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Winners of the Dance Magazine Awards, from 1954 to the present

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from July 2024—plus, a new funding opportunity for dance artists.

The “comp kid” image has come a long way. Once viewed as over-the-top performers who prioritize tricks and trophies, competition dancers now fill the ranks of top colleges, conservatories, and companies around the globe. Competition studios are training dancers who aren’t just ready to win—they’re ready to work professionally. And the dance world is now making space for them to thrive.

Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from June 2024. Plus, a newly available funding opportunity for dance artists.

Choreographers Thayne Jasperson and Galen Hooks share some unexpected guidelines for professional rehearsal spaces.

Welcome Joanna Harp, President, Dance Media Caitlin Sims, Content Director, Dance Media; Editor in Chief, Dance Magazine … Francisco Lemus Sentimientos Divididos Choreographer: Francisco Lemus Music: Adrian Alcalá, Ian Carl, Jake James, Francisco Lemus Performer: Francisco Lemus … Kayla Hamilton Untitled Choreographer: Kayla Hamilton and “the Black people who came before me, the teachers who poured […]

In a perfect world, dance institutions would take the initiative to protect dancers from the abusive and dysfunctional work environments that still plague the industry. But after years of activism through their organization Whistle, which focuses on ending gender-based harm and other forms of abuse in dance by offering workshops and resources, Robyn Doty and Frances Chiaverini were finding that this wasn’t the reality of the field.

To the audience of a Broadway show, what’s being presented onstage is crisp, harmonious, and expertly crafted. But in most cases, the production has had a yearslong journey to that polished final product—a journey that often winds through one or more other theaters.