Our Dance Teacher Summit in New York City was an inspiring three days of technique classes, seminars and networking with incredible educators! Our favorite part is always the evening of the Capezio A.C.E. Awards Competition, when we present the Dance Teacher Awards. This year’s awardees included Julie Kent, Djana Bell, Rhonda Miller, Sue Samuels and […]
Our Dance Teacher Summit in New York City was an inspiring three days of technique classes, seminars and networking with incredible educators! Our favorite part is always the evening of the Capezio A.C.E. Awards Competition, when we present the Dance Teacher Awards. This year’s awardees included Julie Kent, Djana Bell, Rhonda Miller, Sue Samuels and […]
Watching Marinda Davis teach at NYC’s Broadway Dance Center, you’d never guess that she’s battling eight different autoimmune diseases and taking more than 25 medications a day. And though she’s unsure of how many years she has left, Davis never lets it show—her hands-on teaching style is as encouraging as it is enthusiastic, and her […]
This past weekend was a busy one for us at DT—we’ve been in Long Beach, California, attending our Dance Teacher Summit, which included honoring our DT Award winners Award winners (best acceptance speech of the decade goes, hands down, to the fabulous Joe Tremaine) and the Capezio A.C.E. Award champions on Saturday night. It was […]
Al Blackstone only recently found his true stride in the dance world. Growing up taking class at his parents’ studio and going to competitions, he loved nothing more than performing. But now, whether he’s teaching a room full of professional-level dancers in New York City, a group of kids at a convention or at the […]
How does a $15,000 production budget toward your own performance in New York City sound? Capezio’s Award for Choreographic Excellence competition is officially underway, and entering is as simple as uploading a video of your best group choreography. After the May 28 deadline, Dance Teacher’s staff will help Capezio choose 15 finalists to compete on August 1 at the Dance Teacher Summit in […]
At this year’s Dance Teacher Summit, contemporary choreographer Erica Sobol walked away with first prize at the Capezio A.C.E. Award Competition, winning $15,000 to produce a show in New York. Sobol, who has her own Los Angeles-based company, collidEdance, took a moment to talk with DT. Sobol’s all-male cast performingBlack Flies/Heavy Skies at the DT […]
Karen Hildebrand, here. I can’t believe our 2013 Dance Teacher Summit is over! We had a great time, and like all of you who joined us here in NYC earlier this week, we’re brimming over with ideas and inspiration. We are already delving into many of the hot topics that were discussed, so if you […]
Shifting between hard-hitting jazz and gooey contemporary movement, borrowing modern dance’s bare feet and layering character portrayals as bold as those found on Broadway, Al Blackstone’s choreography samples several techniques. “I always like to tell the story that my mom, dad and sister were truly my teachers because they surrounded me with the different styles […]
2012 ACE Award winner Melinda Sullivan in her piece, “Gone” The results are in! Watch the top 16 videos in the Capezio ACE Awards competition here, then join us at the Dance Teacher Summit August 5–7 in NYC to see who will win $15,000 towards producing their own evening-length show. The Dance Teacher Summit is […]