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iHeartDance NYC welcomes dance stars to perform in outdoor live dance series

iHeartDance NYC, a new initiative to celebrate and support the dance artists of New York City through performance opportunities and financial relief, announces...

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Nashville Ballet: Helping teachers navigate the new demands of hybrid learning

Throughout the pandemic, Nashville Ballet has continued to adjust performances, classes and programming to ensure that audiences, dancers and ballet students can...

World Dance Movement - The International Festival. Photo by Mariagrazia Proietto.

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World Dance Movement launches international virtual dance competition

World Dance Movement – The International Dance Festival, co-founded by Tony Award-nominated, world-renowned producer/director/choreographer and master teacher Michèle Assaf, launches Fantastic World...

'Spotlight' participants receive detailed feedback during Mastery Classes. Photo courtesy of The Music Center.

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The Music Center selects 112 semifinalists for 33rd annual ‘Spotlight’ program

Following two rounds of virtual auditions, The Music Center has selected 112 of southern California’s most talented high school students as semifinalists...

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What are your options for safe dance flooring at home?

Creating an appropriate and safe dance floor at home can present a number of challenges. Your first consideration is where to locate...

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How to approach artists you want to work with

So you took a masterclass with a choreographer you adore, or saw a show you were stunned by, or you came across...

Ballet Hartford in rehearsal. Photo by Rachel Russell.

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Ballet Hartford: Led by the young, ambitious and resilient

Before the initial lockdown happened in March 2020, dancer Hannah Bush had been looking for a change. She had been freelancing in...

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Dance life in quarantine: Shani Talmor is keeping community alive

“I didn’t overthink it. I’m a person of feeling and energy; I just go for it,” shares Shani Talmor, describing how she...

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The Church hosted Martha Graham Dance Company as the first artists in residency

The Church, a new artist residency, exhibition space and creative center in the village of Sag Harbor, recently hosted the Martha Graham...

Photo courtesy of Arthur Aviles Typical Theatre.

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Dance/NYC and Gibney publish digital toolkit ‘Reopening Dance in NYC’

Dance/NYC and Gibney have launched Reopening Dance in NYC (reopening.dance.nyc), a digital toolkit that aims to support the planning process that the dance industry faces...

Smuin artists Brennan Wall and Terez Dean. Photo by Chris Hardy.

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Smuin Contemporary Ballet unveils original works by company artists

Smuin Contemporary Ballet continues its inspiring tradition of encouraging company dancers to explore their creativity in its Choreography Showcase, an opportunity for audiences to...

Lena Garcia. Photo courtesy of Só Dança.

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Meet rising star Lena Garcia

Dancing virtually in 2020 was a reality for dancers around the world, and Lena Garcia was no exception. But that didn’t stop...

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BAMkids Film Festival 2021 presents family-friendly virtual offerings

BAMkids Film Festival 2021 will present a range of virtual programs from February 20-28. Established in 1998 and now in its 23rd year,...

Daniele Gozzetti and Abby Silva Gavezzoli in 'Blues Run the Game'.

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Abby Silva Gavezzoli releases dance video ‘Blues Run the Game’

On February 11, Parsons Dance Company’s Abby Silva Gavezzoli released her latest project, dance video “Blues Run the Game”, a collaboration with Italian...

Peridance Contemporary Dance Company's Katie Currier.

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Peridance Contemporary Dance Company to premiere ‘Reverie’ on Valentine’s Day

New York City’s Peridance Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC) will debut the virtual premiere of Artistic Director Igal Perry’s new work, Reverie, on Valentine’s...

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Dancers’ hopes and dreams for 2021

“It’s a new dawn, it’s a new day.” That’s precisely how many people are feeling now – with 2020 behind us and...

Complexions Contemporary Ballet's Jared Brunson.

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Complexions Contemporary Ballet’s ‘Black is Beautiful’ film premieres for Black History Month

Complexions Contemporary Ballet presents the world premiere of a new series of dance films entitled SNATCHED BACK from the EDGES on February 3. Choreographed and...

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Dance life in quarantine: Barton Cowperthwaite is delving deeper

“Lights, camera, action!” — there are the sounds of pointe shoes across the Marley and the ruffling of tutus, while the score...

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A conversation with dance photography icon Lee Gumbs

Dance Informa had the chance to talk with the one and only Lee Gumbs, whose dance photography has long been making a...

Alonzo King LINES Ballet's Madeline DeVries and Robb Beresford. Photo by Steve Disenhof.

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Making contact: COVID dance bubbles across the concert scene

The restrictions that COVID-19 has brought to the workplace have been difficult for everyone, in any field. But how do dancers, whose careers revolve...