Derick Grant started tap training at age 2 in The Roxbury Center for the Performing Arts, the Boston studio run by his aunt. He served as dance captain in Bring in ’da Noise, Bring in ’da Funk on Broadway, and for the first national tour he took over Savion Glover’s role. In the summer of […]
One of my favorite tap scenes from a movie is a crazy up-from-underneath-through-a-glass-floor shot of three guys in tuxedoes wearing oxford shoes without taps in a Busby Berkeley extravaganza from the 1930s. It shows up close the flying feet, stomping soles, and the seemingly floating torsos of three great dancers executing a breakneck wing combination. […]
Richard Siegal danced mostly in dimness in his As If Stranger, but by the end I felt like sunlight was streaming into the room. The light had to do with words, not actual light. Much of the show, a premiere at the Danspace Project that’s part of its Global Exchange program, seemed to be propelled […]
SARAWANEE TANATANIT Even in the corps of American Ballet Theatre, Sarawanee Tanatanit stands out for her striking look and daring quality. In past City Center seasons, Tanatanit, 24, has reveled in such repertoire as Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison, where she sparkled in Ann Reinking’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and […]
“When I was 11, Fernando Bujones, ‘Superman of American Dance,’ was on the cover and I remember the picture clearly to this day. It was the first of many inspirations I’ve had from Dance Magazine. Happy 80th to the dancer’s magazine!” – NYCB’s Damien Woetzel Dance Magazine celebrates its 80th anniversary with our September issue. […]
Welcome to our 80th-anniversary issue! It’s been a heady ride, looking back at all that Dance Magazine has covered, and we want to give you a glimpse of the amazing treasure chest that is our archives. This project has been spearheaded by our mightily curious associate editor Emily Macel. While burrowing through bound copies of […]
They were groundbreakers, risk-takers, and leaders, and we will always remember them. As part of our 80th-anniversary celebration, we asked current artists what these icons meant to the dance world. Donald McKayle on Martha Graham When I first saw her I was bowled over by the power of this woman. She brought so much, with […]
A mere decade ago, if commercial work was your goal, taking jazz classes was your route to get there. In recent years, however, the call for dancers who know hip hop has been loud and strong. It’s hard to tell just where each style stands, so Dance Magazine asked key figures in the jazz and […]
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