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Jazz dance teachers share their perspectives.     “My class does not emphasize the new trends,” says Nan Giordano. “It’s not that we don’t like trends or don’t like music that is trendy. But we are technically based and very clean. Our style is pure passion.”   In August, Giordano hosted the Jazz Dance World […]

Choreographers are hard to pin down. They work in the dark, not knowing what they are creating until it’s done—or until it’s been done for a few years. So it’s not always easy to interview them about their work.   William Forsythe has developed his own “systems” for generating movement. To read his straightforward interview, […]

She commands the stage and captivates her audience with her finesse. It’s impossible to simply watch her performance. One cannot help but become involved with the story she creates. Stacey Casterline Mount Vernon, WA   Savion Glover’s Ashley DeForest… She’s the sole female tap dancer in Savion’s Chapter IV company. She’s beautiful, and the embodiment […]

The 20th century could—at least in the Western world—be called the Century of the Woman. It was a century of emancipation and universal suffrage, women’s rights, feminism, and, at least on paper, equal opportunity, if not equal wages. But despite any glass ceiling, it was a century of enormous progress for women. This progress was […]

A rigorous season of performances or a grueling touring schedule can trigger burnout no matter how prepared the dancer. “It was a shock to my body,” remembers New York City Ballet soloist Dana Hanson, who was barely 19 when she first joined the company and leapt into a winter season that stretched 14 weeks. She […]

Once, the novelty of receiving a resume package that included a video was enough to help any dancer stand out above the rest. These days, dance companies routinely use audition videos to pre-screen talent, so it pays to create a video that has impact. “I tend to make up my mind pretty fast,” says Anthony […]

Energy drinks like Red Bull, Rock Star, Monster, and Amp fall into the category of performance enhancers. Weekend athletes often use them. But while all dancers are athletes, all athletes are not dancers. Performing choreographed steps demands the fine-tuned articulation of many aesthetic ideas.     A great sports performance enhancer does not necessarily translate […]

Compagnie Martine Pisani Danspace Project, St. Mark’s Church, NYC January 18, 20–21, 2007 Reviewed by Lea Marshall Compagnie Martine Pisani in Bande à part Photo by Frederic Valabregue, courtesy Compagnie Martine Pisani “OK, it’s time. I’m going to get undressed and stand here naked.” So spoke the thin man, wearing street clothes, who walked onstage […]