Editor Faves: What We Loved This January

The editors of Dance Magazine are, admittedly a bunch of big dance geeks. Here are a few of the things we spent this month obsessing over: Center Stage is back on Netflix! media.giphy.com “I’m not ashamed to admit that I had a slumber party last weekend with a close dancer friend specifically to do a […]

Kick Off the New Decade With These Editor-Approved Performance Picks

The ’20s might just be beginning, but the dance world hasn’t lost any momentum. Here are five performances for a roaring start to the decade. The Air We Breathe Mariana Valencia in her Yugoslavia Ian Douglas, Courtesy Blake Zidell & Associates NEW YORK CITY In her new evening-length, Mariana Valencia pays homage to the Mexican […]

What It Really Takes to Be In An Immersive Show

The fourth wall has come down, and it has opened up a whole new kind of gig for dancers. Since Sleep No More became a hit in 2011, immersive theater experiences have been shattering expectations by inviting audiences to move through the world of the performance as they please. What kind of skill set does […]

Keone and Mari Madrid's First Full-Length Takes on the Border Wall

Keone and Mari Madrid are hardly strangers to the spotlight. Together, the powerhouse partners have performed in a Justin Bieber music video and on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” and have choreographed for “So You Think You Can Dance.” With around 250,000 subscribers, you could say Keone and Mari are “YouTube famous,” but, thanks in part […]