The Harvard Dance Project spring 2018: Dance to make you think – and more! by Admin

Harvard Dance Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts.  April 26, 2018. Dance can dazzle our eyes, make our feet move in our seats and get right into our skin. Sometimes, it can make us laugh. Som…

Real Talk: Is it okay to shout ‘werk it’ at a student performer? by Admin

Dance Informa considers how our cheers really affect our dancers. If you’ve attended a number of dance competitions or recitals, at some point you have probably heard an adult cheer on a s…

How to hold a successful summer dance intensive at your studio by Admin

Summer dance intensives can be a huge success at your studio, if planned properly. Why not provide your students with an opportunity to learn, grow and have fun in the summer with new and …

Creating a creative culture – by, and for, all! by Admin

Creativity – it’s certainly a loaded word, with many possible meanings. Many sectors in the modern world have begun to understand its essential part in innovation and pushing a m…

So Dancers: Inspiring the next generation of dancers  by Admin

It takes more than just great physical dance skills to be a good dancer. It also takes dedication, a strong work ethic, artistry, athleticism, an undying passion and humility. For young danc…

Ilana Bolotsky – Broadway Dreams Come True by Admin

Ilana Bolotsky is currently making her Broadway dreams come true, although you won’t find her singing or dancing on stage. Bolotsky is behind the scenes as a Child Guardian at Once On …

Alternative careers in dance: Becoming a Dance/Movement Therapist by Admin

Whether you are a retired professional, a young student just starting out or an individual with a passion for movement but not looking to make it in the competitive professional circuit, the…

How to prepare for your next summer intensive by Admin

Summer will be here before you know it. School will be out, homework will be a thing of the past, other activities may subside, and perhaps you have a summer intensive lined up, so you can s…

YYC Dance Project: A dance team with a dancer’s best interests at heart by Admin

In the dance world, there is a constant need for enrichment in training. Whether it is in ballet, jazz or contemporary, it is essential to keep some balanced criteria of styles under your be…

John Heginbotham launches three-year residency with National Center for Choreography by Admin

John Heginbotham is having a good year. Having founded his company, Dance Heginbotham, in 2012, after a 14-year tenure with Mark Morris Dance Group, Heginbotham has spent the past six years…

The Joffrey/Arpino Festival: A shared legacy by Admin

Dance is undeniably a highly handed-down tradition. The artists whose work is preserved and honored were most often innovators in their time. Limited resources – amongst individuals, f…

It’s all in the name: Just For Kix’s ‘Together We Dance’ Open to All by Admin

Just For Kix is more than just a dancewear company. The popular brand also hosts a successful – and very popular – competition. And the name says it all. Just For Kix’s Together We Dan…

Lin Manuel Miranda Digitally Signed Hamilton Lyric Sheet Giveaway by Admin

You could win this Lin Manuel Miranda digitally signed Hamilton: An American Musical lyric sheet! Simply pick your favorite interview or article, tweet or post about it on Facebook, follow/f…

Win 1 of 10 tickets to the Capezio Dance Awards! by Admin

Capezio, one of the foremost dancewear and dance shoes brands in the world, is thrilled to celebrate its legacy of 130 years of excellence in May! The renowned dance supplier and global infl…

Ann Harada – Make ‘Em Laugh by Admin

Ann Harada has been keeping Broadway audiences entertained for years in shows such as Cinderella, 9 to 5, M Butterfly, Seussical, and Les Miserables. I first encountered the finely-tuned mus…

4 ways to expand your stylistic versatility by Admin

Versatility. It’s become quite a buzz word in the dance world. It’s said that the more a dancer can do, the more likely it is that he/she will work consistently – and even sometim…

Buck and Boogz: ‘Love Heals All Wounds’ by Admin

NYU Skirball, New York, New York. April 14, 2018. The NYC premiere of Love Heals All Wounds, directed and choreographed by Jon Boogz and Lil Buck, with spoken word poetry by Robin Sanders, w…

José Mateo Ballet Theatre’s ‘Moving Violations’: Remembrances in movement by Admin

From classical to contemporary: Choreographer Gabrielle Lamb finds her voice by Admin

When choreographer Gabrielle Lamb was a child, she gathered classmates at her performing arts Montessori school in Savannah, Georgia, and created a show focused on arguably the most ambitiou…

World Dance Movement celebrates 10th Anniversary by Admin

World Dance Movement, a leader in the international dance scene, is celebrating its 10th Anniversary this year. Founded by Artistic Director Michèle Assaf, World Dance Movement (WDM) was bo…

‘STOMP’: The international sensation  by Admin

Fox Theatre, Atlanta, Georgia.  April 6, 2018. The Fox Theatre was turned into symphony of sound as STOMP took the stage Friday, April 6. The set alone had a personality of its own as it gr…

Dissolving into one: ANIKAYA Dance Theater’s ‘Conference of the Birds’ by Admin

Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, Massachusetts. April 7, 2018. Strictly speaking, there is unity and there is division. What if there could be unity even with difference, if difference di…

Kristin Wagner’s ‘…that’s what she said’: Dances from the female perspective by Admin

The Dance Complex, Cambridge, Massachusetts. March 31, 2018. In a time of significant political and social turmoil, what role do the arts play? A mirror, catharsis, an outlet for representat…

Atlanta Ballet excels in compelling mixed repertory program ‘Tu Tu & More’ by Admin

Cobb Energy Center, Smyrna, Georgia. April 14, 2018. While writing this review of Atlanta Ballet’s mixed repertory program, Tu Tu & More, I realized just how much I appreciate and enj…

Lauren Boyd – Broadway Babe by Admin

By most measures, Lauren Boyd has arrived. She is in this century’s most seminal piece of theater, dancing in the ensemble and as an understudy for Peggy Schuyler/Maria Reynolds in Ham…

A Conversation with Penny Pun by Admin

  It is always a rare treat to discover a fellow Hong Kong transplant in the New York theater community, and this time, the blessing came in the form of Penny Pun. Speaking with Penny tugge…

Kinections Dancegroup: Connecting the steps toward a professional career by Admin

It can be daunting to begin to even think about navigating into a professional dance career. Yes, you have years of training under your belt, and, yes, you have the love and passion for danc…

Together We Know Dance by Admin

Só Dança, the dancewear and dance shoe company that’s been supplying dancers worldwide with quality attire for over 20 years, recently partnered with the one and only Broadway Dance Cent…

A Conversation with Andrea Prestinario and Royer Bockus of Ring of Keys by Admin

  When Jeanine Tesori and Lisa Kron became the first all-female writing team to win Best Score at the Tony Awards, Tesori said: “You have to see it to be it.” Andrea Prestinario and Roy…

Kenita Miller – Human Heart by Admin

To witness Kenita Miller in performance is to experience someone speaking to your soul. She sings with a purity of emotion that breaks past your rib cage, straight to holding your heart with…

Vitamin D deficiency is common, and it’s a bigger concern than most dancers realize by Admin

My daughter is now taking five dance classes a week, so at a recent visit to her pediatrician, I asked about testing for vitamin D deficiency. Our physician stated that in most cases she doe…