by Karen Hildebrand | May 31, 2011 | Uncategorized
Laurieann Gibson arrived for the Dance Teacher photo shoot the morning after Lady Gaga’s awe-inspiring show at Madison Square Garden. Though Gibson said she was tired, you’d never know it had been a late night. (Doesn’t she look great?) Still fueled by adrenaline, the...
by Kristin Schwab | May 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Rare footage of Ted Shawn in front of the Jacob’s Pillow barn on 16mm film? The exquisite Judith Jamison in a 1988 studio showing? A recent performance of Kyle Abraham’s smooth moves set to Dizzie Rascal? It’s all just a click away with Dance Interactive, an online...
by Nancy Wozny | May 24, 2011 | Uncategorized
Remembering four decades at ADF Reinhart at ADF in 2008 Since its founding in 1934 as the Bennington School of the Dance, the American Dance Festival has grown from 10 students and four choreographers into an international institution. Now held at Duke University in...
by Rachel Zar | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
How I teach hip hop Laurieann Gibson teaches a 10-count step-by-step from Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way.” There’s something different about Laurieann Gibson’s take on hip hop. Despite hard-hitting and sexy moves, her center is pulled up, and when she...
by Jen Jones Donatelli | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Collaborating with your local dancewear store—make it work for you. Relevé Dance-Wear Co. When it comes to diversifying their means of income, many dance studio owners consider introducing retail offerings as another way to serve their customer base. And, in some...
by Margaret Fuhrer | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
On a bright morning early this past March, the atmosphere in American Ballet Theatre’s Studio 4 was palpably tense. It was the first day of the 2011 exchange between ABT II and London’s Royal Ballet School, a unique collaboration begun in 2003 that allows the two...
by Kristin Schwab | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Ballet Music: For Barre & Center Floor Technique by Kathryn Sullivan and Eugenia Lev In a nutshell: Piano music for various levels of ballet instruction Mindful of the ballet teacher who instructs a range of levels, Kathryn Sullivan and pianist Eugenia Lev...
by Rachel Zar | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Many small and midsized dance companies in Chicago don’t currently have a place to call home. Some may hold rehearsals in one location and classes in another, with office space in a third. Available comprehensive spaces in the city are maxed out, and Lane Alexander,...
by Jenny Dalzell | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
In February, about 460 NYC-based arts-in-education program administrators and teaching artists attended the annual Face to Face conference, an initiative of the New York City Arts in Education Roundtable. Among the workshops offered at the two-day conference was...
by Rachel Zar | May 23, 2011 | Uncategorized
Washington State’s Board of Education has passed new graduation requirements for high school students, which include two credits in the arts. The policy, slated to begin with the class of 2016, makes Washington the first state in the nation to require more than one...