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World Dance Movement - The International Festival. Photo by Mariagrazia Proietto.

World Dance Movement launches international virtual dance competition

World Dance Movement – The International Dance Festival, co-founded by Tony Award-nominated, world-renowned producer/director/choreographer and master teacher Michèle Assaf, launches Fantastic World...

Gabrielle Johnson and Artists. Photo courtesy of Gabrielle Johnson.

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Tips & Advice

What it takes to start your own dance company

Gabrielle Johnson is the founder, director and choreographer of Gabrielle Johnson and Artists. Armed with a BFA from Alonzo King LINES Ballet...

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Dance Studio Owner

New York City dance studios form alliance to combat COVID

Eight months after the start of the coronavirus outbreak, some aspects of the New York scene are starting to trickle back. The...

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Peridance Connect: Online dance for the community

Just like every dance studio across New York – and the world – Peridance Capezio Center was forced to close its doors...

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Dance Studio Owner

6 tech tools to help run your dance studio online

In this new, socially distant environment, technology is vital to continue to run your business. While fears of reduction in staff productivity...

Graciela Kozak. Photo by Hallee Bernstein.

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Peridance Capezio Center: Drop-in classes and beyond

In the heart of New York City, not far from the bright lights of Broadway, in the bustle of downtown Manhattan, Peridance...

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Performance spaces for non-professional adult dancers: Why should they have to stop?

There’s just something about dancing in the glow of stage lights, of giving your all to an audience with something on which...

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Dance Studio Owner

Spotlight 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,...

Celebrity Dance. Photo courtesy of Celebrity.

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Celebrity Dance welcomes Jackie Nowicki and Chaz Wolcott!

One of the country’s premier dance competition companies, Celebrity Dance, has made some exciting additions for this coming season. Two professional dancers...

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Tips & Advice

How to plan a summer in NYC: 6 things you must do

School’s almost out, and we can’t wait for summer break. Are you planning a trip to New York City this summer? Whether...

Igal Perry. Photo courtesy of Peridance Capezio Center.

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Feature Articles

Peridance celebrates 35 years: Dance reaching far, wide and for long

All over the world, there is just so much dance to be learned and experienced. Centralizing the study and sharing of as...

Lydia Holtz in Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre's 'FAIRYLAND'. Photo by Damian Gardner.

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Sheep Meadow Dance Theatre: Pushing boundaries in movement and storytelling

Billy Blanken has always been an activist, and his choreographic works reflect that. As Artistic Director of New York City-based Sheep Meadow...

Photo courtesy of Broadway Dance Center Children and Teens.

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11 places to dance in NYC in 2018

As you venture into the new year, it’s an optimal time to step outside of your comfort zone and jeté into a...

Jon Ole Olstad leads his contemporary class at Peridance Capezio Center. Photo by Amy Gardner.

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Jon Ole Olstad finds his home

For many dancers, the stage, the performance space, is their home. But for Jon Ole Olstad, the studio is where he thrives....

Brynt Beitman and Laura Di Orio in Lydia Johnson's 'Giving Way'. Photo by Nir Arieli.

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Spotlight

Lydia Johnson Dance: A fusion of emotion and form

In some circles of contemporary choreographers, the word “formal” has a negative connotation. It implies an adherence to Westernized, balletic ideals like...