Dance Magazine articles from January 2007

Dance Magazine archives from January 2007

Curtain up.
January 1, 2007... This year, Dance Magazine turns 80! It's both thrilling and daunting to look back and see the breadth and depth of dance that we've covered. Although we will officially celebrate our anniversary in the September issue, you will find little...

Body and soul food.(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... Thank you for Theresa Ruth Howard's "Rant and Rave" (July 2006). I recognized my own struggle for self-acceptance in her story. It really inspired me to be more compassionate with myself, to listen to my body, and to remember that "the body...

Remembering Mary Day.(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... After reading Mary Day's obituary ("Transitions," Oct. 2006), I wanted to share my memories of her. Her mission was the Washington School of Ballet and she was involved with every aspect of it. Day gave her attention not only to students...

Where's the corps?(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... After reading Wendy Perron's review of American Ballet Theatre's spring season ("Reviews," Oct. 2006), I was baffled by her omission of the corps de ballet. Then, I realized that her review reflected exactly what ABT has become under Kevin...

Beyond the line.(Letter to the editor)
January 1, 2007... I found Sylviane Gold's feature on Chorus Line ("The Gypsy in Them," Oct. 2006) extremely interesting, especially the detailed rehearsal descriptions. However, to say that Baayork Lee has "made a career out of restaging Chorus Line since 1976"...

Corrections.(Correction notice)
January 1, 2007... Re. November's "Teacher's Wisdom": Although Ann Reinking appeared in Fiddler on the Roof, she never worked with Jerome Robbins directly.

Bring in da penguins.(VITAL SIGNS)(Savion Glover's choreography)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... If anyone can teach a penguin to tap dance, it's the master of cool, Savion Glover. And although you won't see him in Happy Feet, the animated flick about a rhythmic tuxedo-clad bird that came to theaters in November, you will hear him. Using...

A marriage of minds.(Hubbard Street Dance Chicago continues its collaboration with Chicago Symphony Orchestra)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra have become quite the dynamic duo. For the fourth year in a row the no organizations are collaborating. This month's performance at Symphony Center features Mark-Anthony Turnage's...

Cedar Lake nabs Naharin & Godani.(Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet contracts with Ohad Naharin, Jacopo Godani)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... That's right, last fall Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet announced that Ohad Naharin (right), director of Israel's Batsheva Dance Company and celebrated choreographer, will set Decadance on the troupe. The 14 Cedar Lake dancers will perform the...

Katya goes Canadian.(Ekaterina Chtchelkanova joins Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... You may remember Ekaterina Chtchelkanova from the movie version of Chicago. She played (and danced) the role of The Hunyak, a long-legged Russian innocent who dies in the end, for which she won a Screen Actors Guild of America award. Well,...

Get in the pool.(Noemie Lafrance's Agora II)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... In September, just as the weather in New York turned chilly, Noemie Lafrance's site-specific, Agora II: A choreographic game for one thousand bodies, opened at McCarren Park Pool in the Greenpoint/Williamsburg section of Brooklyn. What fits in...

Mario Lopez goes strictly ballroom.('Dancing with the Stars')(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... In the early '90s, you knew him as Slater, the sweet teen idol on the TV show "Saved by the Bell." But last fall on ABC's "Dancing with the Stars," Lopez broke all the rules and danced like he was born to do it. Listening to the panel of judges...

Child's play.(Lucinda Childs in documentary)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... With 43 years of experience on the dance scene, Lucinda Childs, member of Judson Dance Theater and well-known downtown dancer, makes for an interesting portrait on the silver screen. Filmmaker Patrick Bensard of La Cinematheque de la Danse has...

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's flyaway.(VITAL SIGNS)(dance performance staged by Flyaway Productions)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... You're walking down the street in San Francisco and you notice something odd: Five women are flying through the air. In October, Jo Kreiter's company, Flyaway Productions, staged The Live Billboard Project, a site-specific dance in which the...

Performing without pain? It's possible.(VITAL SIGNS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... In her book Performance Without Pain, Kathryne Pirtle says, "For artists and athletes, our health determines whether we can continue to pursue and enjoy our high level of performance-or be cut short, perhaps long before we are ready to retire."...

Memphis belle.(VITAL SIGNS)(Julie Marie Niekrasz )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Patrons of Ballet Memphis have watched Julie Marie Niekrasz perform as a swan and a snowflake, but patients at St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital know her in an entirely different role. Niekrasz recently became a volunteer at St. Jude's,...

