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News of Note: What You Might Have Missed in November 2023

Courtney Escoyne

A female dancer moves through a back attitude in parallel, upper body twisting toward her working leg. Her outstretched arms are held by a partner who lunges beside and behind her, gazing in the same upward direction as her.

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Two New Nutcrackers and a Half Dozen Other Performances Worth Catching This December

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The Rockettes rehearse for the 2023 Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall. Photo by Emma Wannie/MSG Entertainment.

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Here’s What It Takes to Be Rockette-Ready

Reanne Rodrigues for Dance Spirit

A pile of pointe shoes and a tower of pink tutus frame a formal, marble-walled and marble-floored room. Two white plaster statues of ballet dancers anchor the scene. One kneels, bowing, in front of the pile of pointe shoes; the other sits off to the left of the frame, adjusting her shoe.

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Artist Karon Davis’ New Exhibition Grapples With the Physicality and Grit of Ballet

Olivia Manno

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ODC/Dance presents: The Velveteen Rabbit

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA

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ODC/Dance presents: The Velveteen Rabbit

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA

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2023 Dance Magazine Awards

Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center

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ODC/Dance presents: The Velveteen Rabbit

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA

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ODC/Dance presents: The Velveteen Rabbit

Blue Shield of California Theater at YBCA

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In a vibrant art gallery space, Evans—a dark-skinned man wearing a black t-shirt and black pants—demonstrates a dance move for a group of four teenaged students. In the foreground, the camera crew filming the process is visible.

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The International Museum of Dance Considers Dance’s Past, Present, and Future

Sydney Skybetter

Fuller, wearing a flowing garment and headdress, sits regally on a stone throne.

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Searching for Dance History’s Queer Women? Start Here

Wendy Perron

The author, a white woman with dark hair and tattoos on her right arm, dancing on the beach, suspended in a forced arch bridge shape with her left arm wrapped around her torso.

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Queer Women Are Disconcertingly Absent From the Pages of Dance History. Where Are They?

Samm Wesler

A composite photo showing five images of Rogers—costumed as Betty Boop in a short red dress, garter and heels—striking a series of flirtatious poses.

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Jerry Mitchell on Bringing Betty Boop From the Past to the Present

Zachary Whittenburg