• Departing Boston Ballet dancer Whitney Jensen seeks 'time to grow' - Boston Globe

    Departing Boston Ballet dancer Whitney Jensen seeks 'time to grow' - Boston Globe
    Boston Globe
    Departing Boston Ballet dancer Whitney Jensen seeks 'time to grow'
    Boston Globe
    Continue reading below. When we heard that Boston Ballet principal dancer Whitney Jensen was leaving the company, we wondered where we'd see her next. Now it sounds like Jensen, acclaimed for her versatility and striking presence, might appear ...and more »
  • 'Orfeo' to launch Season 2 at Marigny Opera Ballet - The New Orleans Advocate

    'Orfeo' to launch Season 2 at Marigny Opera Ballet - The New Orleans Advocate
    The New Orleans Advocate
    'Orfeo' to launch Season 2 at Marigny Opera Ballet
    The New Orleans Advocate
    Photo provided by Marigny Opera Ballet -- The Marigny Opera House, a renovated 19th-century church, is home to the Opera Ballet. Photo provided by Marigny Opera Ballet -- Anna Isoipiv Photo provided by Marigny Opera Ballet -- Donavan Davis Photo ...
  • New Concertmaster for S.F. Ballet, Sharing Kochetkova with ABT - San Francisco Classical Voice

    San Francisco Classical Voice
    New Concertmaster for S.F. Ballet, Sharing Kochetkova with ABT
    San Francisco Classical Voice
    Maria Kochetkova in John Cranko's <em>Onegin</em> (Photo by Even in the long hiatus between the ballet season, which ended in May to yield the the Opera summer season, and the December Nutcracker blitz, there is news from San Francisco Ballet, the ...
    Principal Kochetkova to split time between SF Ballet and ABTSFGateall 2 news articles »
  • July 2015 | Ballet Scene | Artists in Charge

    Imagine a team of dedicated people working together, employing a wide range of skills and knowledge, doing whatever is needed to sustain their organization and keep it growing. Some might call it crowdsourcing, others collaboration. At Saint Paul Ballet (SPB), they call it an artist-led ballet company, and it’s working.This model has dancers who function not only as performing artists but also take on the administrative roles that keep the company running: some work on public relations, others
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  • July 2015 | Thinking Out Loud | Speaking With Sensitivity

    In less than nine months, I have had to notify my studio’s staff that two students’ mothers had died. A second-grader lost her mother to cervical cancer, and a seventh-grader lost hers to leukemia. I was saddened to think how much these two young girls were suffering—but their losses also made me reflect on my own behavior. How many times, as the owner of a studio that is dominated by girls and their mothers, would I use language like “Moms Only” or “Mom Volunteer” without realizin
  • So You Think You Can Dance mentor blog: tWitch looks back on the 'bloodbath' - Entertainment Weekly (blog)

    So You Think You Can Dance mentor blog: tWitch looks back on the 'bloodbath' - Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    So You Think You Can Dance mentor blog: tWitch looks back on the 'bloodbath'
    Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    This week's Vegas callbacks episode had a little soundbite of me saying that Team Street might be all female—we have a strong season for the ladies, which is really dope. As you saw, it was a bit of a bloodbath in the first round of choreography, but ...and more »
  • The story behind Maddie Ziegler's creepy Pretty Little Liars dance number - Entertainment Weekly (blog)

    Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    The story behind Maddie Ziegler's creepy Pretty Little Liars dance number
    Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    On Tuesday, Pretty Little Liars' opening scene was unlike anything the show had done before: The viewer was taken inside Spencer's mind as she watched a young girl – played by Maddie Ziegler – dance around a creepy room in what appeared to be ...
    'Pretty Little Liars' Gives A Deeper Look Into Maddie Ziegler's Mad Little DanceThe Inqui
  • Pretty Little Liars boss explains Maddie Ziegler's dance number | EW.com - Entertainment Weekly (blog)

    Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    Pretty Little Liars boss explains Maddie Ziegler's dance number | EW.com
    Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    On Tuesday, Pretty Little Liars' opening scene was unlike anything the show had done before: The viewer was taken inside Spencer's mind as she watched a young girl – played by Maddie Ziegler – dance around a creepy room in what appeared to be ...
    Pretty Little Liars Season 6, the making of Maddie Ziegler's dance sequence ...melty.com
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  • So You Think You Can Dance mentor blog: Why Travis Wall is 'nervous' about ... - Entertainment Weekly (blog)

