Our business is notoriously cutthroat. And it’s no secret that some of dance history’s greatest choreographers were also infamously hard on their...
Working as a professional dancer is a challenging path, and not everyone is cut out for it. Whether you are forced to...
When filmmaker and cinematographer Jody Lee Lipes left the premiere of choreographer Justin Peck’s first ballet on the New York City Ballet...
“I think that to dance is to know oneself inside and out.” — Anabella Lenzu, Unveiling Motion and Emotion By Leah Gerstenlauer. More...
By Stephanie Wolf. Canadian native Lindsay Nelko was born with the dance gene. Her mother was a dancer with the Royal Winnipeg...
By Leah Gerstenlauer. How does where an artist is affect what he creates? While location isn’t everything to dance impresario Stuart Loungway,...
By Leah Gerstenlauer. Josh Beamish is on the move — again. The industrious young choreographer, who recently completed a triple-stop teaching tour...
By Laura Di Orio. Everything that director-choreographer Mark Stuart embodies seems to have a commonality: extremeness. The now Executive/Artistic Director of his...
By Leah Gerstenlauer. New York is often billed as a city full of possibilities, a culture-rich artists’ playground teeming with creative potential....
By Leigh Schanfein. It’s rare when we meet someone who impresses us completely, not just with technical skill, musicality, humor, smarts or...
By Leah Gerstenlauer. By habit, dancers crave approval. A parent’s proud applause, an instructor’s silent nod of appreciation, a critic’s sparkling write-up...
By Kristy Johnson. It’s no wonder why Paul’s CV is extensive, when he’s willing to work with all different styles and environments....
By Kristy Johnson. As an Emmy nominated choreographer on America’s smash hit So You Think You Can Dance, Travis Wall has come...
By Rain Francis. If Parris Goebel has been making waves in the international hip hop scene for the past few years, she’s...
By Stephanie Wolf. Dot-com start-ups are all the rage in the business world, but what about the unsung entrepreneurs in the dance...
By Stephanie Wolf. Divided by so much distance, it’s easy for American dance communities to disconnect with one another and forget that...
By Tara Sheena A dance performance seems like a simple equation: one part choreography, two parts proscenium stage, and three parts talented...
By Laura Di Orio When a dancer steps down from the stage and “hangs up his or her shoes”, it doesn’t always...
Known worldwide for his Emmy nominated work with Madonna , Alex Magno is a highly regarded international director and choreographer for the...
More than a manipulation of the elements. By Emily Yewell Volin Does choreographic creativity ooze out of you or are you petrified...
By Stephanie Wolf. “A fusion of many styles,” is how New York City choreographer Larry Keigwin describes his young, vibrant company Keigwin...
By Rain Francis. Hofesh Shechter, Artistic Director of Hofesh Shechter Company, is recognized as both a choreographer and a composer. Born in...