The artists celebrated at the 2024 Dance Magazine Awards have had such a broad impact that the evening felt as though it were bursting at the seams with wisdom and possibility.

This week we’re sharing tributes to all of the 2024 Dance Magazine Award honorees. Founded in 1954, the Dance Magazine Awards have historically only been given to living artists, but in 2023 posthumous honors were added to recognize some of the many artists not given awards during their lifetimes.

When news broke earlier this month that ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince had passed away at age 29, the dance world reacted with shock, confusion, and profound sadness. She was so young; she had already accomplished so much in her extraordinary life, and yet her singular talent was still deepening, expanding, revealing itself. DePrince’s against-all-odds journey […]