Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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4.6KBoston 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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4.8KJames 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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3.1KBallet 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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15.4KDance 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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3.3KA 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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3.8KXena 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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3.4KInternational 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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4.9KMeet 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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4.5KLEAP 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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6.3KTap 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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4.8KState 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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3.9KFind 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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4.1KDance 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...
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3.9KA closer look at CPR’s Performance Philosophy Reading Group
You might be thinking, performance and philosophy? How could these seemingly distant topics possibly have enough overlap to warrant a dedicated monthly...
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2.8KPrincesses Ballet: Transforming lives through a love of dance
Princesses Ballet, run by 501(c)3) non-profit organization City Gospel Mission in Cincinnati, is changing lives. The program offers free ballet lessons to...
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4.3KAl Blackstone: For the love of dance, and Freddie
This month, commercial choreographer Al Blackstone is taking another foray into the concert dance world, presenting a full-length work at New York’s...
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6.7KBroadway choreographer Lorin Latarro is on fire
On the heels of an illustrious performance career that included dancing in 14 different Broadway shows, Lorin Latarro is now shining bright...
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5.5KPerformance spaces for non-professional adult dancers: Why should they have to stop?
There’s just something about dancing in the glow of stage lights, of giving your all to an audience with something on which...
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5.7KNick Kenkel on Norwegian Cruise Line’s ‘Footloose’
Norwegian Creative Studios, the in-house entertainment division of Norwegian Cruise Line, recently opened its brand new production of Footloose the Musical on board...
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8.2KBroadway twins making a difference in the dance community
Broadway stars Jacob and David Guzman have been lighting up the stage together for almost 20 years. Growing up, they did everything...
