Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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3.0KDare to Dance in Public Film Festival: Democratizing and demystifying dance
When you think of “dance”, do you think of people moving in public, captured on film, and widely disseminated over the internet...
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2.2KFlying high with aerial and dance duo RAVEN
Aerial and dance artists Kyla Ernst-Alper and Sylvana Tapia got to know each other four years ago while stuck 30 feet in...
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2.2KEpisode Two of The Hollywood Dance Podcast: Social media and commercial dance
Episode Two of The Hollywood Dance Podcast has arrived! The Hollywood Dance Podcast sees Tony Selznick and his co-host, Megan Hunt of...
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4.8KA day in the life of a Radio City Rockette
Natalie Reid is kicking up her heels in her ninth Christmas season with the Radio City Rockettes. As a longtime Rockette veteran, Reid...
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4.3KMusEffect: Creating a dance dialogue for social issues
Among the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, where dancers dream of making it big and competition for the spotlight is rife,...
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4.1KHoliday Gift Guide with Só Dança
With Christmas and the New Year fast approaching, we thought now would be the perfect opportunity to share all our favourite gift...
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2.8KWhen is it plagiarism, and when is it flattery?
“Imitation is the highest form of flattery,” the saying goes. Yet, taken to a certain extent, is it also theft? From concert...
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3.2KIntroducing The Hollywood Dance Podcast! Episode 1: Julie McDonald
Tony Selznick, legend in the Hollywood dance industry and co-founder of McDonald Selznick Associates (MSA), has played a pivotal role in establishing...
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4.7KA 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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4.0KBrittany Riddle and comedy series ‘Sherman’s Showcase’
From stage to screen, Dance Informa talks to Brittany Riddle, LA’s dancer and choreographer for Sherman’s Showcase as seen on IFC Network – a...
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3.8KPeridance Capezio Center: Drop-in classes and beyond
In the heart of New York City, not far from the bright lights of Broadway, in the bustle of downtown Manhattan, Peridance...
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2.7KLegalizing 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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2.1K‘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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2.3KVAL: The value of evaluations in the dance studio
If you have ever considered providing written evaluations to your dance students but felt overwhelmed with the complexity of the task, you...
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5.2KDebbie Allen’s ‘Hot Chocolate Nutcracker’ hits its 10th anniversary
With the encroaching cold weather comes a seasonal staple for dancers: The Nutcracker. But while some of us are relearning the same old...
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4.8KFrom Artist to Artist dancewear brand connects artists worldwide
When Costa Rican dancer Lorena Pérez and business partner Adriana Montalvan started From Artist to Artist, she didn’t expect the dancewear company to...
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3.2KNew York Dance Project: Creating opportunity
New York Dance Project (NYDP), a new dance company in its third year of existence, is a small but mighty enterprise. Its...
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2.4KAn unlikely dance ambassador: Boston producer David Orr
“My professional life has been in a cubicle. I know that space, and I’m comfortable there,” says David Orr, IT professional for...
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3.2KSó Dança introduces vegan dance shoes
Só Dança has released a new line of vegan dance shoes for styles ranging from ballet and contemporary to jazz and tap....
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2.0KLinking practice and theory: Rutgers University’s MFA Dance Program
Dance Informa sat down with Jeff Friedman, founder and director of the MFA Dance Program at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of...
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2.5KIn the background: Noh theater and Armitage Gone! Dance’s ‘You Took a Part of Me’
Postmodern dance pioneer Karole Armitage has tried something new, but not entirely so. Her work, You Took a Part of Me, encoring...
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2.9KCompetition & Convention Guide
Studio owners, dance teachers, parents, dancers…The 2019/20 Competition and Convention Guide is here! Where will you dance this season? Where will you...
