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Matthew Bourne’s ‘The Red Shoes’ to make its U.S. premiere in September

Tony Award-winning Center Theatre Group enters its second half-century at The Ahmanson Theatre at The Music Center in downtown Los Angeles with...

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Full Radius Dance: A physically integrated dance company

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Full Radius Dance is a widely renowned physically integrated company. The 2017 season marks the company’s 25th anniversary...

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NDWF wants to see more special needs dance classes being offered

One of the initiatives currently being promoted by the National Dance Week Foundation (NDWF) is its “A Chance To Dance” Scholarships. The...

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Missouri companies celebrate Women’s History Month

Dance St. Louis’ annual production of nationally renowned choreographers collaborating with local professional dance companies to create and perform a collection of...

Andrew Winghart's 'Cry Me a River' Photo by Brandon Somerhalder.

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Andrew Winghart on his latest dance film ‘Cry Me a River’

Two-and-a-half years ago, Dance Informa spoke with (then) up-and-coming convention teacher and choreographer Andrew Winghart about his process and future goals. Since then,...

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Theresa Ruth Howard launches online MoBBallet project

Dancer Theresa Ruth Howard recently announced the launch of Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet (MoBBallet), a groundbreaking legacy project documenting and transforming...

The cast of 'La La Land'. Photo by Dale Robinette.

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Our top 5 dance moments of ‘La La Land’

The tradition of classic film dance — of Fred and Ginger, of Gene Kelly and Cyd Charisse — can seem like something...

William Forsythe with Boston Ballet Principal Dancer John Lam. Photo by Liza Voll.

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William Forsythe at Boston Ballet: ‘Artifact’ and More

“What, really, is art?” seems to be a never-ending question, one that no one has been able to answer concisely and matter-of-factly....

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National Dance Week Foundation gears up for 2017 Celebrations

The National Dance Week Foundation (NDWF) is a non-profit whose mission is to “expose and introduce as many people as possible to...

Lady Gaga Super Bowl Halftime. Photo-Billboard

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Our top 8 moments from Lady Gaga’s Super Bowl Halftime performance

Move over, Bey…Gaga came to slay. #1. SHE JUMPED FROM AN EXTREMELY HIGH PRECIPICE. I don’t care that it was pre-recorded…LADY GAGA...

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Introducing Laura Valentine

Laura Valentine, the artistic director and choreographer for Numinous Flux Dance Company in Nashville, was recently named the winner for BellaMoxi Dance...

Peter Stark. Photo by Christopher Duggan, courtesy of Boston Ballet.

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Second Companies: Boston Ballet II and meeting tomorrow’s dancers

Dance Informa continues its series on second companies with a spotlight on Boston Ballet II. Boston Ballet II (BBII) is a company...

Youth Protection Advocates in Dance. Photo courtesy of YPAD.

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What’s wrong with dancing sexy?

Some call it spunk and sass. Some call it hyper-sexualization. The debate over age-appropriateness in student choreography has been a hot topic...

Emily Hsu Designs. Photo courtesy of Hsu.

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Dancers who double as entrepreneurs – You can do it too!

Who run the world? Girls. Or, more specifically, dancers! Have you ever thought of starting your own business? Do you want to...

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‘Oh My Josh’: New digital series from Josh Horner

Australian Josh Horner has done it all – from stage work in ballet and Broadway, to choreographing for Disney Performing Arts program,...

Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) and Mia (Emma Stone) in LA LA LAND. Photo by Dale Robinette

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Mandy Moore: Behind the scenes of ‘La La Land’

Everyone is going gaga for La La Land. What a magical film, well deserving of the many awards it has already received....

Travis Wall's Shaping Sound. Photo courtesy of Shaping Sound.

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Travis Wall on Shaping Sound’s ‘After the Curtain’

In today’s dance world, certain important questions and uncertainties linger. What is “contemporary” – traditional modern dance, jazz, release technique/postmodern? If it’s...

Ballet Spartanburg in 'Celebrating the power of Women'. Photo by Stephen Stinson

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Ballet Spartanburg: Celebrating 50 years of excellence and the power of women

It certainly is the season to celebrate South Carolina’s Ballet Spartanburg as the company commemorates its 50th anniversary. What started out as a...