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All posts tagged "choreography"
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8.1KFeature ArticlesS-Rank’s Melvin Timtim on his Emmy nomination
Melvin Timtim, choreographer and director of hip hop dance crew S-Rank, is nominated for this year’s Outstanding Choreography Emmy for his work...
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2.6KReviewsAll that it can be: 2019 Ballet Festival at The Joyce
The Joyce Theater, New York, NY.August 6, 10, 13 and 16, 2019. Taking in four nights of The Joyce’s Ballet Festival, I...
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3.7KFeature ArticlesXena Gusthart choreographs monster of a musical ‘Bat Out of Hell’
Meat Loaf: The musical?! Yes, you read that right. All of those iconic, head-banging rock ‘n’ roll hits are coming to the prestigious theater...
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2.4KReviewsJennifer Kuhnberg’s ‘What is Love?’: Choreographing personal experience
OnStage Dance Company, Malden, Massachusetts.July 12, 2019. Good writers write about what they know, goes an old aphorism. Does that also hold...
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4.1KFeature ArticlesAl Blackstone: For the love of dance, and Freddie
This month, commercial choreographer Al Blackstone is taking another foray into the concert dance world, presenting a full-length work at New York’s...
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4.4KFeature ArticlesDavid Neumann blends different worlds in ‘Hadestown’
Hadestown is the musical I had unknowingly been waiting for all season. While the title might not ring a bell like those...
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2.4KReviewsDoes ‘Be More Chill’ live up to its following?
Lyceum Theatre, New York, New York. March 13, 2019. I suppose I’m not very chill. Perhaps I’ve reached that age where I just...
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7.2KDance Studio OwnerDance teachers: Expanding your choreographic horizons
In writing this article, I was motivated by the fact that as I travel around the U.S. judging competitions and doing master...
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5.1KDance Studio OwnerChoreography Online: Catalyzing dance connections
Iconic tech giant Steve Jobs once downplayed the importance of technology itself, surprisingly enough, stating that “what’s important is that you have...
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2.5KReviews2018 Capezio ACE Awards is a treat for the senses
New York Hilton Midtown, New York, New York. August 4, 2018. With 21 varied dance works from a long list of up-and-coming,...
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4.7KReviewsLydia Johnson Dance in New York season 2018: Aesthetic worlds
The Ailey Citigroup Theater, New York, New York. June 7, 2018. Some of the dances I most clearly remember and commend are...
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5.5KFeature ArticlesSheep Meadow Dance Theatre: Pushing boundaries in movement and storytelling
Billy Blanken has always been an activist, and his choreographic works reflect that. As Artistic Director of New York City-based Sheep Meadow...
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7.7KFeature ArticlesWays to keep your choreography fresh
Maybe the biggest struggle for choreographers is keeping choreography fresh, new, innovative and exciting. Dance is ever evolving and changing, and keeping...
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3.9KReviewsUnderstated forces: Jose Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘Impelling Forces’
The Sanctuary Theatre, Cambridge, MA. October 29, 2016. With maturity and sophistication comes knowing that less can be more. Understatement can say...
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5.8KFeature ArticlesChloe Campbell takes Chicago in ‘Hamilton’
Does the name Chloe Campbell ring a bell? Dance Informa interviewed this British beauty last March upon making her Broadway debut in...
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61.8K1Tips & Advice9 Ways to Improve Your Scores at Dance Competition
Dance Informa is always asked — whether it be by email, text or in person — about ways to improve a dancer’s score...
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10.2KFeature ArticlesLauren Adams Talks DanceOn Network and Her Choreographic Process
Lauren Adams is one of those people with whom you want to talk about art for hours on end, if you have...
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5.4KFeature ArticlesBudding, Not Yet Blooming: The People Movers
By Tara Sheena of Dance Informa. Kate Ladenheim is an eager redhead with some big views on dance. She started her company,...
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9.9KFeature ArticlesWhat’s next for dance on Broadway?
A reflection on the classic Broadway choreography of yesteryear and the musical theatre scene today by a Broadway fan. By Mary Callahan...
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25.5KDance Teacher ResourcesRecreational Choreography for 2-6 year olds
By Paul Henderson with Tiffany Henderson. It’s possible to devastate an entire dance classes’ season at the end-of-the-year dance recital, resulting in...
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5.0KTop StoriesNo wallflower, Travis Wall
By Kristy Johnson. As an Emmy nominated choreographer on America’s smash hit So You Think You Can Dance, Travis Wall has come...
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5.3KFeature ArticlesMOTION Dance+Theater: Artistic Retreat
By Stephanie Wolf. Dot-com start-ups are all the rage in the business world, but what about the unsung entrepreneurs in the dance...
