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'Dancing with the Stars: Live! - We Came to Dance'. Photo courtesy of Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

‘Dancing with the Stars’ reveals new Junior edition

One of television’s most beloved dance shows, Dancing with the Stars, has recently revealed exciting news. The ABC network will pick up...

The 2017 Dance Against Cancer benefit. Photo by Christopher Duggan.

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7th annual Dance Against Cancer benefits American Cancer Society

This year marked the seventh anniversary of Dance Against Cancer (DAC), a benefit evening supporting the American Cancer Society. The first DAC...

iD-Dance. Photo courtesy of Ryan Jenkins.

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iD-Dance offers contemporary and street dance syllabi

Contemporary and street dance have developed a great presence in the dance world and the competitive scene. The movement of both of...

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Carolyn Dorfman D.E.P.T.H. Initiative brings dance to more communities

New Jersey’s Carolyn Dorfman Dance, whose bold and dramatic works connect life and movement, is broadening students’ dance knowledge and appreciation through...

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Periapsis Music and Dance collides two worlds

With his New York-based company Periapsis Music and Dance, pianist Jonathan Howard Katz offers a new take on a very old partnership....

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Is it safe to create a dance social media profile?

In an effort to boost self-branding, build a professional network or to simply stay informed, many young dancers continue to invade social...

Derick K. Grant, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards and Jason Samuels Smith in Samuels Smith's 'Going the Miles' at Harlem Stage. Photo by Marc Millman, courtesy of Divine Rhythm Productions.

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Your favorite tap artists celebrate National Tap Dance Day

National Tap Dance Day is May 25, when the country celebrates the art form of tap dancing. The annual holiday was first...

'Bandstand' cast members Geoff Packard, Joey Pero, James Nathan Hopkins, Laura Osnes, Corey Cott and Brandon James Ellis. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.

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Andy Blankenbuehler’s new Broadway musical ‘Bandstand’

Andy Blankenbuehler is arguably one of today’s most versatile Broadway choreographers. His currently running productions range stylistically from virtuosic and highly technical...

Atlanta Ballet in Classical Symphony in 2015. Photo by Kim Kenney

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Atlanta Ballet to undergo massive shakeup

News reports emerged on April 6 that Atlanta Ballet, a strong regional troupe known as the longest continuously performing ballet company in the...

Jon Ole Olstad leads his contemporary class at Peridance Capezio Center. Photo by Amy Gardner.

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Jon Ole Olstad finds his home

For many dancers, the stage, the performance space, is their home. But for Jon Ole Olstad, the studio is where he thrives....

Lainee Hunter. Photo courtesy of Hunter.

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Barre classes: The ‘burn’ for dancers

Barre classes are so “in” right now. Workout tanks inked with “BARRE SO HARD” and water bottles reading “MEET ME AT THE...

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Norte Maar’s CounterPointe presents all-female collaborations

These days especially, it seems even more important to make sure women have a voice. For its fifth installment of choreographic showcase...

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Trisha Brown: Dancemaker and dance-shaper

The simplest definition of an artist may be one who shapes a certain material – be it clay, paint, music or the...

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Second Companies: Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2 nurtures the whole artist

Dance Informa continues its series on second companies with a spotlight on Dayton Contemporary Dance Company 2. More than four decades ago, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company...

Anthony Lo Cascio and #Taplife Company. Photo courtesy of Lo Cascio.

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#Taplife: Keeping tap relevant through social media

“Tap dance is still relevant if you use it to discuss relevant things” says Anthony Lo Cascio, former Tap Dog and current...

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Experience Mia Michaels this summer

She’s choreographed for Broadway’s Finding Neverland, The New York Spectacular Starring the Radio City Rockettes, So You Think You Can Dance, Cirque du...

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Nan Giordano to teach at World-Class Talent Experience

This weekend, World-Class Talent Experience, Inc. (WCTE) returns to Las Vegas, Nevada, for a dance competition event and to celebrate its fifth...

Broadway Dance Center childrens dance classes

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Broadway Dance Center opens new studio for teens and kids

This June, Broadway Dance Center (BDC) will unveil a new studio location at 65th Street in NYC, in the heart of Lincoln...

Safe and appropriate music choices for dance classes

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If kids don’t understand a song’s message, are the lyrics really harmful?

Music today is many things – but one thing it is often not is subtle. Lyrics in many mainstream songs are not...

Maxine Ross dancing at 90 years old. Photo courtesy of Ross.

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At 90 years old, Maxine Ross proves that time is the best dance partner

It is the brutal irony of dance that with years of experience comes both wisdom and degeneration of the body. Older dancers...

Nikki Croker in the 'West Side Story' National Tour.. Photo courtesy of Croker.

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The Tour Life: Artists on tour dish about life on the road

If I were to propose a new documentary reality show, it would be called “Life on a Broadway Tour”! Tour life is...

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Steps NYC Announces First Audition Tour

Steps on Broadway, NYC’s legendary professional dance center committed to training and maintaining the integrity of the art form, increases its global...