Perhaps no film better encompasses the complexity of Fred Astaire’s legacy than Swing Time. Released in the U.S. in September 1936, the musical film was the sixth in which Astaire appeared opposite Ginger Rogers, and is widely considered one of the strongest (if not the strongest) of their partnership—at least in terms of the dancing. […]

I have always been extremely dramatic. I think “extremely” might even be an understatement. As a child, I was constantly in costume. Never clothes. Always a costume. When I was 8 we moved into a new house, and took a home video to send to my dad’s family. My siblings were performing a song for […]

This July marks Dance Magazine‘s 90th anniversary, and the milestone gave us the perfect excuse to do one of our favorite things: dive into our extensive archives of more than 1,000 covers. We couldn’t resist sharing just a few of the iconic and quirky images through the decades. From major stars—think Judith Jamison, Mikhail Baryshnikov […]