographed Movin’ Out, which received the 2003 Tony Award for Best Choreography? a) Martha Graham b) Twyla...
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19.3KTeaching Dance to Adults
By Laura Di Orio. For young, aspiring dancers and also for professional dancers, dance class is a place where the focus is...
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12.1K1Studio Owners – It’s Your Turn!
The Success Blueprint for the Dance Studio Owner By Deborah Searle. If there’s ever been a book that will take you to...
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6.8KMakeup Rebel
Break the rules with dark smokey eyes and deep rich lips. By Christine Dion of Mode Dion Makeup artists usually follow the...
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21.0KBallroom Dancing Quiz
You may love to lead your partner onto the dance floor for a waltz or sultry tango, but how much do you...
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8.1KGuiding Students Towards Positive Thinking
Tips for Dance Teachers by Angela D’Valda Sirico of DanceTeacherWeb.com As dance teachers we are faced each day with not only nurturing...
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4.4KGetting ready for back to school and studio
Tips for getting your look, mind and body back on track. By Christine Dion of Mode Dion. 1. Clean up your act....
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8.5KTap Dance Quiz
Maybe you can tap out a rhythm, but how much do you really know about tap dance? By Rain Francis. 1. Which...
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22.6KYour First Year of College Dance
Make your first year a success with advice from university dance professors. By Emily Yewell Volin August is back to school time...
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6.0KHandling Nerves
By Rain Francis. As we step onto stage or into that audition room, we all tend to get a rush of nerves....
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12.7K2Tiffany Henderson and Twinkle Star Dance
By Laura Di Orio. What started as a one-room dance studio in Livermore, California, in October 2000 has now blossomed into eight...
