Saturday, January 5, 2019
You are probably no stranger to the term “New Year’s resolution”. The most common are to “get healthy” or “lose weight”. I am a firm believer that you can make a resolution any…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:58PMDance competitions often get a bad rap. You either love them or you hate them. Fans will tell you that dance competitions offer performance and scholarship opportunities, encourage dancers�…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:50PMIn dance class, we practice tendus and pliés into complex leaps and turns. In rehearsals, we create and refine works of dance art. Yet do we ever train in goodness, in treating each other w…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:31PMFriday, January 4, 2019
Strand Theatre, Dorchester, Massachusetts. December 14, 2018. The Nutcracker is inarguably a long-standing holiday tradition around the world. Is it possible for it to become old and “tire…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:17PMThursday, January 3, 2019
Broadway Dance Center (BDC) will begin its Professional Semester audition tour on January 6. Professional Semester is a unique program that offers technical training, as well as professional…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 05:05PMMonday, December 31, 2018
The next installment of Dance Informa’s series, Iconic Dance Spaces Around the World, looks at The Strand Beach, in Townsville, Far North Queensland, Australia. It’s summer time in …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:06PMThursday, December 27, 2018
Have you noticed that it is more difficult to stretch your muscles when you feel cold? Or that it takes longer for you to feel “on?” This is not your imagination! When it’s cold out, …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:09PM“One thing’s universal: Life’s no dress rehearsal.” That line could literally be every dancer’s personal mantra. But it’s actually a lyric from one of the newest musicals to hit …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:01PMAs part of Dance Informa’s new series, Spotlight on the Teacher, we feature jazz, theater and lyrical teacher Richard Pierlon, who teaches regularly at Steps on Broadway. He has a contagio…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:54PM‘Tis the season for some time off, family, treats and cozy nights in. But it’s also the time of year to reflect on the past 12 months and think ahead to the next 365 days. What do you wa…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:42PMThere’s an exciting convention in town, and its name is Radix. Derived from the Latin word meaning “root”, “core” or “primary source”, Radix promises to help dancers get to the…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:15PMThe concert dance life is no easy road; the physical, energetic, mental and financial challenges can feel constant. For some, this is the only life in dance that is for them, and they find w…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 05:37AMWednesday, December 26, 2018
Neil Simon Theatre, New York, NY. December 12, 2018. I was very excited for this musical. Even if you’re not a Cher fan, you can’t deny respect to a diva who has reinvented herself and…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:51PMFor tonight's special New Year's Eve shows, Raven will give a nod to NYC evenings past, performing classic pop and American Songbook standards that run the range from "Fly Me to the Moon" to…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 04:55PMMonday, December 24, 2018
New York City Center, New York, NY. December 2, 2018. Dance as an art form owes a lot to legacy – the gifts of artists to future artists and the direction of the art form itself. Few A…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 11:38AMSunday, December 23, 2018
He attended Lehigh University. He enlisted in the Navy and served in and around China during World War Two. After the war, he married Alberta Saby of Allentown, Pennsylvania; they were marri…
SOURCE: www.theaterscene.net at 09:14AMWednesday, December 19, 2018
The Fox Theater, Atlanta, Georgia. December 9, 2018. The story of The Nutcracker is an old tale, told by many dance companies around the world every year. However, the world premiere from A…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:14PMThursday, December 13, 2018
Boston Opera House, Boston, Massachusetts. November 29, 2018. The Nutcracker is a tale with a long tradition of telling, far and wide. How can choreographers keep the story fresh and engagin…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:26PMSó Dança is feeling merry and bright this holiday season, and to help spread the cheer, the beloved dancewear and dance shoe company has decided to giveaway a cozy Winter Warm-Up Outfit to…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 01:27PMSaturday, December 8, 2018
Cher is an entertainer who has certainly had her ups and downs. Unlike many teenagers she was consumed with ambition to be a film star which was motivated by a single visit to Grauman’s Ch…
SOURCE: onandoffbroadwaytheaterreviews.com at 12:30PMTuesday, December 4, 2018
When we think of the word “artist”, there are many pictures that come to mind. Artists span anywhere from music, to painting and moving right into dancing. The wide and wonderful…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:52PMToday, we’re asking a very important question: Are your students overripe bananas or mangoes? Now, before you think I’ve totally lost it, let me tell you that recently we held this incr…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 05:31AMCamille A. Brown is a rising dance-world icon. Use of gesture and theatricality, amalgamation of various stylistic influences, and a unique kind of virtuosity makes her work something of whi…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 05:24AMMonday, December 3, 2018
As a dancer in 2018, YouTube — and the internet in general — is one of your greatest resources. Research a show before you go in for the audition, check out an interview from a well-know…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:05PMDancers have always been the kind of people who take the road less traveled. Who sacrifice the comfortable for the pursuit of excellence. Now, there is a noticeable rise in the number of dan…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:45PMWe have arrived upon one of the most anticipated seasons of the year. With the holiday season around us at every corner, it is a season not only of joy but one of tradition. One tradition th…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:36PMThe Nutcracker – it makes most think of snow falling as ballerinas scurry across the stage, Polichinelles running out from under Mother Ginger’s giant skirt, the Cavalier and Sugar P…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:28PMFrom the time when you were younger, sitting on Santa’s lap and telling him what you wanted for Christmas, wishing has been a large part of the holiday season. This year, we asked several …
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 09:21PMSaturday, December 1, 2018
Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater, Washington, D.C. November 17, 2018. Last night, I had the chance to see Arena Stage’s production of Anything Goes at the Mead Center in…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 10:56PMFriday, November 30, 2018
These days, everything is online – shopping, correspondence, banking, movies, food delivery – and these services certainly make life more convenient and can bring the world to your home!…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:31AMWe are dancers. Maybe we’re born that way, maybe we fall into the art form and it becomes our passion. And with hard work, dedication and training, we can make a life of dance for ourselve…
SOURCE: www.danceinforma.com at 08:29AM 
