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B.B. King Blues Club, NYC July 31, 2008 There’s a Capezio ad from the 1980s with Savion Glover leaping into the air, a huge grin on his face. It reads “Savion Sizzles.” Well, that eager little boy has grown up, but he still sizzles. And swings. And slams syncopated rhythms into the floor. And scats […]

SARAWANEE TANATANIT Even in the corps of American Ballet Theatre, Sarawanee Tanatanit stands out for her striking look and daring quality. In past City Center seasons, Tanatanit, 24, has reveled in such repertoire as Within You Without You: A Tribute to George Harrison, where she sparkled in Ann Reinking’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps,” and […]

It’s called “swingitis,” or “a swing moment.” And every swing has had one. It happens when a swing, or fill-in dancer in a Broadway musical, has a mental glitch and gets lost on stage. The audience may not even notice that something has gone wrong—swings think fast, and so do the other dancers.  Everyone adjusts, […]

Nearly a century ago Sigmund Freud declared, “Anatomy is destiny.” Today’s “Extreme Makeover” culture, where rampant cosmetic surgeries are performed to attain instant ideals of beauty, tends to belie that notion. But in the world of dance, Freud’s dictum is still generally the order of the day. For it is in dance, where gravity rules and […]

After a nasty fall on her back curtailed Hilary Cartwright’s promising career as a soloist with The Royal Ballet, she spent two years searching for fulfillment outside the world of dance. A few years later she returned as a repetiteur and teacher. Then she took Juliu Horvath’s yoga class and knew that she had found […]

Charlotte d’Amboise has long been known on Broadway as a true triple threat: the winning choice in roles that call for dancing, singing, and acting. Her verve, charm, deft comic timing—and great shoulder-and-hip action—have buoyed many a dance-heavy musical in the past two decades. From her Tony-nominated appearance in Jerome Robbins’ Broadway to Susan Stroman’s […]

Eiko & Koma take Cambodian Stories on their latest tour. Eiko & Koma in Offering, a portable work developed after 9/11. Photo courtesy Eiko & Koma. It’s a breezy night in late May 2004. People are still gathering at the gate of New York’s St. Mark’s Church in the Bowery, hoping to grab a chair […]

Becoming Lola: A Damn Yankees vamp.     When Gwen Verdon debuted as Lola in 1955’s Damn Yankees, a star was born. Her onstage charisma and sassy flair made her—and the role—iconic. Broadway audiences never forgot. Lola has been a challenge for everyone who has attempted the part since. But in the recent Arena Stage […]