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If you’re reading this, just accept the fact that for the next 30 minutes, you’re not going to be productive. Instead, you’re going to take a nice trip down memory lane, courtesy of the Dance Magazine staff. Why? YouTube is celebrating double digits this year. And in light of its anniversary, the site has put together a special shout-out to dance, […]

Here at Dance Magazine, we’re always living in the future. Our staff is already busy putting together stellar issues for 2015. But with this year coming to a close, it’s a good time for us to reflect on all that has happened in dance. Here are our editors’ picks for our favorite stories from the […]

When Alessandra Ferri dances, something magical happens. Her movement transcends the steps, transforming her body into something that seems not entirely human—all while revealing some of the deepest human emotions. I’ll never forget the first time I saw her perform. In my teenage mind, I thought her dancing looked the way love must feel.   […]

Flamboyant, luxuriantly mustachioed choreographer Ryan Heffington is the toast of the commercial dance industry. His work on Sia’s “Chandelier” music video, with Maddie Ziegler of “Dance Moms,” went viral this summer before taking home Best Choreography at the Video Music Awards. His choreography, whether for bands like Arcade Fire (“We Exist,” with actor Andrew Garfield) […]

Sara Mearns’ career is the stuff dreams are made of: She’s a principal at New York City Ballet, working on a piece with Broadway’s Joshua Bergasse, doing fashion films with Ryan Heffington and now is featured in a short film by Ezra Hurwitz. “In a Day’s Work” opens with a shot of a pretty ballerina […]

Left, Lou Becker in Heidi Duckler’s C’opera. Right, Julie Shulman, Eva Wilder, and Drea Sobke. Photo by Tim Agler, courtesy Collage Dance Theatre Collage Dance Theatre Los Angeles Police Academy, Los Angeles, CA February 9–12, 16–19, 2006 Reviewed by Victoria Looseleaf   Amid the din of choppers, bullets, and crunching gravel, quivering bodies fall to […]

Ryan Heffington and Erin Giraud danced Kitty McNamee’s fantasy-like Sticks and Stones. Michael Horta, courtesy Hysterica Dance Company Hysterica Dance Company John Anson Ford Amphitheatre Los Angeles, California July 5, 2002 Reviewed by Donna Perlmutter It doesn’t take a practiced eye to see that Kitty McNamee is a natural. Her choreography for Hysterica Dance Company, […]

Over the course of just about one week last March, the dance industry in the U.S.—like most of the rest of the world—skidded to a halt. As the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic sank in and government restrictions were put in place, theaters suddenly went dark and studios closed their doors. To mark the one-year […]