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Introducing the Elektra pointe shoe from Só Dança

You’ve got your pointe shoe routine down to a science… Sewing ribbons, breaking in shanks and taping your blisters so that your...

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Reed Luplau releases Love is Loud video in time for Valentine’s

This week, Aussie born dancer Reed Luplau released a music video to Justin Levine’s Love is Loud. Luplau and Levine, Musical Supervisor...

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Everybody dance now: Socioeconomic status and dance

Dancing costs money. Well, to get up and move is free, but to take classes, buy required clothing and shoes, order recital...

Michelle Cave teaching for Ballet and Beyond NYC. Photo courtesy of Cave.

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Ballet and Beyond NYC: For NYC kids who have a passion for dance

Dance – and professional training – should be accessible for everyone, no matter social status, location and financial situation. Ballet and Beyond...

City Ballet of Cleveland in 'Flower Festival'. Photo by Lisa Gangi.

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City Ballet of Cleveland leaps into its 10th season

As we welcome a new year, there are times to set goals and times to celebrate goals that we have met. There...

Rhonda Malkin. Photo by Glorianna Picini.

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Rhonda Malkin: Coaching dancers to their dreams

She’s one of the most sought-after professional dance coaches in New York City. If you haven’t (yet) heard of her, you’ve probably...

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Erin Lamont choreographs for 15 million viewers

YouTube, Instagram and Facebook are just some of the hubs that we seek to watch or share choreography. What’s better is if...

Diana Movius, founding artistic director; Etta Hulcher, director of operations; and Stephen Clapp, Executive Director, of Dance Loft on 14. Photo by Kirth Bobb.

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New Dance Loft on 14 Executive Director Stephen Clapp is rethinking the role of a community dance center

Change is underway in our nation’s capital, and Stephen Clapp is making (some of) it happen. Late last year, the choreographer/dancer/administrator/cultural strategist...

Tony Bougiouris in Mats Ek's 'The Appartement'. Photo courtesy of Bougiouris.

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Choreography Online: Catalyzing dance connections

Iconic tech giant Steve Jobs once downplayed the importance of technology itself, surprisingly enough, stating that “what’s important is that you have...

Kimberly Giannelli. Photo by Lucas Chilczuk.

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Handling injury, Part I: Kimberly Giannelli

Evidently enough, when dancers get significantly injured, their body needs to heal before they can get back at it again. What may...

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Exciting and Daring: Sara Mearns reveals news designs at BDC

It’s a new year, and that means a time to try new things, wear new dancewear, learn something to improve your technique...

Moveius Contemporary Ballet in 'Rite of Spring, Crash of Fall'. Photo by Enoch Chan Productions and Photography.

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Choreographing on big ideas with Diana Movius of Moveius Contemporary Ballet

There are some things out there in the world that affect us all – the wider economy, climate and weather, large-scale shifts...

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Our top 10 picks from Só Dança’s new fashion line

Top dancewear brand, Só Dança, recently released its newest dancewear line, Fashion 1, for 2019. The Fashion 1 line is full of...

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Impact Dance Adjudicators make competition a positive experience

Dance competitions often get a bad rap. You either love them or you hate them. Fans will tell you that dance competitions...

Dancers at Broadway Dance Center. Photo by Belinda Strodder.

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Be ready to launch your career: BDC Professional Semester Audition Tour

Broadway Dance Center (BDC) will begin its Professional Semester audition tour on January 6. Professional Semester is a unique program that offers...

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Iconic dance spaces around the world: Strand Beach

The next installment of Dance Informa’s series, Iconic Dance Spaces Around the World, looks at The Strand Beach, in Townsville, Far North Queensland,...