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Dance News USA

International Partner Dance Intensive launching in August

By Laura Di Orio. “Cross-training” is not only a term to describe a dancer going to the gym or taking Pilates in...

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Why Do I Have to Take Ballet?

By Laura Di Orio. Becoming a professional dancer is like building a house from the ground up. You can’t start by adding...

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Dance Quiz – Ballet Terminology

Test your ballet terminology. By Rain Francis. 1. What does piqué mean? a) To pick b) To prick c) To stick d) ...

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The Miami HEAT courts The Miami City Ballet

By Chelsea Thomas. Professional basketball players and prima ballerinas might have a lot of differences – height, build, training and skills being...

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Reviews - USA

Flashdance Bound for Broadway

The Fox Theatre, Atlanta February 5, 2013 By Deborah Searle. After a not so successful season in London in 2010, Flashdance the...

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Dance Teacher Resources

Ballet: Method to Method

By Laura Di Orio. Ballet has been around since the Italian Renaissance courts of the 15th century. It has shifted and molded...

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The 30th Anniversary of NYC Landmark Peridance Capezio Center

By Leigh Schanfein. He knew that this was what he wanted to do. Not for a few years, not until the money...

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Misty Copeland of ABT

Misty Copeland, cover model for Discount Dance Supply, talks about life as a professional ballerina.

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Feature Articles

Tom Gold Dance: A Fresh Face on Classical Dance

By Stephanie Wolf. The New York dance scene is saturated with burgeoning choreographers and dance companies, giving Manhattinites an overwhelming catalogue of...

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Interviews

American Amber Miller of Eifman Ballet, Russia

By Rebecca Martin Eifman Ballet is arguably Russia’s most exciting modern ballet company. The company’s namesake, director and choreographer, Boris Eifman, is...

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Dance Teacher Resources

Swan Lake Quiz

By Rain Francis. How well do you know the ballet classic? 1. Who composed the original score for Swan Lake? a) Prokofiev...

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Looking Good: DWTS’ Peta Murgatroyd

By Kristy Johnson. She’s just won the latest season of Dancing With The Stars, alongside partner Donald Driver, making her hot property....

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Gerard Charles to Leave BalletMet Columbus for Joffrey Ballet

After 26 years with BalletMet Columbus, and more than a decade as Artistic Director, Gerard Charles has announced he will become the...

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Dance Teacher Resources

Balanchine Quiz

How much do you know about George Balanchine, one of the 20th century’s most famous choreographers? By Rain Francis. 1. George Balanchine...

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Dancing to Live Music

By Laura Di Orio. George Balanchine said, “See the music, hear the dance.” The choreographer, like many dancers, found inspiration for movement...

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Tips & Advice

Starting Your Career as a Dancer by Mande Dagenais

Choreographer, award winning performer, director and producer, Mande Dagenais has released a new book – Starting Your Career as a Dancer. In Starting Your Career...

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Interviews

Stephanie Williams joins American Ballet Theatre

By Rebecca Martin. Dancer Stephanie Williams has gone from strength to strength since leaving The Australian Ballet in 2011 and joining Het...

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First Position Dance Doco

By Rain Francis. It seems now is the hour for marvellous dance documentaries. The much anticipated Pina by Wim Wenders did not...

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RAD’s New Summer Performance Program

By Laura Di Orio. This summer, The Royal Academy of Dance (RAD) USA will offer its first ever Performance Course, a two-week...

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Reviews - USA

Atlanta Ballet – Twyla Tharp’s The Princess and The Goblin

By Deborah Searle. Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre February 10 2012 Internationally renowned choreographer Twyla Tharp has created a new storybook ballet...