Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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6.0K5 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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4.1KYour 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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3.8KYouth 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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2.5KDancers’ 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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3.3KThe 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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4.1KIlogear: 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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2.1KEpisode 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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4.7KA 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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4.1KMusEffect: 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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3.0KDigging 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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3.8KBrittany 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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3.7KPeridance 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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2.6KLegalizing 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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4.7KFrom 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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2.3KAn 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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1.9KLinking 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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2.4KIn 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...
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6.7KFashion and dance collide in ‘The Style of Movement’
Deborah Ory and Ken Browar of NYC Dance Project created their first book, The Art of Movement, in 2016. The photography book featured...
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4.3KChristine Chen flies into role of Executive Director of STREB
Christine Chen has been appointed the new Executive Director of STREB. The company, founded by Elizabeth Streb in 1985, around her organizing...
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4.2KBrendan Fernandes’ ‘Contract and Release’ premieres at the Noguchi Museum
Brendan Fernandes is an artist of dance and visual arts. His pieces tend to include themes of race, queer culture, migration and...
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4.4KBailey Munoz: First b-boy crowned ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ winner
Dance Informa chatted with Bailey Munoz, 19-year-old winner of So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) 16th season. Munoz is the first b-boy...
