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All posts tagged "jazz dance"
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148Feature ArticlesMake your digital dance move
Take a dance class on Broadway during your lunch break, try a new style, follow an international teacher, soak up different approaches...
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1.2KDance Studio OwnerKeeping dancers safe and strong: Stagestep’s new Pulse flooring system
Injury: if you’re a dancer, you might groan at the mere thought of it. Injuries can set dancers back in their technique,...
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424ReviewsDance as community, as expression and so much more: OnStage Dance Company’s Season 24 Performance
Boston University Dance Theater, Boston, MA.Accessed virtually. “Great artists find a way to be themselves within their art,” once affirmed the iconic...
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334ReviewsHistory through the lens of dance: Celebrity Series of Boston presents Paul Taylor Dance Company
Shubert Theater, Boston, MA.April 16, 2023. Paul Taylor is undeniably a giant in classic American modern dance. His work has inspired generations...
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433InterviewsJoy and legacy: An inside look at Bob Fosse’s ‘DANCIN’’ on Broadway
Dance Informa had the pleasure of learning all about Bob Fosse’s Broadway show, DANCIN’, through electrifying conversations with Tony Award-winning Director Wayne...
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1.7KFeature ArticlesWhat is jazz dance in 2023?
Commercial jazz, contemporary jazz, street jazz, theater jazz, jazz funk, Afro jazz, jazzercise. What do they all have in common? If you...
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4.5KDance Studio OwnerThe importance of groove: Black art as the pillars of American dance
Raise your hand if you’ve ever been told that ballet is the base technique for all other dance forms. I know I...
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2.9KFeature Articles‘World of Dance’ Season 4: Get to know Project 21
While we are only in the beginning stages of Season 4, the World of Dance competition is starting to heat up as...
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5.5KFeature ArticlesHistory and future of jazz dance in ‘Transmission’ documentary
What is jazz dance? As dancers, we’ve likely either taken a jazz class or been in the audience of a jazz performance....
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4.4KDance Studio OwnerSpotlight on the Teacher: Max Stone
As part of Dance Informa’s series, Spotlight on the Teacher, we feature contemporary teacher and Artistic Director of NYC-based company Sexy Beast,...
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4.3KFeature ArticlesVideo Interview Series. Episode 4: Emmy Nominee Al Blackstone
In our fourth episode of Dance Informa’s Video Interview Series, I chatted with musical theater choreographer and teacher, Al Blackstone, who was...
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5.1KDance Studio OwnerSue Samuels receives Dance Teacher Award at NYC Summit
Sue Samuels, artistic director of Jazz Roots Dance Company and longtime teacher in the New York City dance community, will receive the...
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4.4KInterviewsDance Informa Video Interview Series. Episode 3: Nick Lazzarini
In this, the third episode of our video series, I sat down with one of the dance industry’s biggest stars, Nick Lazzarini. ...
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5.1KFeature ArticlesKilowatt Dance Theater: Swing dance on the concert stage
What comes to mind when you hear “Kilowatt Dance Theater”? High energy, excitement and innovation for sure — but what style is...
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8.3KFeature ArticlesGlass House Dance: For a more compassionate dance world
One voice and a vision is all it takes to create change. Two strong voices and a shared vision for a more...
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7.5KFeature ArticlesNan Giordano: Carrying on a legacy of her own
There’s the classic — that which brings nostalgia and an easy smile. Then there’s the current — what some might call “contemporary”,...
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5.2KReviews - USAItalian International Dance Festival
Julia Richman Theatre, New York City March 22 2013 By Laura Di Orio. The Italian International Dance Festival, which for the first...
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6.4K2Top Stories16-year-old American wins first Dance Upon A Dream competition
By Chelsea Thomas. Kati Smasne, 16, never dreamed she would win the first global competition of Dance Upon A Dream, a new...
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13.9KInterviewsAtlanta Dance Connection’s Allure
By Emily Yewell Volin. Atlanta Dance Connections’ professional dancers have well-trained, chiseled bodies of various shapes and sizes and the audacious performance...
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11.1KDance Teacher ResourcesFosse Quiz
How much do you know about jazz dance icon Bob Fosse? By Rain Francis. 1. Which of the following characters would you...
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4.3KReviews - USAFearidescence: The Interference and the Illumination
Project 7 Contemporary Dance Company February 17 2012 7 Stages Theatre, Atlanta GA By Deborah Searle. For the past four years I...
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19.3KTop StoriesWhere’s the Jazz?
By Emily Yewell Volin. Where’s the jazz? Literally. Where’s a concert jazz dancer to look for performance opportunities? Jazz dance is uniquely...
