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Dancer and educator Kayla Hamilton is about to premiere her largest ensemble project yet, and recently launched the cultural organization Circle O.

Betsy Struxness has done a bit of everything as a musical-theater performer. Now, she’s returning to an old dream: becoming a pop singer.

Dr. William Hamilton, the beloved dance medicine pioneer, passed away on March 29 at age 90. The New York­–based orthopedic surgeon, who was a longtime member of Dance Magazine‘s advisory board, treated a who’s who list of professional dancers through the decades. His intimate knowledge of ballet and its effects on the body enabled scores […]

Apple TV+’s dark new comedy “Physical” delivers on exactly what the title suggests: campy 1980s aerobics à la Olivia Newton-John, complete with legwarmers, highly puffed-up hairstyles and even higher-cut leotards. The show follows Sheila, played by Rose Byrne, a downtrodden wife and mother who finds a passion for teaching aerobics. The woman behind Byrne’s hip […]

Hamilfans, don’t throw away your shot: You, too, can be in the room where it happens—namely, your local movie theater—come October 15, 2021. A little more than six years after Hamilton opened on Broadway, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s trailblazing musical will make its way to cinemas, as announced yesterday. #Hamilfilm isn’t a Hollywood adaptation of the show, […]

What will it take to build more female leaders in ballet? Dr. Linda Hamilton, the creator of Dance Magazine‘s longstanding advice column, Advice for Dancers, interviews New York City Ballet star Ashley Bouder about her work on the Ashley Bouder Project and the ways in which she’s fighting for more female leadership in the ballet […]

June 3, 2016, was a big day for Justice Moore: It was her 19th birthday, high school graduation and the day she found out she’d been cast in the ensemble of Hamilton‘s Chicago production. Her controlled, versatile approach to movement, honed on the competition circuit, has only brought her more opportunities since then. Last summer, […]

The connections dancers make in college are no joke. For recent alum Gabrielle Hamilton, working with guest choreographer John Heginbotham at Point Park University put her on the fast track to Broadway—not in an ensemble role, but as the lead dancer in one of this season’s hottest tickets: Daniel Fish’s arresting reboot of Oklahoma! We […]