For three decades, starting in 1942, “Marian Chace helped shell-shocked soldiers, sexual abuse victims, and the mentally ill use movement to communicate their feelings. ... The former Denishawn dancer proved that dance isn’t just entertaining and beautiful; it could free the deepest parts of the soul and strengthen an entire person.” - Dance Teacher
“The clip — titled ‘Slayed this TikTok but missed my flight’ — has inspired a months-long social media trend as scores of fans around the world staged their own airport routines. Dancers in countries including New Zealand, Australia, the United Kingdom and Canada have jumped on board.” - The Washington Post (MSN)
“I don’t want to take away from the power of the abstract because that's where we find our own imaginative ways to connect with the choreography. But I love that story ballets are being made by young choreographers. And that' because we connect. We spend our lives telling stories.” - San Francisco Classical Voice
The Polish parliament is set to vote on a reform that allowing dancers to draw their state pension 20 years earlier than most workers because of ‘constant injuries’ - The Times
Dance Data Project finds and crunches the numbers for female representation in programmed works and among artistic directors at 69 dance festivals beyond the United States and Canada. While the numbers for women and men aren’t perfectly equal, they’re not too far off. - Dance Data Project
“The vast majority of dance teaching positions (outside of public schools) don’t require a certification. And most dancers don’t have lots of disposable income to spend on continuing education. But many educators want the extra credibility that a certification credit gives them.” - Dance Magazine
“The dance program — developed by Pilobolus in a multiyear partnership with Saratoga Performing Arts Center — builds upon Pilobolus’ current education programming, which includes balance and mobility workshops for seniors and in-school youth. The ultimate goal is to expand nationwide.” - Albany Times Union
Jennifer Weber — choreographer of Broadway hit & Juliet and creator of decade-old touring show The Hip-Hop Nutcracker — tried out for every dance company on campus when she arrived at Penn. She was rejected by all of them, so she founded her own — Strictly Funk, still going strong 28 years later. - The Philadelphia Inquirer (MSN)
The five-year extension of his contract means that Hallberg will stay on in Melbourne at least through 2030. The company has also appointed a new Executive Director: Claire Spencer, former CEO of Arts Centre Melbourne and London’s Barbican Centre and ex-COO of the Sydney Opera House. - Limelight (Australia)
Delgado: “Working on so many projects in the supporting role to Justin has given me such an understanding of his style and his pace. I was so grateful to get the chance to do a co-choreographic process, but it doesn’t feel that different. If anything, it’s just given me more creative agency in the room.” - Dance Magazine
Two decades ago, despite the strength of traditional Irish dancing, the Republic had no national ballet or dance company, a handful of independent troupes and just a few choreographers. Now there are several internationally-renowned dancemakers, a healthy crop of trained performers, and a new national dance company called Luail. - Dance Magazine
“The performance was both a gesture of support and a spiritual offering. One dancer described the event as a way to send energy and love to the Pope through movement. An actor who joined the gathering said the experience deepened his sense of faith and human connection.” - Reuters (Yahoo)
Balanchine’s relevance to visual art is not just in direct collaborations and affiliations with artists in his lifetime. His formal gestures and patterns make him crucial to certain strains of contemporary performance art. - The Art Newspaper
The Royal Ballet principal was performing at Covent Garden one evening in 2019 when — alone onstage in front of over 2,000 people — his Achilles tendon snapped and he fell to the floor, howling in pain and seeing “my career flash before my eyes.” - The Guardian
