Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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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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8.2KS-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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10.6KMeet 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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10.2KMoBBallet 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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13.5KDance 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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4.0KFrom 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...
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3.2KA tribute to show business legend David Winters
People speak in superlatives when relating their feelings about the late David Winters, who died on April 23, at the age of...
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3.7KXena Gusthart choreographs monster of a musical ‘Bat Out of Hell’
Meat Loaf: The musical?! Yes, you read that right. All of those iconic, head-banging rock ‘n’ roll hits are coming to the prestigious theater...
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3.3KInternational dance journey at Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company
Kibbutz Contemporary Dance Company (KCDC) is a well-known Israeli company that was founded by Yehudit Arnon in 1970. The company has been...
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4.8KMeet the newly promoted dancers of San Francisco Ballet
In June, San Francisco Ballet (SFB) announced 10 promotions, three new company members and five apprentices for the 2020 repertory season. Soloists...
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4.4KLEAP into new possibilities at Saint Mary’s College of CA
Historically, dancers haven’t been “encouraged to hone their intellect as well as their technical skill,” says Stephanie Miller, associate director of Liberal...
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6.1KTap dance artist Ayodele Casel shows that it’s never too late
We’ve heard it before — “I’m too old to start dancing.” Yet accomplished dance artists like Ayodele Casel show us that it’s...
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4.7KState Street Ballet is in its sterling year
State Street Ballet, based in Santa Barbara, CA, is celebrating its 25th year and has announced an exciting year of performances and...
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3.8KFind your glass slipper: Só Dança Elektra specialists are coming to a dance store near you!
Earlier this year, Só Dança introduced its revolutionary Elektra pointe shoe, which features groundbreaking technology and even a customizable, interchangeable shank system. As...
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2.7KReaching local communities through movement: Purelements’ Bike East
Humans were made to move. There’s no denying it. Yet hectic modern lifestyles too often make consistent, healthy movement all too rare...
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4.0KDance Teachers: Dealing with summer heartbreak
You ended your dance season on a high note after a successful recital, attended an inspirational dance teacher conference, and took a vacation...
