Tips & Advice Archives - Page 3 of 19 - Dance Informa Magazine

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Arts On Site: A women-led organization creating more opportunities for dance artists

If you’re a dance artist working in the New York City area, chances are that you’ve been to or at least heard...

Jordan McKinzie. Photo by Stephen de la Heras.

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Coming Back to Dance: Part II

Have you ever taken time away from dance? Dancers do so for multiple reasons, some intentional and some unintentional: pregnancy, injury, academics...

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Artist visas 101: What you need to know

Acquiring an O-1B artist visa in the United States can seem challenging, scary and mysterious. Dance Informa recently had the opportunity to...

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Casting in the age of the cloud: Cut to the chase

Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is about cutting to the chase. There was a time, years...

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Gearing up for ‘The Nutcracker’

Halloween is now over, which means spooky season has come to a close and we’re officially in the run up to the...

Claire Ross. Photo by Lindsay Rosenberg.

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Credit the Creator: An Instagram account for accountability

Do you know who choreographed the handshake in The Parent Trap? No? What about the Jingle Bell Rock dance from Mean Girls? You might...

Ballet Paraisópolis for Só Dança. Photo courtesy of Só Dança.

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Back at it: Favorite audition looks and tips

Auditions. Does anyone really like them? Who knows, but they are a huge part of being a dancer. As more live auditions...

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Mentorship 4 Dancers course to deepen artistry and creative entrepreneurship

LA/NY-based Movement Director/Choreographer Zoe Rappaport launches Mentorship 4 Dancers: A 12-Week Online/In-Person Course to Deepen your Artistry and Creative Entrepreneurship. To have...

'Flesh and Bone' Executive Producer Moira Walley-Beckett and Sarah Hay. Photo courtesy of Starz network.

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Actors who started as ballet dancers

Before they graced the red carpet and the big screen, they were doing their pliés and grand jetés just like you. Here,...

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Social media: How does it affect the dance world?

Social media. It’s infiltrated every part of our life — our relationships, travel, work, news, school and entertainment. Technically, social media includes any website or...

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Só Dança’s new Tap Shoe Customizer: A gamechanger for the tap community

Originality. Creativity. Innovation. These are just some of the things artists strive to uphold to set themselves apart. Dancers aren’t strangers to...

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You just graduated from high school. Now what?

After several years of training at your local dance studio, you might not be ready to stop training and performing just yet....

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The perfect fit: Só Dança offers virtual pointe shoe fittings

The wildly popular Só Dança Elektra Tech pointe shoe is now available for professional fitting by virtual appointment. Once your virtual appointment is set up, an array of shoes...

Rachel Hutsell, Brittany Cavaco and Casey Franklin for Steezy. Photo courtesy of Só Dança.

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Dancing with style and power: Steezy + Só Dança

Dance training is changing. Gone are the days when the only option was trekking to the studio for class, and gone are...

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Honoring a Broadway star’s legacy: The Ann Reinking Scholarship Program

Ann Reinking was an iconic dancer, actor, Tony Award-winning choreographer and Bob Fosse muse. “Annie”, as she was lovingly called, passed away...

Emily Bufferd (left) teaching at Steps on Broadway. Photo courtesy of Steps.

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What is lyrical, anyway? The who, what, where, why and more

Dramatic pop music, flowy costumes, dance paws, sequins and rhinestones, emotion-filled reaches and leaps to the floor — these are some of...

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Ballet Club: An initiative on Instagram for classical dancers and ballet lovers

@balletclub_ is an Instagram account created by a Dominican dancer Daniela Colón, who developed a new initiative based on her global digital experience...

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Copyright for Choreography: What you need to know

When we hear the word “copyright”, most of us tend to just pass over the word without thinking too much about it....

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Casting in the age of the cloud: 7 Video Audition No Nos

Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is all about the visibility conundrum. In a conversation I had...

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Costuming and bodily autonomy: How much of a say do dancers get?

I was chatting with a friend recently who dances in a ballet company. While catching up, she complained that the dancers were...

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Dancers’ top takeaways from leading sports nutrition conference

Revolutionizing Performance Nutrition was the theme of 2021’s symposium for the Sports, Cardiovascular and Wellness Nutrition (SCAN) practice group. This subgroup of...