Like almost everything happening right now, New York City Dance Alliance Foundation’s college scholarship auditions looked a little different this year. Rather than sweating it out in a packed hotel ballroom, the dancers logged onto Zoom from whatever space they had available. After taking a ballet class, they learned a grand allegro combination from Ashley […]

If you’re about to graduate high school, you don’t need to be told just how much COVID-19 has taken away from you. You deserve to be celebrated for your accomplishments. And you also deserve a leg up (pun most definitely intended) when it comes to your dance career, since the pandemic has put most traditional […]

Youth America Grand Prix, the world’s largest student ballet competition, is coming up on the end of its 20th-anniversary season. As aspiring pre-professionals gear up for this year’s New York Finals, we’re taking a look at a handful of YAGP participants who are already generating major buzz. Gabriel Figueredo Age: 18 School: John Cranko School […]

Throughout her years growing up at New York City Dance Alliance, Jacalyn Tatro has dominated the podium: In 2011, she was National Mini Outstanding Dancer, in 2014 she won National Teen Outstanding Dancer and in 2016 National Senior Outstanding Dancer. It’s easy to see why: Tatro dances with a maturity beyond her years—her performance quality […]

Dancing in college is undoubtedly expensive, but these two events allow you to audition for scholarships from multiple programs at once. Dancewave’s Dancing Through College & Beyond Photo by Linneah Anders, Courtesy Dancewave This fair’s scholarship auditions give high school seniors exposure to college reps from across the country. In 2017, 65 percent of the […]

“It’s hard not to get too hurt in this profession.” Ann Reinking got real earlier this month at New York City Dance Alliance Foundation’s Bright Lights Shining Stars gala. She was being honored as a 2017 NYCDA Foundation Ambassador for the Arts, and her speech was so moving that we had to share the entire […]

For a young dancer, a job as a convention assis­tant can be career-making. As you travel and demonstrate alongside your favorite teachers, you have the chance to show top choreographers you’re hire-worthy, actively build professional skills, and gain access to classes and connections that are truly priceless. That’s why conventions are looking for the cream […]

Through his New York City Dance Alliance conventions, Joe Lanteri has inspired thousands of kids, mentoring them and setting them up for successful careers. Even better, his seven-year-old NYCDA Foundation has awarded over $22 million in college scholarships to more than 400 dance students. Read the rest of Dance Magazine‘s list of the most influential […]