    So You Think You Can Dance mentor blog: Why Travis Wall is 'nervous' about ... - Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    So You Think You Can Dance mentor blog: Why Travis Wall is 'nervous' about ...
    Entertainment Weekly (blog)
    I was really excited about Vegas callbacks because they started to show more dancers in my top 10, and I choreographed the contemporary round. Everybody picked up my choreography pretty well, but the Broadway round was kind of the bloodbath moment ...and more »
  • Royal New Zealand ballet: 60 years of costumes in wonder warehouse - Stuff.co.nz

    Royal New Zealand ballet: 60 years of costumes in wonder warehouse - Stuff.co.nz
    Stuff.co.nz
    Royal New Zealand ballet: 60 years of costumes in wonder warehouse
    Stuff.co.nz
    Royal NZ Ballet workshop also acts as a storage facility for past sets and costumes. A plain corrugated iron warehouse in an industrial area of Upper Hutt houses a secret. Inside is the biggest dress-up box a child could wish for. More than 60 years of ...and more »
  • July 2015 | A Tree Dances in Alameda

    Jan Yale hadn’t wanted to go to America’s Children’s Holiday Parade, but there she was, standing roadside in Oakland, California, when her ears caught the distinctive sound of taps. She turned to see lines of dancing Christmas trees—men and women, teens and adults, clad in shimmering green-and-white tree garb and clutching red-sequined top hats. With a sprightly time step and a shuffle ball change they passed her and launched into a sequence of precision kicks.“They had me at the kick
  • July 2015 | Not Your Grandmother’s Nutcracker

    Nutcracker is highly adaptable. So for teachers and studio owners who feel boxed in by a conventional format, think again. You can customize a Nutcracker to fit your students, your audiences, and your community.Continue reading
  • July 2015 | Bulletin Board: Pin, Post, and Share

    Click! What’s new online at the Rhee Gold Company
    Dance in Time: JulyQuotable: Dancers on Dance Continue reading
  • July 2015 | Say What?

    Most dance teachers have to talk—a lot. You communicate regularly with children, parents, business associates, and adult learners, to name a few, and among them are the young, the old, the polite, the funny, the argumentative, and the easygoing. Some of that communication happens by email, texting, or social media, but when you’re in a dance studio your voice is all you’ve got. It has to be clear and it has to be heard. Continue reading
  • July 2015 | Bright Biz Idea | Primed for Success

    Next in our business series on opening a dance school, we cover the search for a location and facility. The questions that follow will guide prospective studio owners in the process of picking a location that works for their students and a facility that’s right for their business goals. We’ll hear from several studio owners about how they found their facilities and ways they saved money on start-up costs. Continue reading
  • July 2015 | 2 Tips for Ballet Teachers | Moving Into Attitude Derrière & Développé

    I frequently end barre combinations with a pirouette into attitude derrière. It’s good for students to feel the passé-to-attitude transition and practice balancing out of it. Left unchecked, however, students may contort their torsos and lean toward the barre trying to get the attitude leg up high. Continue reading
  • July 2015 | Mindful Marketing | Creativity Makes the Most of Nutcracker

    The Ballet Company of East County (BCEC), in Brentwood, California, has been producing a Nutcracker for 10 years. In that time we have tried many different internal and external marketing techniques, including the expected ones like newspaper articles, local parades, farmers markets, flyers, and posters. But we like to come up with new, fun ideas. Continue reading
  • July 2015 | The Dance Studio Life “Generous Heart” Awards

    Last year, for our 10th anniversary, we established a new annual tradition: the Dance Studio Life “Generous Heart” Awards. The people and organizations selected by publisher Rhee Gold and the editorial staff do important, innovative work in dance education and provide much-needed services to the dance community. Continue reading
  • July 2015 | Moving Images

    Videos of note (new and not):
    The Green Table
    Miss Hill: Making Dance MatterNo Maps on My Taps
    From Mambo to Hip Hop: A South Bronx Tale Continue reading
  • July 2015 | Page Turners

    Books of note (new and not) Continue reading
  • July 2015 |2 Tips for Modern & Contemporary Teachers | Listening and Tuning In

    Teaching musicality is vital to help your students grow from dancers into artists. Whether music is live or recorded, encourage them to listen to it, and to understand that music and movement are partners and support each other. Continue reading
  • July 2015 | FYI

