Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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4.3KChoreographer Jennifer Weber heads to the screen in ‘Zombies 2’
Jennifer Weber is the Carmen Sandiego of the dance industry. Where in the world is Jennifer Weber? Our answer…Where is she not?! Weber’s...
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3.6KDouble vision: Dancing twins Kurt and Kyle Froman
Many of us grew up dancing alongside a brother or sister, but some sibling duos carried on all throughout school and enjoyed professional...
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3.9KEpisode Three of The Hollywood Dance Podcast: Phillip Chbeeb on discomfort and creativity
Episode Three of The Hollywood Dance Podcast has arrived! The Hollywood Dance Podcast sees Tony Selznick and his co-host Megan Hunt, of...
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4.1KA ballerina’s powerful message about suicide
With the recent announcement that the FCC could make 988 a new nationwide number for suicide prevention and mental health hotline, there...
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6.2K5 young women to watch: How female choreographers are making waves
There’s been an uptick in fresh faces on the choreography scene in a big way. Concert and commercial, across the board, there’s...
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4.3KYour non-physical dance goals for 2020
Just by nature, dancers are motivated, hard-working and dedicated to their craft and at getting better at it. It doesn’t take a...
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4.1KYouth programs abound in the summer at Steps on Broadway
It’s only January, but it’s not too early to start thinking about the summer. Youth programs heat up during the summer months...
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2.6KDancers’ New Year’s resolutions for 2020
A new decade is upon us, and while it’s hard to believe the year will be 2020 (sounds so futuristic, right??), this...
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3.4KThe Tap Rebels: Making a staple in the southeast
From contemporary to ballet, there is no shortage of professional companies with the mission of spreading artistry to communities around the U.S....
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4.3KIlogear: Dancewear, activewear and new things for 2020
When Liz Nieves started making costumes, she never dreamed that years later, she would be heading up one of the industry’s hottest...
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2.2KFlying high with aerial and dance duo RAVEN
Aerial and dance artists Kyla Ernst-Alper and Sylvana Tapia got to know each other four years ago while stuck 30 feet in...
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2.2KEpisode Two of The Hollywood Dance Podcast: Social media and commercial dance
Episode Two of The Hollywood Dance Podcast has arrived! The Hollywood Dance Podcast sees Tony Selznick and his co-host, Megan Hunt of...
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4.8KA day in the life of a Radio City Rockette
Natalie Reid is kicking up her heels in her ninth Christmas season with the Radio City Rockettes. As a longtime Rockette veteran, Reid...
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4.3KMusEffect: Creating a dance dialogue for social issues
Among the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, where dancers dream of making it big and competition for the spotlight is rife,...
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3.1KDigging up the bones of dance: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s Jamar Roberts
It doesn’t take long into a conversation with Jamar Roberts to get a sense of who he is — passionate, curious and...
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3.9KBrittany Riddle and comedy series ‘Sherman’s Showcase’
From stage to screen, Dance Informa talks to Brittany Riddle, LA’s dancer and choreographer for Sherman’s Showcase as seen on IFC Network – a...
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3.8KPeridance Capezio Center: Drop-in classes and beyond
In the heart of New York City, not far from the bright lights of Broadway, in the bustle of downtown Manhattan, Peridance...
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2.7KLegalizing dance one CONGRESS at a time
Dance Informa caught up with Denna Thomsen and Zak Ryan Schlegel of CONGRESS, an exceptional salon-style collective that serves as a platform...
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4.8KFrom Artist to Artist dancewear brand connects artists worldwide
When Costa Rican dancer Lorena Pérez and business partner Adriana Montalvan started From Artist to Artist, she didn’t expect the dancewear company to...
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2.4KAn unlikely dance ambassador: Boston producer David Orr
“My professional life has been in a cubicle. I know that space, and I’m comfortable there,” says David Orr, IT professional for...
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2.0KLinking practice and theory: Rutgers University’s MFA Dance Program
Dance Informa sat down with Jeff Friedman, founder and director of the MFA Dance Program at Rutgers University’s Mason Gross School of...
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2.5KIn the background: Noh theater and Armitage Gone! Dance’s ‘You Took a Part of Me’
Postmodern dance pioneer Karole Armitage has tried something new, but not entirely so. Her work, You Took a Part of Me, encoring...
