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Atlanta Ballet 2: Growing up and out

Rome wasn’t built in a day, they say. It’s the same for artists; growth takes years of practice, learning from mistakes and...

Theater Arts Preparatory School. Photo by Patrice Sanford.

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Theater Arts Preparatory School in Las Vegas: ‘You can get there from here!’

In the spring of 2015, I was contacted by Don Mirault about teaching for a new program that he was launching in...

Mike Minery. Photo courtesy of Break The Floor Productions.

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Tap Dance King Mike Minery takes on another year at DancerPalooza and Dance Teacher Summit

The time is quickly approaching for the dance event that dance teachers and students alike look forward to each year: DancerPalooza and...

James Whiteside. Photo by Nisian Hughes.

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James Whiteside: From competition kid to ABT star

American Ballet Theatre (ABT) Principal James Whiteside is not your stereotypical premier male danseur. He’s got an edge. Whiteside started as a...

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Congratulations, you just graduated! Now what?

It’s graduation season, and amidst the celebrations, parties and congratulatory cards is the one question that sparks anxiety in every dancer: “What’s...

Wendy Whelan in Liturgy with Albert Evans. Photo by Paul Kolnick.

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A Restless, Yet Rooted, Creature – A Talk with Wendy Whelan

Many successful artists have a chameleon quality, to be able to shift and morph according to the project at hand. Yet, something...

ballet project[d] in 'Dangerous Business'. Photo by Arun Farcas.

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From New Jersey to Ireland: Lauren Speirs’s ballet project[d]

Sometimes, when an opportunity is missing, you just have to create it. That’s precisely what 27-year-old Lauren Speirs did when her fiancé’s...

Refuge Dance Company in 'Silver Boxes'. Photo by Jessica Silva.

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Refuge Dance Company: Using dance for social causes

Just over 10 years ago, Refuge Dance Company Founder Katherine Gant was new to the dance scene in Atlanta, Georgia. Everywhere she...

'Dancing with the Stars: Live! - We Came to Dance'. Photo courtesy of Segerstrom Center for the Arts.

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‘Dancing with the Stars’ reveals new Junior edition

One of television’s most beloved dance shows, Dancing with the Stars, has recently revealed exciting news. The ABC network will pick up...

Derick K. Grant, Dormeshia Sumbry-Edwards and Jason Samuels Smith in Samuels Smith's 'Going the Miles' at Harlem Stage. Photo by Marc Millman, courtesy of Divine Rhythm Productions.

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Your favorite tap artists celebrate National Tap Dance Day

National Tap Dance Day is May 25, when the country celebrates the art form of tap dancing. The annual holiday was first...

Roald Dahl's 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory' on Broadway. Photo by Joan Marcus.

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Interviews

Choreographer Josh Bergasse on his latest, Broadway’s ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’

It’s tricky to bring a well-known and well-loved story to the Broadway stage. Whether adapting a book, film or folktale to a...

Starpower Talent Competition. Photo by Universal Event Photography.

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Gary Pate’s Starpower Talent Competition celebrates 30 years

There are probably many reasons why Starpower Talent Competition has been around (and going strong) for 30 years. It hosts tens of thousands...

'Bandstand' cast members Geoff Packard, Joey Pero, James Nathan Hopkins, Laura Osnes, Corey Cott and Brandon James Ellis. Photo by Jeremy Daniel.

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Andy Blankenbuehler’s new Broadway musical ‘Bandstand’

Andy Blankenbuehler is arguably one of today’s most versatile Broadway choreographers. His currently running productions range stylistically from virtuosic and highly technical...

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Trisha Brown: Dancemaker and dance-shaper

The simplest definition of an artist may be one who shapes a certain material – be it clay, paint, music or the...

Broadway Dance Center childrens dance classes

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Broadway Dance Center opens new studio for teens and kids

This June, Broadway Dance Center (BDC) will unveil a new studio location at 65th Street in NYC, in the heart of Lincoln...

Safe and appropriate music choices for dance classes

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If kids don’t understand a song’s message, are the lyrics really harmful?

Music today is many things – but one thing it is often not is subtle. Lyrics in many mainstream songs are not...

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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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Steps NYC Announces First Audition Tour

Steps on Broadway, NYC’s legendary professional dance center committed to training and maintaining the integrity of the art form, increases its global...