    What’s up in the dance community
    Luigi: A Life of Influence and Inspiration
    Renowned Teacher Maggie Black Dies Continue reading
  • July 2015 | 2 Tips for Tap Teachers | Teaching Musicality

    Teaching students to respond to and connect with music is as important in tap as it is in other forms of dance. As tappers, our students are “joining the band,” and each sound they make adds to the overall musical arrangement.Continue reading
  • Misty Copeland makes ballet history - WJXT Jacksonville

    Misty Copeland makes ballet history - WJXT Jacksonville
    WJXT Jacksonville
    Misty Copeland makes ballet history
    WJXT Jacksonville
    The views expressed below are not those of News4Jax or its affiliated companies. By clicking on "Post," you acknowledge that you have read the Terms of Service and your comment is in compliance with such terms. Readers, please help keep this discussion ...and more »
  • Cuban ballet, close but no cigar - The Australian

    The Australian
    Cuban ballet, close but no cigar
    The Australian
    Ballet is an honoured profession in Cuba although it's hard to tell from the current incarnation of Ballet Revolucion, which does the art no favours. Women on pointe and men performing gorgeous high jetes and immaculate grand pirouettes are thrown into ...
  • Canalside choreography: how the biennale got Venice dancing

    Canalside choreography: how the biennale got Venice dancing
    A quietly radical dance programme in the Italian city has included performances at boat yards, piazzas and palacesWhen Venice launched its first international art biennale back in 1895, it was making a deliberate bid to regain its status as a cultural centre and a major player in the global art world. Over the decades, as the city has added film, music, theatre, architecture and dance festivals to the biennale roster, they’ve all had similarly high aspirations. But recently the dance festival
  • July 2015 | Table of Contents

    It’s summer, but our holiday issue brings the cool, from tap-dancing Christmas trees to our annual list of holiday-themed costumes and backdrops. Explore Nutcracker history and trivia, imaginative variations of this holiday classic, and ideas for marketing your school's Nutcracker.
    Plus, our second annual “Generous Heart” Awards, a successful dancer-run ballet company in Minnesota, part 2 of our business basics series on opening a new school, and more.
    Let it snow!Continue reading
  • A Breakthrough at New York Ballet Company - Wall Street Journal

    A Breakthrough at New York Ballet Company - Wall Street Journal
    Wall Street Journal
    A Breakthrough at New York Ballet Company
    Wall Street Journal
    NEW YORK—Misty Copeland was named principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre on Tuesday, making her one of the few women of color to rise to the top in classical ballet in the U.S.. Ballet Theatre's artistic director Kevin McKenzie announced her ...
    Misty Copeland is first black principal dancer at American Ballet TheatreCNN
    Still She Rises: Misty Copeland Makes History With American Ballet TheatreNPR
  • July 2015 | Performance Corner

    Our sneak peek at dance shows we’d love to see Continue reading
  • Southern Illinois mother-daughter dance video goes viral - STLtoday.com

    Southern Illinois mother-daughter dance video goes viral - STLtoday.com
    STLtoday.com
    Southern Illinois mother-daughter dance video goes viral
    STLtoday.com
    CARBONDALE, Ill. • Jaylyn Gregory has got some serious moves — and now the world knows it. The 6-year-old's living room dance with her (very) pregnant mama to Silento's “Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)” has gone viral, viewed and shared millions of times.
    Watch: Carbondale mom and daughter dance video goes viralThe Southern
    Little Girl And Her Pregnant Mom Dance Their Way To Viral StardomHuffington Post
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  • Review: 'Cinderella' Returns to the American Ballet Theater Stable - New York Times

    New York Times
    Review: 'Cinderella' Returns to the American Ballet Theater Stable
    New York Times
    The 20th century saw four choreographic masters of the male-female duet: Fred Astaire, George Balanchine, Frederick Ashton and Merce Cunningham. Ashton's are almost all to do with love of one kind or another. On Monday, as his 1948 treatment of ...and more »
  • The Royal Ballet Gives Audiences a Taste of England, No Passport Required - Wall Street Journal

    The Royal Ballet Gives Audiences a Taste of England, No Passport Required - Wall Street Journal
    Wall Street Journal
    The Royal Ballet Gives Audiences a Taste of England, No Passport Required
    Wall Street Journal
    New York. The recent weeklong run of Britain's Royal Ballet presented by the Joyce Theater was the London-based troupe's first in the New York area in 11 years. For local audiences familiar with previous Royal Ballet appearances—which began in 1949 ...

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