Diane DeFries, former executive director of the American College Dance Association, has been attending performances at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts since it opened in 1971. A...
The multifaceted Ebony Williams has made dances for pop stars, movies, commercials, musical theater, and more. Now, she’s got a new credit: cartoon choreographer. Williams recently created the mov...
As a native New Yorker, I’m ashamed to admit I’d never been inside the flagship New York Public Library. That changed on a recent weekend, when, as an audience member at Monica Bill Barnes’ Lunch ...
In the first episode of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino’s series “Étoile,” a ballet company director from Paris says to another in New York City: “I propose a swap!”They devise a plan—w...
One recent morning, I opened TikTok to find a video of a man doing a vaguely familiar dance step—something that resembled the whisk, a foundational element of ballroom’s International Latin samba....
On the surface, Netflix’s new film Emilia Pérez doesn’t sound like a natural fit for...
The UK’s The Spectator recently published a piece by the Japan specialist Lesley Downer, historical...
At historically Black colleges and universities in the American South, the real stars of any...
The new Hulu reality series “Playground,” with Megan Thee Stallion as an executive producer, is...
The new Hulu reality series “Playground,” with Megan Thee Stallion as an executive producer, is...
Up to four company spots available. Two days of open classes. 380 hopeful dancers. These...
Let’s talk about stage fright. Whether you’re new to performing or you’ve been in front...
Ballroom dance lessons make a perfect holiday gift because of the many benefits they can...
Any ballroom dancer can tell you, there is no easy way to get amazing at...
For 22 years, dance artist Brianna Mims and her family have believed that her uncle...
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