No matter where you are in your training or what your dance goals are, chances are there’s a scholarship out there for you. Search this guide for thousands of merit- and need-based awards from studios, schools and companies; competitions/conventions; higher education institutions; and foundations and other dance organizations throughout the country. See websites for additional […]
In 2017, we celebrate Rennie Harris, Marika Molnar, Linda Celeste Sims and Diana Vishneva. Join us to celebrate with live performances and special guests at New York’s Ailey Citigroup Theater on December 4. For the first time, this year’s event will donate proceeds to the Harkness Foundation for Dance to fund a newly-created award for […]
In the 1960 and ’70s, many in the dance world railed against the polished product of concert dance and searched for something more real. They wanted to see the performer as a person rather than some ethereal or heroic being. They wanted to let the audience in on the process of making a dance. […]
Books Every Step You Take By Jock Soto Harper, 2011. 288 pages. Illustrated. Hardcover, $24.99. “I was a dance addict,” remembers Jock Soto—and you’ll find his book addicting, too. The former New York City Ballet principal—an instinctive dancer’s dancer—has written a memoir that’s equal parts an emotional contemplation of family and identity, and a fascinating […]
Calling all financially savvy students: Looking to fund your first year as a college dance major? Want to cut tuition costs for a summer intensive program? With our 2011 Scholarship Guide, you can find a way. Getting a good dance education doesn’t need to leave you strapped for cash. We’ve compiled hundreds of scholarship opportunities, […]
Imagine: Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton fighting over which of them was more Jewish! Of course, neither was born Jewish, but here’s a litle spat cited by Jessica Ravitz in her blog post at CNN as recounted by Danielle Berrin in theJewish Journal: Burton had referred to the Welsh as “the Jews of Britain”, […]
Dance Magazine Scholarship Guide 2010 If you want to dance, we can help you find the funds to do it. Even in this rough economy, there are ways to continue your training without breaking the bank, and we’ve made it easy to find them with our 2010 Scholarship Guide. Whether it’s $100 toward […]
New York City Ballet David H. Koch Theater April 28–June 21, 2009 Reviewed by Rose Anne Thom Robbins’ The Concert with Sterling Hyltin, aloft. Photo by Paul Kolnik, Courtesy NYCB. Where else but New York does a ballet company give seven performances straight for eight weeks at a time? And what an opportunity […]
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