I always say that I was introduced to dance through salsa, bachata and merengue in Miami. My early formal training came in the form of after-school programs and the magnet dance program at South Miami Middle School. It wasn’t until I was in eighth grade (four years after my first dance class) that I started […]
Need something fabulous to do this week? We’ve got you covered. Here are five dance performances happening in NYC between now and Sunday, June 16, that you should check out. You’re welcome! Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at Lincoln Center June 12–16 Website David H. Koch Theater: 20 Lincoln Center, New York, NY Alvin Ailey […]
The pressure for female dancers to be slim and feather-light is often at odds with their need to be strong. This contradiction is especially misleading in partnering. “Sometimes, a woman who has more muscle mass may weigh more but is actually easier to lift because she’s stronger,” says Matt Kent, associate artistic director of Pilobolus. […]
Choreographer Elisa Monte knows firsthand how important it is to get to class as a dancer. In her late 20s, Monte–who is now the artistic director of her own company, Elisa Monte Dance–became a devotee of Maggie Black’s ballet class in New York City, squeezing it in between her rehearsals with the Martha Graham Dance […]
A conversation with BodyVox founders Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland One tough mama: Ashley Roland with Husband and BodyVox co-founder Jamey Hampton Since meeting at a Pilobolus workshop in 1983, Jamey Hampton and Ashley Roland have been inseparable. The pair performed together in MOMIX (of which Hampton was an original member), and four years later […]