Dance Informa Magazine
Feature Articles
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4.9KMaking ballet class accessible and affordable: NYC $5 Community Ballet
In 2015, Mira Cook, like anyone facing a problem, could either live with it or take charge with a solution. Since moving...
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5.0KIce Dance International skates at Jacob’s Pillow: Finding flight and flow
Ice skating. We think rosy cheeks and hot cocoa, or fancy judges and sequined dresses. But something like concert dance? Maine-based Ice...
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3.2KGlobal Arts Live: New name, continuous cultural impact
Sometimes experience can be the best teacher, agrees Maure Aronson, executive director of Global Arts Live. For the second time, the institution...
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3.0KDaniel Ulbricht and Só Dança unite for new ballet shoe
Daniel Ulbricht is a principal dancer with New York City Ballet, an artistic advisor for Manhattan Youth Ballet, and the co-founding director...
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2.9KAccent Dance: Bringing culture, dance and community to New York City schools
Have you ever seen a child’s face light up, and know that they’re inspired? It’s quite a feeling. Socioeconomic challenges and cultural...
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2.6KSpotlight on ‘Generosity’: A one-woman show by Donald C. Shorter Jr.
Throwing glitter and authentic self-expression are two specialties of Donald C. Shorter Jr. and his drag persona, Francesca. Whether as a dancer,...
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2.5KSó Dança teams up to present DancerPalooza
Magic is in the air as the weather is warm and school is out. For dancers and dance teachers planning their July...
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3.4KAmerican Dance Movement announces September National Dance Day
American Dance Movement (ADM), formerly the Dizzy Feet Foundation, has announced a new date for National Dance Day, to be celebrated annually...
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5.7KHistory and future of jazz dance in ‘Transmission’ documentary
What is jazz dance? As dancers, we’ve likely either taken a jazz class or been in the audience of a jazz performance....
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6.5KThe SAFE® Method: Spirals and patterns for recovery, artistry and more
Formal dance training includes much about patterns in the body: the sequential arcs of port de bras, common step sequences such as...
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4.9KKathleen Breen Combes bows farewell to Boston Ballet and begins a new act
A career in classical ballet can feel incredibly all-encompassing — from rehearsing to class to cross-training and maintenance, the work is constant....
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4.3KToronto to host 2019 Genée International Ballet Competition
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is set to bring the Genée International Ballet Competition, one of the world’s most prestigious ballet...
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4.0KDarrell Grand Moultrie’s premiere with Ailey: Sharing movement and way more
A tendu is a tendu, a jeté is a jeté, and a pirouette is a pirouette. When does movement go beyond that...
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3.7KMiami City Ballet’s Bianca Bulle: Excited about Elektra
Just recently, prestigious dancewear brand Só Dança revealed its much anticipated new pointe shoe, the Elektra, a marriage of hundreds of years...
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3.3KMeet Eurotard Brand Ambassador Gracie Smith
Eurotard Dancewear is proud to have a Brand Ambassador program where dancers who are training, pre-professional and professional represent its brand and...
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3.4KDisability arts leader Laurel Lawson is Dance/USA Artist Fellow
Laurel Lawson, an Atlanta-based activist, disability arts leader, dancer and technologist recently received an inaugural Dance/USA Artist Fellowship. The select group includes...
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4.8KDavid Neumann blends different worlds in ‘Hadestown’
Hadestown is the musical I had unknowingly been waiting for all season. While the title might not ring a bell like those...
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3.3KJosé Limón Dance Company at The Joyce: The old dancing with the new
There’s a tension in the concert dance world at large — between the classic and the contemporary, the traditional and the modern....
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4.0KRoyal Academy of Dance approaches its centenary and looks toward the future
The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) is one of the largest and most influential dance education and training organizations in the world....
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3.3KRainbow Militia’s traveling circus wagon builds community in Denver
For artists across the United States, the struggle to find and keep funding, pay collaborators and bring passion projects to life can...
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2.8KDancing José Limón’s ‘The Traitor’ at the University of Florida: The old made anew
Some stories — and thus, some dances — are simply timeless. At the same time, there may very well be creative choices...
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2.9KTop picks for dance summer fashion
Summer is just around the corner, and you may already have plans for an exciting summer program, workshop or convention. And you’ll...
