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Ailey II's Jessica Pinkett. Photo by Kyle From an.

Second Companies: Ailey II continues Alvin Ailey’s vision through a new generation

Dance Informa begins a new series highlighting second companies. Stay tuned for features on second companies of all different genres. Originally founded...

Sample pages from 'The Art of Movement', featuring Jacqueline Green of the Alvin Ailey Dance Theater. Photo by NYC Dance Project.

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Interviews

Deborah Ory on NYC Dance Project’s ‘The Art of Movement’

One of my favorites things in the whole world is a great photography book. I remember going in to Borders or Barnes...

Jordan Matter. Photo by Charlie Naebeck.

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Photographer Jordan Matter’s ‘Dancers After Dark’

Actor-turned-photographer Jordan Matter became recognized in the dance community with his 2012 New York Times bestselling book, Dancers Among Us: A Celebration of...

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Interviews

Sanchit Babbar: Dancing toward his dream

George Balanchine asserted, “I don’t want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.” Many dancers of this...

Jeffry Denman, artistic director of Denman Theatre and Dance Company. Photo by Daryl Getman.

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Spotlight

Denman Theatre and Dance Co.: First, we move

The art of dance as storytelling is alive in New York City’s new theatre dance company, Denman Theatre and Dance Co. (DTDC),...

BellaMoxi Dance Convention’s Emerging Artists Choreographic Festival

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Introducing Eliah Furlong

Earlier this year, emerging dancer Eliah Furlong was named the winner for BellaMoxi Dance Convention’s Emerging Artists Choreographic Festival in Bowling Green,...

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Giveaways!

Win tickets to see Ailey, Ballet Hispánico or San Francisco Ballet in a cinema near you!

This summer, three nights of encore performances from some of America’s best dance companies will return to cinemas across the U.S., presented...

Phil Black with many former students at Broadway Dance Center in 1996.

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Feature Articles

Phil Black: An Overlooked Master

There are many dance “greats” – those who have excelled in the art form and have left lasting impressions on audience members,...

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Reviews

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater on its 2016 North American Tour

The Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Ga. Thursday, February 11, 2016. Following its five-week New York holiday season and performances in Washington D.C., Alvin...

Fire Island Dance Festival 2015. Cast Photo by Daniel Roberts.

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Feature Articles

Superheroes take the stage: Dancers Responding to AIDS and Broadway Cares

Dancers are to be seen and not heard, right? Not so fast. Nearly 25 years ago, two young artists had something to...

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Reviews

Ailey presents diverse mixed bill at City Center

New York City Center, New York. December 9, 2015. One expects to see a combination of physicality, grace and expressiveness when at...

Choreographer Larry Keigwin’s piece, 'Exit Like an Animal', from New Dances: Edition 2014 at Juilliard

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Feature Articles

Capezio Dance Award presented to a school for the first time

This year’s Capezio Dance Award introduces a historic first – unlike any other year in the award’s history, it will go to...

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Interviews

Jacob 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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Reviews

Ailey II brings big dance to small stage

Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Madison, GA Saturday, March 28, 2015 On the last leg of its recent U.S. tour, Ailey II visited the small,...

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Reviews

Urban Bush Women 30th Anniversary Tour

Rialto Center for the Arts, Atlanta, GA Saturday, January 31, 2015 By Chelsea Thomas of Dance Informa. Brooklyn-based dance company Urban Bush Women...