Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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3.5KThings that dancers are good at: Movement directing
Dance Informa offers you the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs. This month, we’re talking about movement directing and...
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4.4KBailey Munoz: First b-boy crowned ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ winner
Dance Informa chatted with Bailey Munoz, 19-year-old winner of So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) 16th season. Munoz is the first b-boy...
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3.2KWaltzing out of the proscenium box: A talk with Alison Chase
Alison Chase has been making dance art for 50 years. The wisdom and breadth of knowledge that she’s gained over those years...
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3.6KHow to rig your social media for success
Whether we mean to or not, we constantly have screens in our face. And as much as this poses problems that other...
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4.0KArtistic Dance Exchange carries dancers around the globe
When it comes to competitions and conventions, there are many opportunities for young dancers across the United States. The benefits of attending...
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4.2KEzra Sosa: The journey to Top 6 for Season 16 of ‘SYTYCD’
It is no surprise that there has been a growing popularity on the television circuit when it comes to competitions, more specifically...
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3.7KIndie dance documentary ‘Botis Seva: Air’
Botis Seva, a London-based choreographer, has collaborated with director Divya Pathak to make Botis Seva: Air, a dance documentary. “It isan independent passion piece,”...
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3.0KBig transitions in space and place: Moving to a new dance scene
Sometimes, one can just feel like it’s time for change, for a new adventure. Dancers are particularly ambitious, curious and thirsty for...
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3.6KCEO Andrew Vamosi of unique boutique competition Leap! talks the competition scene
Leap! National Dance Competition is entering its eighth season, with fresh, fun and exciting dance experiences for all dancers – from the...
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2.9KAmerican dancer Darrion Sellman receives gold medal at Genée International Ballet Competition
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is pleased to announce the medalists of the prestigious Genée International Ballet Competition 2019, held at...
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2.6KHead back to dance in style and inspired
There’s always a “sigh” when summer is over. The beach, fun times with friends and long days are in our past. But there’s a...
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5.7K‘World of Dance’ choreographer Suresh Mukund heads to the Emmys
Suresh Mukund is the director and choreographer of Indian dance crew The Kings, and has recently been nominated for an Emmy in...
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8.1KS-Rank’s Melvin Timtim on his Emmy nomination
Melvin Timtim, choreographer and director of hip hop dance crew S-Rank, is nominated for this year’s Outstanding Choreography Emmy for his work...
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10.5KMeet the stars of ‘High Strung Free Dance’
The upcoming blockbuster, High Strung Free Dance, is causing a buzz (who doesn’t love a great dance movie?), and we were thrilled to...
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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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5.7KChiara Valle keeps flying high: A dancer cancer comeback story
A life in dance can be taxing and trying on so many levels. One’s future in it can also feel incredibly uncertain....
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4.6KThings that dancers are good at: Motion capture
Dance Informa offers the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs. This month, we’re talking about dance and tech, and...
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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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4.7KJames Whiteside and Isabella Boylston to lead record for most dancers en pointe
Nationally syndicated morning talk show Live with Kelly and Ryan is teaming up with Guinness World Records to present a new edition of...
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3.0KBallet Hispánico School of Dance unites communities
With passion and pride, Ballet Hispánico celebrates Latinx culture through dance. Since its creation nearly 50 years ago, the New York City-based...
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12.3KDance 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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3.9KFrom wood floor to Marley: How Stagestep came to be
In the beginning, all we had were wood dance floors, and if we were lucky, a basket-weave floating subfloor underneath. Linoleum was...
