Last month, a photo of two 14-year-old Black ballerinas—Ava Holloway and Kennedy George—dancing on Richmond, Virginia’s Robert E. Lee monument lit up social media as Black Lives Matter protests seared through the U.S. The dancers, clad in all black, stood balanced in sous-sus with their fists raised while the structure awaited its still-anticipated toppling. Holloway […]

In “Lying Together,” dancers from Hong Kong Ballet perform Corey Baker’s eclectic choreography at a series of visually striking locales across Hong Kong.

From performances to master classes, these competitions and conventions offer prime opportunities for dancers. To list your competition or conventions, please contact Lauren Manning, [email protected], 332-333-1735. Artistic Dance Exchange Contact: Juan Borona & Alex Chan 516.749.8975 [email protected] ADEonTour.com Competition Info: Age Divisions: Minis, Juniors, Teens, Seniors, Adults. 2 Levels of Competition Top 5 Tour Cites […]

“Our daughter was a dancer! Until she decided to get a real job. Oh…not that your job isn’t a real job, of course.” I was at a wedding when one of the groom’s relatives said this to me. “That was so rude,” remarked a friend after the woman left. “I can’t believe she said that […]

Dancer Stephanie Crousillat has had the kind of career that would make most artists swoon: She’s worked with choreographers like Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker and Andrea Miller; performed in Sleep No More and on “Saturday Night Live”; been featured in a CoverGirl ad with Janelle Monáe; and danced in music videos for Paul McCartney, Alicia […]

Contact: [email protected] & 510.523.7750 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES TAP MASTER, Columbia Performing Arts Centre, Columbia, MO. Salaried, exempt position, August 2020-July 2021. Approx. 15 classes per week 4:15-8:15 pm Monday through Thursday (recreational and competitive; ages 6-18; beginner through advanced). Send resume to [email protected] THE DANCE EDIT Subscribe to The Dance Edit, a petit daily newsletter brought […]

On June 4, Pacific Northwest Ballet corps member Amanda Morgan posted an Instagram video of her impassioned speech at a Seattle protest in response to George Floyd’s death. After introducing herself to the cheering crowd as the only Black ballerina in her company—an accomplishment, yet an indictment of ballet’s progress in increasing diversity—she championed accountability […]

Bhangra, Brazilian, North African, Malaysian, salsa, Southeast Asian and traditional Scandinavian gammaldans. Name a genre of dance, and you’ll find its practitioners in the Twin Cities. But in the wake of George Floyd’s murder last month, several Minnesota studios have been damaged or destroyed, leaving dozens of dance teachers to mourn years of unfettered police […]