by Janet Weeks | Dec 15, 2010 | Uncategorized
Briana Rainey, a senior at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, never dreamed her dance pedagogy course would lead to work with a demolition crew. But to fulfill one of the class requirements, she rode to work for several days in the back of a pickup truck...
by Lauren Green | Dec 10, 2010 | Uncategorized
Pop–Slide–Groove–Lunge! Get ready, here comes the King of Pop! Lisa Pillow, director of Lisa’s Dance Spot in Austell, Georgia, created a tribute to Michael Jackson for the studio’s 2010 recital. To mark the one-year anniversary of his tragic death, 110 students bobbed...
by Rachel Zar | Dec 9, 2010 | Uncategorized
Her classes are influenced by styles from classical ballet to West African; her students range in age from elementary to graduate school; and in her spare time, she creates instructional videos for tots and study abroad programs for university students. When it comes...
by Rachel Zar | Dec 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
Black Swan, in U.S. theaters December 3, is a psychological thriller that brings new meaning to getting lost in a role. The film, directed by Darren Aronofsky (Requiem for a Dream, The Wrestler), tells the story of ballerina Nina (Natalie Portman), who gets caught up...
by Karen Hildebrand | Dec 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Sonya Tayeh is an inspiration for late bloomers. She didn’t take her first technique class until college, but look at her now—she’s choreographing on “So You Think You Can Dance”! Tayeh is exactly the kind of teacher you can offer your students as a role model: With...
by Rachel Zar | Dec 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
Q: I run a small studio and hold one recital per year. What is the least expensive and least time-consuming way to make sure I am compliant with the copyright laws? —Ally Decker Dance Ally, Gig Harbor, WA A: “Your dance studio should purchase a ‘blanket license’...
by Brianne Carlon | Dec 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
While his nose will still grow, and he’ll still dream of becoming a real boy, Pinocchio gets his first physically integrated treatment in Cleveland in December. Five wheelchair and eight stand-up dancers from Dancing Wheels perform the world premiere of Ginger...
by Rachel Zar | Dec 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
The world premiere of an all-new production of The Nutcracker, choreographed by American Ballet Theatre’s artist in residence Alexei Ratmansky, opens for a two-week run December 23 at the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Additional community activities are planned,...
by Rachel Zar | Dec 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
“From ballet to Broadway to hip hop, today is a celebration of some of the most beautiful, powerful and emotional aspects of American dance,” said Michelle Obama at the Obama administration’s first celebration of dance in September. The day-long event was directed...
by Rachel Zar | Dec 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
* Daniel Lewis, founding dean of dance at New World School of the Arts in Miami, FL, received the National Dance Education Organization’s Lifetime Achievement award at its annual conference in October at Arizona State University. Deborah Damast of the New York...