Taking a Break

How three associate professors spent their sabbaticals
For full-time university faculty, sabbaticals are a welcome vacation. Deciding how they should be spent though, can be difficult. The possibilities seem infinite—some work on research projects, choreograph or … Continue reading →

Making Friends With the Floor

Help students tackle floorwork smoothly and without fear.
Choreographer Mandy Moore is perplexed about the way students in her convention classes transition from standing to the floor. “It’s like kids turn off their brains!” she says. … Continue reading →

History Lesson Plan: Bob Fosse

The choreographer who changed Broadway jazz
From pigeon-toed stances and widespread palms to sinewy, meticulous isolations, few choreographers evoke such strong imagery as Bob Fosse (1927–1987). Not only did he revolutionize the look of musical theater … Continue reading →

Lauren Adams

Soulful songs for contemporary choreography

The versatility and quirk in Lauren Adams’ choreography makes her a hit on the convention scene. She attributes her success to a wandering imagination. “I get bored really easily,” she says. … Continue reading →

Technique: Dana Moore

How I teach musical theater jazz
“It’s time to hop on the isolation express,” Dana Moore calls out to students in her theater jazz class at Steps on Broadway in New York City. Standing in … Continue reading →

A New Generation

Nine Studio Owners Under 40
Bethany Marc-Aurele, 32
Hudson Dance & Movement
Hoboken, New Jersey
256 Students
Opened 2007
Hoboken is quite transient, so my enrollment fluctuates. Once children hit a certain age, families leave for the suburbs. It’s … Continue reading →