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Tag Archives: Dancing
It’s Never Too Late to Learn the Tango and Fall in Love
Nancy Cardwell was a successful newspaper editor in New York. Then she took up tango, started spending time in Buenos Aires — and met Luis.
A Walk in Their Heels: Meet the Hustle Evangelist
Abdiel Jacobsen, a former Martha Graham dancer, found freedom in hustle, which offers a progressive, gender-neutral vision of partnered social dance.
Meet the Man Bringing Drama and Joy to Brooklyn’s Nightlife Spaces
Through carefully designed D.J. booths, bars and doorways, Safwat Riad has been setting the tone for New York City nightlife venues for more than a decade.
On NBC’s ‘Dancing With Myself,’ TikTok-Like Dances Meet Network TV
“Dancing With Myself,” on NBC, shows the deep influence of the dance challenge on popular culture, even as its hold on TikTok has loosened.
Velcro or Snaps? The ABC’s of Stripping for a Cause
Broadway Bares began as a response to the AIDS crisis. Thirty years later, the one-night-only burlesque spectacle remains a potent, frisky fund-raiser.
‘MJ’: Dancing the Pain, and Dancing the Pain Away
What is the role of choreography on Broadway? Two musicals, “MJ” and “A Strange Loop,” shed light on the dancing body.
Adams, Nightlife-Loving Mayor, Offers Plan to ‘Let the People Dance’
Mayor Eric Adams proposed a series of zoning changes designed to eliminate bureaucratic rules that interfered with New York City’s recovery.
‘Baseball Players Don’t Dance’? The Savannah Bananas Beg to Differ.
TikTok choreography, dancing umpires, a ballet-trained first-base coach: This collegiate summer league team has amassed a following by leaning into entertainment.
These Dancers Escaped the War. Their Journeys Are Just Beginning.
Hundreds of ballet dancers and students fled Ukraine after Russia’s invasion. With opportunities scarce, many will have to keep moving if they want to keep dancing.
A Dancer’s Farewell, Not as Choreographed
Abi Stafford Lillo left City Ballet amid a family feud and a dispute over whether a choreographer had body-shamed her or she lacked the strength to dance her final role.
To Diversify, the National Portrait Gallery is Adding Performances
The National Portrait Gallery is embracing live performance to highlight American stories missing from its halls.
A Nonbinary Swan, on Pointe
Ashton Edwards, an apprentice at Pacific Northwest Ballet, is part of a rising generation of gender nonconforming dancers questioning ballet’s rigid gender roles.
Russia’s Storied Ballet Is Among the Casualties of War
Ballet has long been a symbol of Russian culture. Now it is becoming a symbol of Russian isolation.
The Story of Cinco de Mayo in Dance
Calpulli Mexican Dance Company is using the holiday to share the culture of the Puebla region with New York audiences this weekend.
Bringing Consent to Ballet, One Intimacy Workshop at a Time
Touch is a requirement of a dancer’s job. Now when choreography involves simulated sex or violence, some companies are bringing in intimacy directors.
Nebula, a Big New Club, Wants Manhattan to Dance Again
Yang Gao, a newcomer to the nightlife business, took a gamble when he spent $12 million in the middle of a pandemic to carve out a 10,000-square-foot space in the heart of Midtown.
Ayodele Casel Is on Tap for ‘Funny Girl’
The barrier-breaking master tap dancer is now taking the art form to Broadway, in a highly anticipated revival.
Misty Copeland on ‘Serenade,’ Democracy and the Art of Movement
The ballet dancer reviews Toni Bentley’s sixth book: part memoir, part ode to George Balanchine and the art form he immortalized.
New Rites of Spring
While we engage in the usual rituals of the changing season, we’re growing accustomed to spring cleaning our minds as well.
Bill T. Jones and Eiko Otake: Opposites Guided by ‘Too-Much-Ness’
These two canonical dance artists, both now 70, share a willingness to take on weighty issues.
Review: The Balletic Rise and Fall of Eva Perón
Celebrating its 50th anniversary, Ballet Hispánico takes on a new challenge: its first full-length ballet, with choreography by Annabelle Lopez Ochoa.
Spice Could Make History at the Grammys. But She’s Already Won.
The Jamaican singer Spice is the first female hard-core dancehall artist to be nominated for a Grammy in the Best Reggae Album category.
Native Hawaiian Hula Teacher Among Five Women Who Will Appear on Quarters
Edith Kanaka‘ole, who died in 1979, will appear on the coin next year along with four other notable women.
Storyboard P: Where Is the Place for a Genius of Street Dance?
The gap between his category-defying artistry and his career options seems to expose a missing lane in American culture.
New Musical ‘Bhangin’ It’ Explores Identity Through Bhangra
“Bhangin’ It” explores complex identity issues through an intensely competitive North American dance scene.
