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Celebrating Nureyev – Part 1

By Rain Francis. Rudolf Nureyev was one of the single most influential people in the history of dance. This year marks 20...

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Dance on TV: What’s on?

By Stephanie Wolf. We love it, we hate it, we love to hate on it…Dance is popping up all over the television...

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Diablo Ballet premieres Web Ballet

By Laura Di Orio. This year, California’s Diablo Ballet is trying something new: a ballet composed of suggestions from the general public,...

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Morgan McEwen Brings MorDance to New York

By Leah Gerstenlauer. New York is often billed as a city full of possibilities, a culture-rich artists’ playground teeming with creative potential....

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Love Letter to a Legend: One Dancer’s Film Tribute to Dan Wagoner

By Kathleen Wessel. Last summer, choreographer Michelle Fletcher, two dancers and a small film crew went on a pilgrimage from the bustling...

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From the Ballet Barre to Real Food Barre: Two Dancers’ Entrepreneurial Success

By Stephanie Wolf. Ambitious, self-motivated, earnest work ethic – these are all attributes of a successful ballet dancer. These are also adjectives...

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Dancing for Theme Parks

By Emily Yewell Volin. Dancing at a theme park seems like a lot of fun, but what is it really like? Here...

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10th Season for SYTYCD – Auditions start Jan 18

FOX has announced that there will be a tenth season of the Emmy Award-winning television competition So You Think You Can Dance....

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Financing Creation – the hunt for dance funding

By Kathleen Wessel. Today’s dance makers have big ideas, and big ideas cost money. Video installations, large-scale sets and props, high tech...

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Christmas Themed Dance Productions

By Laura Di Orio. The holiday season is typically filled with family, friends, music, goodies, traditions and joy. This year, why not...

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Win $1000 for You + $3000 for your Dance Studio!

Dance Informa magazine is giving away cash to a lucky dancer and his or her studio. Imagine what you could do with...

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Pre-Performance Rituals

By Laura Di Orio. Sometimes crazy, usually superstitious and always repetitive, many of us have pre-performance rituals we engage in to help...

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Manhattan Youth Ballet – Redefining Dance Education

By Leah Gerstenlauer. The world of classical ballet in America is riddled with abbreviations, from the training level — SAB, JKO, CPYB...

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Bending the rules – dancing with water

By Emily Yewell Volin. Lori Teague’s relationship with water is not unique, but what is astounding about it is her ability to...

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How to Make the Most of your Convention Weekend

By Tara Sheena. Dance conventions offer an amazing experience for young dancers to be exposed to new styles, work with some of...

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Nutcracker Alternatives

By Laura Di Orio. ‘Tis that time of year again…Sugar Plum Fairy time! With Thanksgiving, Christmas and Hanukah each year, comes that...

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Meg Howrey’s The Cranes Dance

Book Review By Leah Gerstenlauer. Since the psychological dance thriller Black Swan hit movie theaters in 2010, ballet has slipped into the entertainment mainstream more...

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An Introspective Look at Formal Dance Training in Australia

One MFA Student’s Journey Down Under By Stephanie Wolf. In academia, geographical and sociological studies focus on a region’s varying terrains, cultures,...

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The teachers behind the stars

By Katherine Moore. Dancers and their teachers have very special relationships. Often these relationships begin when dance students are young, impressionable and...

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Dance on TV: Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt Explore the American Dance Scene

By Stephanie Wolf. Dance-focused television series have been in high demand lately. Program offerings used to be limited to long-standing shows like...