by Andrea Marks | Mar 31, 2014 | Uncategorized
Sections of Fall to Rise were filmed at the Baryshnikov Arts Center in New York City. The impending retirement of New York City Ballet’s 46-year-old star Wendy Whelan (who this morning announced her final performance date), has, over the past few months, sparked many...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Mar 28, 2014 | Uncategorized
We tend to take water for granted–it’s there for us when we’re thirsty after dance class or when we need a long shower after a grueling rehearsal. In an effort to bring attention to water conservation, current and former New World School of the Arts...
by Andrea Marks | Mar 27, 2014 | Uncategorized
New Jersey–based yoga enthusiast and teacher Laura Kasperzak uses social media to document her practice and update students on her class schedules. She has recently stumbled into Instagram fame, largely thanks to her daughter’s guest appearances in her yoga photo...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Mar 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
NDI students in performance The Wallace Foundation has named the National Dance Institute of New Mexico one of eight top arts organizations in the United States. NDI New Mexico, now in its 20th year, was co-founded by former New York City Ballet dance Catherine...
by Andrea Marks | Mar 25, 2014 | Uncategorized
We know dance teachers aren’t scruffy. Make sure your school system does, too. Last week, inspectors from England’s Office for Standards in Education, Children’s Services and Skills, better known as Ofsted, condemned dance teachers’ “scruffy” appearance in a London...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Mar 24, 2014 | Uncategorized
This year marks the 30th anniversary of the film Footloose, and what better way to celebrate than by having Kevin Bacon reenact iconic dance moments from the movie? At least that’s what “Tonight Show” host Jimmy Fallon must’ve been thinking when he had Bacon on his...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Mar 21, 2014 | Uncategorized
As a principal dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, Blakeley White-McGuire knows more than a little about intensity and dramatics. But thanks to Linda Hodes, a former Graham dancer and White-McGuire’s teacher throughout her 15-year professional career,...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Mar 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
Remember Adrianne Haslet-Davis, the dance teacher injured in the Boston Marathon bombing whose leg was eventually amputated? She vowed she’d one day dance again, and we’ve got an update: Yesterday, she danced publicly for the first time since the bombing, with a new...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Mar 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Middlebury College dance professor Andrea Olsen has written The Place of Dance: A Somatic Guide to Dancing and Dance Making, a perfect tool for other higher education instructors. Over 288 pages, it offers personal anecdotes and studio notes from professional artists...
by Andrea Marks | Mar 19, 2014 | Uncategorized
Watch these kids, but more importantly, watch the teachers! The first thing you’ll notice in this video is how many children are dancing. And if you’re like me, the next thing you’ll see is all the teachers (in orange and blue) who are on the floor, dancing full-out...