5 dancers who found their artist selves in college Rachel Meyer of Ballet BC. Photo: Michael Slobodian, Courtesy Ballet BC. Think you have to choose between going to college or heading straight to auditions right out of high school? Think again. More than ever dancers are pursuing bachelor degrees without putting their careers on hold. […]
You may remember Cole Horibe from the most recent season of So You Think You Can Dance. Often shirtless, he was the martial arts fusion dancer who stole our hearts in Mia Michaels’ “Gravity” duet with Lindsay Arnold. Horibe left the show after making it to the top six, though he performed on the show’s […]
Giordano turns 50. JOLT with, clockwise from top left, Joshua B. Carter, Devin Buchanan, Sean Rozanski, Martín Ortiz Tapia, and Zachary Heller. Photo by Gorman Cook Photography, Courtesy GDC. Few companies reach the venerable age of 50 still kicking, but Giordano Dance Chicago greets its half-century mark literally jumping for joy. […]
In her seventh year with the highly energetic Giordano Dance Chicago, Lindsey Leduc is not only a standout performer, but also a teacher and choreographer. Growing up in Southbridge, MA, she had her heart set on Broadway or ballet. But a week at the Jazz Dance World Congress at the age of 16 opened her […]
Craig Salstein sends out a blast of energy onstage, whether he’s tackling the technically demanding role of Bronze Idol in La Bayadère or the hilarious tractor driver of Ratmansky’s Bright Stream. He can be dashing as Birbanto in Le Corsaire and the funniest, most raunchy guy onstage in Paul Taylor’s Company B. Salstein started training […]
What is it about the words “contemporary” and “modern” that has dancers, choreographers, and artistic directors talking these days? Is it a question of semantics, training, or technique? What about style? Perhaps modern and contemporary genres have taken on new meanings because the global village has created a melting pot of moves, a stew of […]
Harris Theater for Music and Dance Chicago, IL October 26–27, 2012 Performance reviewed: Oct. 26 Many of life’s building blocks—marriages, homes, careers—don’t last 50 years. But Giordano Dance Chicago has not only survived the tribulations of the last half-century, it’s weathered them well. Though the company moniker no longer includes the word “jazz,” the late […]
Even if you don’t take home a medal, you might take home a job offer. Teddy Forance working with Travis Wall (kneeling) of Shaping Sound for the reality show All the Right Moves. Oxygen Media/Trae Patton. Contemporary dancer Teddy Forance is a fixture in the L.A. dance scene. Among other gigs, he’s a co-director […]
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