In The Heights Archives - Dance Informa Magazine

Chris Scott on 'Wicked' set. Photo by Giles Keyte, Universal Pictures.

Christopher Scott: Dancing through life and onto the big screen of ‘Wicked’

Choreographer Christopher Scott was first exposed to dance after moving to Hollywood at age 13, where he attended Hollywood High’s Performing Arts...

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Interviews

It’s wonderful work: A talk with Rickey Tripp on ‘A Wonderful World’ and beyond

Rickey Tripp didn’t make it to the Great White Way after being a trophy-touting competition kid or studio darling; “I would watch...

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Feature Articles

5 Black dancers who inspire us – and how they’re changing the game

Welcome to an incomplete, randomly ordered list of today’s Black dancers who inspire our socks off. These artist are world-class athletes, industry...

Claire Ross. Photo by Lindsay Rosenberg.

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Feature Articles

Credit the Creator: An Instagram account for accountability

Do you know who choreographed the handshake in The Parent Trap? No? What about the Jingle Bell Rock dance from Mean Girls? You might...

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Feature Articles

5 unforgettable dance scenes in the ‘In The Heights’ film

After multiple delayed releases because of a long, hard global pandemic, it’s finally here — the film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Broadway...

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Feature Articles

Dance life in quarantine: Shani Talmor is keeping community alive

“I didn’t overthink it. I’m a person of feeling and energy; I just go for it,” shares Shani Talmor, describing how she...

Shamicka Benn watching Cell Block Tango scene backstage at 'Chicago'. Photo by Dance Captain Christophe Caballero.

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Tips & Advice

Why your life outside the studio matters

No one wants to watch a performer who’s just going through the movement. Spectators want to be transfixed and enchanted by an...

'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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Feature Articles

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...