Olga Smirnova, Opposed to the Ukraine War, Quits the Bolshoi
Olga Smirnova said she was against the war in Ukraine “with all the fibers of my soul.” Now, she has joined the Dutch National Ballet.
Lauren Lovette Named Choreographer for Paul Taylor Dance Company
Lauren Lovette, a former principal with New York City Ballet, has been named the resident choreographer of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
Entertainment Industry Choreographers Are Starting to Unionize
“Why are we not working together to fix our problems?” Entertainment-industry choreographers are uniting to address long-simmering issues.
Ukrainian Dancers Find Shelter Abroad as War Rages at Home
Opera houses and theaters in European cities are offering to help fleeing or stranded ballet dancers, even as many are still stuck in Ukraine.
In Glitter and Leotards, They Took a Stand: Brazil’s Carnival Must Go On
After Brazil’s biggest party was effectively canceled for the second straight year, a group of artists rallied to play on despite police orders.
Ronald K. Brown Has a Mantra: ‘Absolute Victory Every Day’
The choreographer and dancer suffered a stroke in April. But he’s still moving, and that’s what matters.
Winter Season at City Ballet: ‘Now Is the Time for a New Generation’
The season saw more farewells, from principals Teresa Reichlen and Gonzalo Garcia, along with a rush of talent from the recently promoted.
Alexei Ratmansky, With Family in Kyiv, Leaves His Ballet in Moscow
The New York-based choreographer, who was working on a new ballet for the Bolshoi, said he doubted he would return to Russia to work “if Putin is still president.”
What to See and Experience Live in New York This Spring
‘Funny Girl’ and ‘A Strange Loop’ on Broadway, Ashwini Ramaswamy’s dances, Olivia Rodrigo’s pop takeover: what our critics and writers are looking forward to this season.
Rashaad Newsome Pulls Out All the Stops
His protean “Assembly,” at the Park Avenue Armory, bridges art, technology, performance, workshops — and offers an A.I. Being who will teach you how to vogue.
‘A Black Love Sitcom Dance’: Kyle Abraham’s D’Angelo Moves
In his evening-length work coming to BAM, Abraham wanted to focus on celebration and joy in Black culture, “the way we love and love on each other.”
Dance Class Is in Session: Flail, Get Weird, Unlock Yourself
With collaborators like Miranda July and Evan Rachel Wood, Angela Trimbur stands out among social-media-savvy choreographers whose accessible movement found audiences during the pandemic.
A City Ballet Star Bids Farewell to the ‘Crazy Ballerina Life’
After 22 years, Teresa Reichlen, a “low-key” Hitchcock blonde, steps into her next chapter: motherhood and running a gallery.
Review: In Miami, a ‘Swan Lake’ That Blasts Off the Cobwebs
Miami City Ballet’s production of Alexei Ratmansky’s enthralling “Swan Lake” brings a beloved work into crisp, clean and musical focus.
Stephanie Selby, Ballerina Who Inspired Many, Dies at 57
A 1976 book of photographs and text traced her year at the School of American Ballet and made her famous. But a darker story lay underneath.
When Ski Ballet Pushed at the Porous Boundary Between Art and Sport
“We brought music to the mountains”: The rebel freestyle form born in the ’70s had a brief Olympic moment. Now it’s experiencing a renaissance online.
‘Sleep No More’ Awakens After a Long Hibernation
The pandemic has reshaped aspects of the show, which reopens Feb. 14, but its once and future influence on the theatrical life of the city remains undeniable.
The Kirov Academy, a Leading Ballet School, to Close in May
The school, founded by the Rev. Sun Myung Moon more than three decades ago, told parents that the closing was related to financial issues.
Review: City Ballet Gets a Modern Dance Fix
A new work by the Ailey veteran Jamar Roberts shared a program with revivals by Pam Tanowitz and Kyle Abraham.
In Miami, Climbing Ballet’s Everest: ‘Swan Lake’
It has taken Miami City Ballet six years to get the Alexei Ratmansky production — the biggest and most expensive in the company’s history — off the ground.
5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Music for Dance
Reggae, house, step, ballet, tap, jazz: Listen to the sounds that have inspired great choreographers.
Calling All Tap Dance Kids (It’s Not the Acting Kid or the Singing Kid)
The challenge of casting the Encores! revival of “The Tap Dance Kid” exposes some of the complications of tap, show business and Black history.
Review: At City Ballet, Giving Voice to the Body, With Sneakers
Justin Peck’s “Partita,” set to Caroline Shaw’s Pulitzer-Prize winning composition, opened New York City Ballet’s winter season at Lincoln Center.
What Do Dancers Bring to a Halftime Show? They Complete the Picture.
Some dancers recoiled at the prospect of volunteering their services at this year’s Super Bowl halftime show: “You can’t make a living off of exposure.”