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How to clean your marley dance studio floor

What you put on your dance floor to clean it could kill it!

You may have established a “no drinks allowed” (except for water) rule at your studio, but still there are the inevitable spills,...

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Tips & Advice

Improvisation: It’s all inside

There’s an arguably witty, yet wise response out there to the dismissive “My kid could draw that!” – “Well, he/she didn’t.” This...

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Dance Health

Defining ‘success’ as a dancer

Dancing offers so many beautiful gifts. That’s why so many of us are so powerfully drawn to it. George Balanchine once said,...

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Dance Health

Hydration know-how for dancers

Without question, water is an incredibly important ingredient for life. We can live far longer without food than we can without water....

'Cry Me a River', choreographed by Andrew Winghart. Photo by Brandon Somerhalder.

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Feature Articles

Ways 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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Feature Articles

Is it safe to create a dance social media profile?

In an effort to boost self-branding, build a professional network or to simply stay informed, many young dancers continue to invade social...

Starpower Talent Competition. Photo by Universal Event Photography.

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Tips & Advice

A guide to ultimate team spirit

Teamwork. It is the cornerstone of most sports. Working together with your peers and the athletes in your group to succeed as...

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Tips & Advice

Top 10 takeaways from dance competition

When you’re wrapped up in the craziness that is dance competition, you sometimes forget to look around and appreciate all of the...

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Tips & Advice

Headshots: How to get your best pic

“There simply is no more important investment for a working artist than excellent headshots.” That’s what Broadway Dance Center’s Director of Educational...

Donna Flagg teaching Lastics. Photo courtesy of Flagg.

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Feature Articles

Be your own boss and support yourself between gigs

It’s nearly Nutcracker season, and that may mean you have a couple gigs lined up to keep you busy and pay your...

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Spotlight

Get ready for college dance this summer!

So, congratulations, you’ve been accepted into a university or conservatory dance program. You’re counting down the days until you arrive on campus....

Dancer Maggie Ellington. Photography by Richard Calmes.

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Feature Articles

Lift up yourself with these mantras

An audition doesn’t go well. You blank out during a performance. It’s quite an off-day in class. We’ve all been there. Those...

Paul Taylor Dance Company Member Michael Apuzzo in Taylor's 'Sea Lark'

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Feature Articles

10 Ways to Re-inspire for Dance in the New Year

It’s the new year, so it’s time to get re-inspired! No matter how much you love dance, at some point you will...

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Dance Health

Keep Your Muscles Cozy this Winter

It’s winter, and that means (apart from those us of who live where it stays beautifully warm) cold weather. That doesn’t mean...

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Giveaways!

Belen Pereyra on Ailey’s new work ‘Open Door’ – Plus WIN tickets

In light of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater’s 45th season at New York City Center this December, Dance Informa spoke with company...

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Feature Articles

Catching Up with Beckanne Sisk of Ballet West

Dance Informa recently caught up with Ballet West’s gorgeous Beckanne Sisk, the company’s newest principal artist, to hear about her latest endeavors...

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Interviews

Can virtual dance corrections improve your technique?

While technology, social media, and the Internet have allowed for greater communication and distribution of ideas, they have also hindered personal human...