Many of us are familiar with the “winter blues”, and some of you may even be aware of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), a type of depression that is common in the winter months. SAD a…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:59PMAs the cold season sets in, being conscious of how you stretch is even more important than usual. Wearing warmups and leaning over a leg on the barre just won’t cut it. Worst case, it coul…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:07PMBoston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA.November 17, 2019. The multiplicity in KAIROS Dance Theater’s OBJECT. starts about as early as possible, with its title; the work centered on women b…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:27PMBrooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.November 22, 2019. Peeping Tom’s 32 rue Vandenbranden ran from November 20-23, at the Harvey Theater as part of Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:14PMBrooklyn Academy of Music, Brooklyn, NY.November 15, 2019. The Great Tamer made its New York debut at Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House as part of the Next Wave Festiva…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:58PMEpisode Two of The Hollywood Dance Podcast has arrived! The Hollywood Dance Podcast sees Tony Selznick and his co-host, Megan Hunt of MSA Agency, interview industry professionals to discuss …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 12:38AMOur body is wonderfully complex and multifaceted. Yet broken down into its simplest parts, it is a collection of bones, muscles, fascia and other types of tissue. A dancer’s instrument is …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:51PMNatalie Reid is kicking up her heels in her ninth Christmas season with the Radio City Rockettes. As a longtime Rockette veteran, Reid has grown to love her crazy busy schedule during the l…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:49PMDance Informa offers you the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs! This month, we’re talking about immersive dance, and the various ways you are perfect for the job. …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:08PMDiscipline in dance class is one of the most important tools for a successful career. The practice starts during early training and continues through every class you’ll ever take. A discip…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:10PMWe sat down this week with ClassJuggler Dance‘s Jon Koerber to ask him what studio owners should consider when debating whether or not the time is right to purchase and set up dance studi…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 07:01PMAmong the hustle and bustle of Los Angeles, where dancers dream of making it big and competition for the spotlight is rife, a group of performers are taking a different approach. MusEffect, …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 06:56PMWith Christmas and the New Year fast approaching, we thought now would be the perfect opportunity to share all our favourite gift ideas for your dance-obsessed friends and family. With the h…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 06:28PMNYU Skirball Theater, New York, NY. November 8, 2019. As a dance reviewer who sees a good deal of work, I’m often pleasantly struck by how much possibility for mood, aesthetic, and messag…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:14PMCenter for Performance Research, Brooklyn, NY. November 1, 2019. “Belief is a beautiful armor, but it makes for the heaviest sword,” goes one John Mayer lyric. For good or ill, we all h…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:05PMDavid H. Koch Theater, New York, NY.November 7, 2019. As humans evolved, they moved together to praise spirits — those that brought health and sickness, plenty or scarcity, weather good or…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:51PMIt doesn’t take long into a conversation with Jamar Roberts to get a sense of who he is — passionate, curious and a very hard worker. Roberts seems to have a reverence for tradition and …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:09PMIn a haze of exhaustion, I signed the papers selling the successful dance studio I’d carefully nurtured for the past 11 years. Joy and motivation had collapsed under the weight of total bu…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 02:50PM“Imitation is the highest form of flattery,” the saying goes. Yet, taken to a certain extent, is it also theft? From concert dance to the competition world, choreographers have seen danc…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:28PMWinter Garden Theatre, New York, NY.November 14, 2019. “Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice! Beetlejuice!” To open, Beetlejuice was so not my favorite movie growing up. As a tween, I found it was…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:28PMThe Joyce Theater, New York, NY. November 11, 2019. For such a young nation, relatively speaking, America has an impressive dance heritage — including tap, jazz, hip hop, contemporary dan…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 12:29PMDavid H. Koch Theater, New York, NY. October 23, 2019. Moving, loving, eating, sleeping — there are actions that have always been fundamental to being human. We all do them in different…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:54AMThe Joyce Theater, New York, NY.November 10, 2019. It can be truly striking to sit back and reflect upon how American “pop” culture developed. Interestingly, so much of it derived from t…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:59PMTheater enthusiasts, Broadway stars, industry insiders and passionate supporters ran (or walked) the streets of New York City in this year’s Broadway Run, raising a record-breaking $104,23…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 02:22PMThe Joyce Theater, New York, NY.October 22, 2019. There’s just something about when masters gather — their combined experiences jelling and mixing such that they become more than the sum…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:43PMToday’s industry is brimming with classes and education opportunities for dancers. But what about dance teachers? Training for this demographic is often neglected or overlooked, but the be…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:47AMTony Selznick, legend in the Hollywood dance industry and co-founder of McDonald Selznick Associates (MSA), has played a pivotal role in establishing the careers of some of the world’s big…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:13AMMany young dancers dream of touring with a company or show. You’re doing what you love. You’re being paid to travel. It’s a chance to see the world with a group of people you’re clos…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 02:00PMLara Heimann had always been interested in movement, athleticism and the human body. From a background of professional physical therapy and Vinyasa yoga instruction, she decided to craft her…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:50PMBallet lovers of all types were saddened to learn of the passing of ballet icon Alicia Alonso on September 17, in Havana, Cuba. Alonso was a performer for the ages, with performances such as…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:07PMFrom stage to screen, Dance Informa talks to Brittany Riddle, LA’s dancer and choreographer for Sherman’s Showcase as seen on IFC Network – a comedy television series created by Dial…
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