Looming immediately after the holidays is the season for dancers when contracts are given out and when audition season reaches a peak....
So many young dancers dream about it – that day they’ll be promoted to the corps of a major ballet company. It...
School’s back! It is easy to make fun of cafeteria food or dismiss it entirely, but believe it or not, today’s school...
Dance Informa asked 10 of the world’s most active dance medicine and science experts to name one thing they really, really wish...
Your studio is a great place to learn from your teachers and to work with other dancers, but what do you do...
No one wants to watch a performer who’s just going through the movement. Spectators want to be transfixed and enchanted by an...
Creativity – it’s certainly a loaded word, with many possible meanings. Many sectors in the modern world have begun to understand its...
Summer will be here before you know it. School will be out, homework will be a thing of the past, other activities...
Versatility. It’s become quite a buzz word in the dance world. It’s said that the more a dancer can do, the more likely...
Every little ballerina dreams about it, and every adult ballerina remembers it: that first time en pointe. On the less magical side...
Dancers are notorious for their drive, stamina and perfectionism. While some focus these tendencies on dance, many others let that bleed into...
That “gawky” feeling – when limbs feel too long for one’s body, as if not really their own. In the pre-teen and...
Every dancer has a drawer full of tights, whether they’re ballet pink or black bedazzled fishnets. Dance Informa has compiled a list...
In the dance world, as in many other sectors, we know that there’s serious competitiveness. Arguably, it gets more personal in our...
A picture is worth a thousand words. And unfortunately, sometimes words can be bad. Don’t let your next audition photo give the...
Sometimes you may find yourself wondering why you’re not as flexible as your friends, or why you’re flexible in different ways. Everybody...
You waited all this time, took the required amount of classes, worked extra hard on your ballet technique and were finally approved...
Have you ever suddenly noticed an area which you walk past every day – really seeing it for all its nooks and...
Let’s face it; we’ve all been there. Each January, we set lofty goals for ourselves to last the year long, then two...
Competition season is one of Dance Informa’s favorite times of year. Out come the rhinestones, the hairspray, the costumes, the routines and,...
Social media – there’s no denying that it’s an omnipresent and powerful force in the world of 2017. It facilitates advertising, social...
Visual and junk journaling are growing in popularity as ways to creatively express a process. Journaling for dance has a longstanding reputation...