I must’ve been grinning like a crazy lady all through Spanish Dance. It was such a blast to do that dance with other Trisha Brown alumnae last Friday; this was during her 75th birthday/benefit/auction.

You may have seen the piece, or seen a photo of it. Five women in whi… Read More >

After my first ballet class in college, I broke down and cried. I went to a sink to get a drink of water, and when the water gushed from the faucet, I started sobbing and couldn’t stop. I knew I was saying goodbye to ballet. Yes, we had a ballet class twice a w… Read More >

Once again my list is completely subjective, limited by what I happened to see. There were LOTS of good performances this year. Please know that the order within each category is fairly random.

Best Performances
• Dana Caspersen… Read More >

Yesterday I saw the very last night of Merce on Earth. I mean the last Legacy Tour date at the Park Avenue Armory.  But I’m not going to talk about the event because plenty of da… Read More >

Although I love the NYC Ballet Nutcracker  and see more in it every year, SFB’s 2004 version by Helgi Tomasson was a refreshing change of pace. The whole prod… Read More >

Robert Battle’s a funny guy, but even better than that, he’s brought humor to the Ailey repertoire. Three of the four pieces on the "All New" program sparkled with wit.

First, Paul Taylor’s Arden Court, which on opening night seemed a bit stiff (the 18th-cent… Read More >

Joy and satisfaction wash over me every year when we do the Dance Magazine Awards. On Monday night, I was struck by how many of the award recipients said they couldn’t have done it without their mentors, their husbands, their wives. Everyone's humility was really touching.

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My whirlwind, three-city tour of Brazil started with Samba and ended with a very cool improvisation group. In between were hip hop, Balanchine, dancing in the streets, and Amazon-inspired rituals. Oh, and a funding inequity between a new ballet company and other groups that has many dance people s… Read More >

With the driving Philip Glass music still ringing in my head, I am going to take a stab at why Tharp’s ballet has endured for 25 years. It came out of an era when the belief in “pure movement” was still strong. Many of us at the time embraced Merce Cunningham’s idea that da… Read More >

The Bessies was a love fest at—and for—the legendary Apollo Theater. Most dancers just love the music it represents—embedded in the sidewalk out front are plaques for James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Michael Jackson, and lots more. On Monday night, many presenters and awardees rubbed th… Read More >

It’s kind of thrilling and kind of disheartening to recognize the choreography of Anne Teresa de Keersmaeker in Beyoncé’s fabulous new music video “Countdown.”Read More >