Dance Informa Magazine
Interviews
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12.2KYoung Canadian dancer Bella Klassen wins major awards
In May, Dance Informa teamed up with Dance Upon a Dream, an online dance video database for the competitive dancer. The site...
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9.4KAntoinette DiPietropolo: A Refreshing Take on the Choreographic Process
Our business is notoriously cutthroat. And it’s no secret that some of dance history’s greatest choreographers were also infamously hard on their...
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11.2KWill Burton and Nathan Madden on ‘An American in Paris’
Dance Informa journalist Allison Gupton recently caught up with two old friends, Will Burton and Nathan Madden. The trio previously attended a performing...
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9.5KShould you add circus and aerial to your arsenal?
These days, dance jobs abound on cruise ships, in movies and in Las Vegas shows, but sometimes the skills called for are...
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12.3KNo Age to Artistry: Spotlight on Andrew Winghart
Most artists, by the time they’re 23, are just beginning to discern the direction in which they want to head, or path...
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12.2KHow the pianist chooses music: A discussion with Patrick Gallagher
When I was younger I grew up dancing at a school that used ballet class music from CDs. The songs became intimately...
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8.6KSocial Media Sensation Talia Fidra (@dancetaggi)
Talia Fidra is a 14 year old dance student who trains full time at Janine McGrath’s Classical Coaching Australia. Not only has...
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7.6KJacob Jonas: Seeking Impact
It’s only been a little over a year since Jacob Jonas officially established his own company, Jacob Jonas The Company, but he...
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13.3K1Ashley Fitzgerald talks ‘Gigi’
I first met Ashley Fitzgerald in a dance class a few years back. With brilliant golden LaDucas, perfectly curled blonde hair, and...
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6.9KAshley Bouder Project: helping communities fall in love with dance
In 2013, New York City Ballet (NYCB) principal Ashley Bouder traveled to Cleveland to teach a series of Balanchine technique master classes...
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8.6K1Can virtual dance corrections improve your technique?
While technology, social media, and the Internet have allowed for greater communication and distribution of ideas, they have also hindered personal human...
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16.8K30 Years in the Making, Urban Bush Women Still Innovates
Urban Bush Women, founded by artistic director Jawole Willa Jo Zollar, has something most companies — dance and otherwise — covet: staying...
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10.7KThe Bang Group celebrates 20 years
While dance company The Bang Group performs work that is tap, contemporary, classical and dance theater, or sometimes a combination of them...
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12.2K1Jared Grimes on The New York Spring Spectacular
More than just a triple threat, Jared Grimes has explored (and excelled in) nearly every facet of show business: performing, choreographing, teaching,...
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11.7K2Chelsie Hightower: Glancing Behind, Moving Forward
Known as one of the few dancers who made a successful crossover from So You Think You Can Dance (SYTYCD) to Dancing...
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11.0KFuture World Productions Partners with King Charles
By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa. This April, two dance forces will join together with the mission of providing positive dance...
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9.0K1Cassie Nordgren: Observing Josh Bergasse and ‘On the Town’
By Mary Callahan of Dance Informa. I met Cassie Nordgren about a year ago in Al Blackstone’s Advanced Theatre class at Broadway...
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27.5K3What I’ve learned from Formula 1 Racers: Ballerina Dusty Button
By Allison Gupton of Dance Informa. She’s not just her multiple pirouettes. She’s not just her gorgeous lines. Dusty Button, principal dancer...
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5.5KMiami’s Amanda Tae gives back through Mosaic Dance Project
By Katherine Moore of Dance Informa. Miami’s Amanda Tae has done it all, and she has now decided that it is her time...
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8.1KRhythm Works Integrative Dance helps students with learning challenges
By Laura Di Orio of Dance Informa. As most dancers and dance educators know, dance can be a physical, mental and social...
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7.3K1Michael Dominguez is The Prodigal Outlaw: Ballets With a Twist
By Stephanie Woodard of Dance Informa. Michael Dominguez is sweating. The lithe, dark-haired El Paso native is a soloist with the New York...
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5.4KBudding, Not Yet Blooming: Beth Liebowitz
By Tara Sheena of Dance Informa. Beth Liebowitz started her company, Beth Liebowtiz & Artists, in Spring 2013 in order to support...
