Competition season is one of Dance Informa’s favorite times of year. Out come the rhinestones, the hairspray, the costumes, the routines and,...
Dance, in its myriad forms, is the creative connection that artists and performers strive to forge with an audience. But just as...
Heading to a convention can be such a valuable opportunity for growing dancers. You can take tons of classes from just about...
He’s a principal dancer with the New York City Ballet; she’s a musical theater performer in the busy audition-gig-audition-gig circuit. But together,...
Dancers seem to be universally committed, dedicated and hard-working. An upcoming technically challenging role can keep them up at night, or they...
We’ve all heard the importance of cross-training for dancers. How methods such as Pilates, yoga, Gyrotonic, resistance training, cardio and, yes, even...
You know what it takes to make it in the dance world: hard work, passion, performance quality, technical prowess, versatility. And there’s...
Noah Ricketts is only 25 years old, and he has already carved out quite a name for himself as a triple threat...
Food delivery? There’s an app for that. Books? Try Audible. Movies? Stream them on your phone with a relatively inexpensive monthly subscription....
Adult dancers attend an open class for a variety of reasons. Nearly all come because there is something about the atmosphere and...
After five years of not teaching or choreographing, Wade Robson is back on the scene. This fall, Robson, who has directed and...
In a recent video that has been widely shared on social media, Jared Grimes shows off his tap dancing skills after a...
Summertime for the competitive scene means nationals time. This is a time when you take the hard work and sweat from regionals...
It started out as a festival for professional groups such as Texas Ballet Theater and Dallas Black Dance Theatre to preview their...
California Ballet Company and San Diego Musical Theatre are presenting Billy Elliot the Musical at the historic Spreckels Theatre this fall. Dance...
Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), a presenter of tap dance and percussive arts, has recently announced that Daniel “Dani” Borak is its...
Dance is an ever-evolving art form. Style draws on inspiration — building upon what’s already been done. But it’s the context and...
Emily Molnar, artistic director of Ballet BC, has had a vision for the Canadian company since she took over its leadership in...
Rome wasn’t built in a day, they say. It’s the same for artists; growth takes years of practice, learning from mistakes and...
In the spring of 2015, I was contacted by Don Mirault about teaching for a new program that he was launching in...
The time is quickly approaching for the dance event that dance teachers and students alike look forward to each year: DancerPalooza and...
American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal James Whiteside is not your stereotypical premier male danseur. He’s got an edge. Whiteside started as a...