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Broadway Dance Center offers an abundance of summer options for dancers

It may not feel like it now, but summer will be here much sooner than we think. Along with many other dance...

American Ballet Theatre in Sleeping Beauty

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Virginia Arts Festival presents 20th Anniversary Season Gala

On April 9 and 10, Norfolk’s Chrysler Hall will be the center of the dance universe as The Virginia Arts Festival (VAF)...

A Step One International workshop in NYC. Photo by Darin Chumbley

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Step One International bridges gap from Andorra to NYC

While New York City is seen as one of the ultimate places to study dance and musical theater, students who come from...

Elisa Monte Dance Company. Photo by Matthew Murphy

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After 35 Years, Elisa Monte Dance Will Embrace New Artistic Leadership

The number 35 holds great significance for New York choreographer Elisa Monte. “I was 35 when I started the company in 1981,”...

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Belhaven University offers unique Christian M.F.A. in Dance

Mississippi’s capitol is home to Belhaven University, a private Christian liberal arts university whose history goes back to 1894. Belhaven puts Jackson...

The School at Steps now offers a For Boys Only program. Photo by Eduardo Patino

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The School at Steps Introduces All-Boy Program

In a previous edition, Dance Informa explored why all boys should dance. It instills strength, coordination and agility; boys can experience teamwork...

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Chatting with New York City Ballet Principal Tiler Peck

Peck shares about her “hardest” season yet and her flourishing relationship with Body Wrappers. At the end of February, New York City...

Pacific Northwest Ballet principal dancer Elizabeth Murphy with company dancers in Alexei Ratmansky’s Don Quixote. Photo by Angela Sterling.

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The Balancing Act of a Principal Dancer and Entrepreneur: Elizabeth Murphy

In the professional dance world, we go through various stages in our career in hopes of landing our dream job. We quickly...

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Should I Take Voice Lessons?

The cast of the Tony Award-winning Broadway show, An American in Paris, is comprised mainly of dancers. Some of them, including the...

RAD Silver Swans™. Photo by Patrick Wolff

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RAD’s Silver Swans™: Teaching Older Students

Dance attracts a wide range of students, from tiny tots to older adults. Perhaps it’s the music, the health benefits, the joy...

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Catching up with Chloe Campbell of ‘Tuck Everlasting’

The new musical Tuck Everlasting, based on Natalie Babbitt’s beloved bestselling novel of the same name, is set to begin previews this...

Maritza Navarro. Photo courtesy of Home Grown @ Bootleg.

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HOME GROWN @ Bootleg: Serving DanceMakers in LA

This March, three LA-based choreographers will present their work through Dance Resource Center’s HOME GROWN @ Bootleg series. DRC’s Home Grown program targets...

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Four dancers win Joffrey summer scholarships

Today Dance Informa is thrilled to announce four more winners of the Joffrey Ballet School Summer Intensive Giveaway! Congratulations to Las Vegas-based...

Maddie Ziegler Dance in You Capezio video

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Capezio releases Dance in You, starring Maddie Ziegler

Capezio just released its latest dance video, Dance in You, featuring young starlet and Capezio Ambassador Maddie Ziegler. Directed by Bon Duke...

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Hinton Battle’s Danze Off Competition Coming in 2017

Washington, D.C. — It’s our nation’s capital, home of historical museums, full of beautiful artifacts, and will soon serve as center stage...

Co-founders of Dance Network David Medeiros and Julie Stadler. Photo courtesy of Dance Network.

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A New, Exciting Way to Watch Dance: CEO Brian Williams talks Dance Network

Technology has come a long way in the past 10 years. It sounds old of me to say, but when I was...

'Tap World'. Photo courtesy of 'Tap World'.

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‘Tap World’: Stories of international tap dancers on film

If you thought tap dance is a dying art form, Tap World will prove you wrong. A feature-length documentary film produced by...

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Native American Dance: Hip Hop Hoop Dance and More

Young Native Americans Innovate While Honoring Their Traditions. Nakotah LaRance freestyles along a sidewalk. He is gliding, popping and waving — and...

Ricardo Amarante's, 'In Flanders Fields'. Photo by Johan Persson.

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Two Roles at Once: Ricardo Amarante, Choreographer/Dancer with The Royal Ballet of Flanders

That first day, he wore the brightest smile, instantly creating a warm and almost comforting atmosphere for our group of 14 female...

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Wade Walthall – dancing in the age of Balanchine & Nureyev

Former male ballet dancer and current accomplished teacher recalls dancing in the age of Balanchine, Nureyev and other greats. Many believe that the...