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Introducing New West Coast Contributor Lara Wilson!
As we continue to expand our coverage across the country, I am excited to introduce another west coast correspondent: Lara Wilson. Hearkening from Michigan, Lara Wilson is a dancer, choreographer,...
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The Professional Class-taker; or, How to Get out of That Rut
I want to get a conversation going about class. As a project-based choreographer and dancer, I take class often—especially lately, since I’m trying to meet more people out West—but there is definitely...
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A Holly Jolly Gift Guide for Under $60
It’s the time of year to start thinking about holiday gifts for your friends and family! I don’t know about you, but sometimes I get stumped on gift ideas. It’s difficult to buy clothes for someone...
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Step Up Revolution: A Dance Battle over the Fate of American Cities
With the Oscars just around the corner, I am sad to note that my favorite film of 2012 is not up for any awards. So I submit, for your consideration, the merits of Step Up Revolution, released last...
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Dd Critical Conversation: Trisha Brown, Repertory and Final Works at BAM
Rebecca and I had the pleasure of seeing the Trisha Brown Dance Company at BAM last week perform in works of repertory and the final pieces of Brown’s choreographic career. We thought this event...
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DISPATCH #1: Let’s Barter @Dance/NYC ‘s #dancesymp (osium)
The keyword was “relationship” and the key phrase was “relationship building” at the 2013 Dance/NYC Symposium this past Sunday. Clocking in at nearly 8 hours of dance industry talk, I left 890 Broadway...
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DISPATCH #2: Movement as Food @Dance/NYC ‘s #dancesymp (osium)
DISPATCH #2: During the Bringing Entrepreneurship to the Arts Panel, Zlato Fagundes, referenced Minnesota’s Springboard for the Arts CSA (Community Supported Art) as a new business model for presenting...
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DISPATCH #3: Pocket Advocacy @Dance/NYC ‘s #dancesymp (osium)
DISPATCH #3: In the Turn Up the Volume: Become a Dance Advocate panel, the Dance/NYC Junior Committee expressed a hope for members of the dance community to begin building relationships with their...
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Welcome Home, Mr. Villella!
Welcome home, Mr. Villella! This was the sentiment last Tuesday night in a sold out Words on Dance event curated by the Paley Center for Media. After 26 years in Miami, founding and running the Miami...
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Live Streaming TONIGHT 7:30p: Summer’s Different at La Mama
In Summer’s Different, live streaming via Culture Hub below, choreographer Tamar Rogoff is asking: “How does a family find its balance when one of its members suddenly reveals a gender identity that...
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Preventing Injuries, One Dancer at a Time
80% of dancers experience major injury during their career (L. Hamilton et al 1989) and 65% of dance injuries are due to overuse (Byhring et al 2002, Garrick et all 1993, Liederbach 1985, Nisson et all...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 3 of 20/20
This Wednesday, the video fairy brings an Under One dance film featuring Mei Yamanaka to Dd. 17 more videos to come in the next 17 days! Under One: Mei Yamanaka. Wythe Ave & North 13th Street,...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 5 of 20/20
TGIF–this fun video from Season 2 of TenduTV’s Essential Dance Film series might get you in the mood for a night out or at least help bridge the gap between the often dueling and grueling jobs of...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 6 of 20/20
Do you feel like the ballet world is less glamorous than it used to be? Today’s video linking ballet and fashion is for you: Are you a dance documentarian? What is your favorite dance video or short...
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Intermezzo Dance Company: American Ballet Theatre’s Craig Salstein’s new take...
The American Ballet Theatre has long been regarded as one of the best ballet companies in the world. At home in New York City, during their annual season at the Metropolitan Opera, the company often...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 9 of 20/20
Here at Dd a substantial part of our mission is bringing rigorous review to dance performances. We think our critics know best how to bring context to their own art form. We believe such thoughtful...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 15 of 20/20
Music video Monday: Christian Larson was one of a dozen filmmakers given complete artistic freedom to surprise the band sigur ros with a video for their new album Valtari. In Larson’s own words: “i’ve...
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Dd Video Countdown for National Dance Day: 20 of 20!
Happy National Dance Day! Here at Dd we have been anticipating this event–recognizing the importance and influence of our art form in and on the culture of our country–with a Video Countdown and the...
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Jon Yanofsky: Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts’ New Executive Director
The Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts has been presenting world-class programming to South Brooklyn’s multicultural audiences since 1954. Though the Center’s steady organizational balance and...
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Get Over the Hump
What gets me over the hump? This week it is teaching the lovely apprentices at BodyTonic Pilates Gymnasium in my new Tilda Stardust leggings from Shivura. Bowie, Tilda, and I all have our eyes on...
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