It’s grim out there right now, as the world comes to grips with the scope of the coronavirus pandemic. But while social distancing efforts may mean canceled dance classes and performances, there are still so many ways to find joy in dance. And nobody combines “joy” and “dance” better than Mark Kanemura, the Instacelebrity and […]

One of the hardest parts of hunkering down to prevent the spread of COVID-19 is giving up our daily routines. And for dancers, that means class. Last week we shared a number of online teaching platforms, but now there are even more options. Over the weekend a handful of pros stepped forward to share that […]

As COVID-19 shut down schools and businesses across the world, just about every upcoming dance performance was canceled. Dancers who spent weeks (and sometimes months or years) rehearsing were suddenly unable share their work with live audiences. But our field is nothing if not creative. Many have quickly adapted and found ways to put their […]

As Broadway goes dark and performances are canceled across the country, the financial repercussions of a global pandemic have gone from hypothetical to very real. This is especially true in the dance community, where many institutions are nonprofits or small businesses operating on thin margins, and performers rely on gigs that are being canceled. It’s […]

As the COVID-19 outbreak escalated in Europe and Asia last month, some U.S. companies pre-emptively postponed events, or took preliminary precautions to ensure patrons they’d be entering a safe and sanitary space. Theaters put out extra hand sanitizer, encouraged sick employees and guests to stay home, and increased the frequency of cleaning high traffic surfaces. […]

COVID-19 has taken a grip on the world. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization announced we officially have a pandemic. Thursday, we learned that Broadway is suspending all shows for a month—as are many other dance organizations. Around the country, we see responses to the coronavirus. It’s led many people to ask what foods they […]

Just because “social distancing” means your classes got canceled, your dance training doesn’t need to stop. There are several online dance classes that can keep your technique sharp from home. STEEZY STEEZY focuses on various urban dance styles like house, dancehall, krump, breaking, whacking and heels. The interface allows you to view the instructor from […]

The spread of the coronavirus is scary, no matter who you are. But for dancers, who work in close physical proximity to one another, there’s an added element of risk. Dancers can’t exactly “work remotely,” after all, and the dance world functions through large gatherings—classes, performances, rehearsals, events—that we have to avoid as the situation […]