January in Helsinki with Yvonne.(VITAL SIGNS)
January 1, 2007... If you're looking for all things Yvonne Rainer, the sixth international Side Step Festival in Helsinki, Finland, is your ticket. Organized by the Zodiak Center for New Dance and hosted at the Cable Factory, Jan. 20-29, this nine-day...

Happy Birthday to you!(VITAL SIGNS)(anniversaries of dance companies)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Felice Lesser Dance Theater, 30th Anniversary DanceWorks, 30th Anniversary Mainstage Season Southern Theater, 25th Anniversary Ballets de Monte-Carlo, 20th Anniversary Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montreal, 50th Anniversary...

Shutterbugs take note!(VITAL SIGNS)
January 1, 2007... Do you love photographing dance? Do you dream of having one of your images published in Dance Magazine? Share your hidden talent with the world and enter Dance Magazine's nonprofessional dance photography contest! Send us your best photos of...

Bebe Neuwirth.(QUICK Q&A)(interview)(Interview)
January 1, 2007... There aren't many Broadway triple-threats who light up the stage like Bebe Neuwirth. She's sure to pack in audiences with her return to Chicago, this time as Roxie Hart. Her unbelievable body and rich voice are just added bonuses to her...

January cover gallery.(dance history)
January 1, 2007... CELEBRATING DECADES OF DANCE Two things are certain about the dance world during the past 80 years: It has a rich, complex history; and Dance Magazine has been there to witness it. This year, in celebration, we're dedicating a special...

Complexions: in perpetual motion.(DANCE MATTERS)(Ballet Company)(Company overview)
January 1, 2007... Complexions, the 13-year-old company started by former Ailey dancers Dwight Rhoden and Desmond Richardson, strives to live up to its name by presenting diversity both culturally and artistically. In the past year, the company has added a range...

The Meshuganas of the ballet world turn 40.(The Israel Ballet)
January 1, 2007... "Had I known that it would be so difficult," laughs Berta Yampolsky, co-founder and co-director of The Israel Ballet, "I don't think we would have even tried! But we passed the wars, we passed the Intifada, we passed everything--and we kept on...

Doves for Durham.(A Salute to the Extraordinary Life of Miss Katherine Dunham)
January 1, 2007... Hordes of people waited in lines that snaked around the block at Symphony Space at 95th and Broadway in Manhattan last September. They were hoping to get a seat to see "A Salute to the Extraordinary Life of Miss Katherine Dunham," who died in...

Celebrating Grigorovich's 80th.(Bolshoi Ballet Company celebrates Yuri Nikolaevich Grigorovich's week )
January 1, 2007... In an unstable Russian ballet world, Yuri Nikolaevich Grigorovich's legacy preserves the richness of the art. The choreographer, widely associated with the renaissance of Russian ballet, turns 80 on January 2. In celebration, the Bolshoi has...

Randolph Ward and Addul Manzano have joined North Carolina Dance Theatre.(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Randolph Ward and Addul Manzano have joined North Carolina Dance Theatre. Five new dancers have joined the second company, NCDT2: Emery LeCrone, Sarah Hay, Seia Rassenti, Dillion Shifferly, and Christpher Pennix.

Kansas City Ballet.(appointments, promotions)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Kansas City Ballet welcomes Luke Luzicka as a new company member. Nick Kepley, Matthew Pawlicki-Sinclair, and Angelina Sansone, formerly apprentices, have been promoted to full company members.

Olivia Georgia.(NEW APPOINTMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Olivia Georgia is the new executive director of Meredith Monk/The House Foundation for the Arts as of September.

Dance/Philadelphia.(NEW APPOINTMENTS)(new branch gets finance from William Penn Foundation )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Dance/USA, a service organization for dance professionals, has added a third branch, Dance/Philadelphia, to join Dance/NYC and Dance/MetroDC. The William Penn Foundation has committed to $310,000 over three years for Dance/Philadelphia's...

Parsons Dance.(NEW APPOINTMENTS)
January 1, 2007... David Harrison, senior director for institutional advancement and audience at Arizona State University--Gammage, has been appointed Executive Director of Parsons Dance.

Vail International Dance Festival.(NEW APPOINTMENTS)(Damian Woetzel)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Damian Woetzel, principal at New York City Ballet and international guest artist, was named the artistic director for the Vail International Dance Festival, which takes place during the summer.

Ballet British Columbia.(NEW APPOINTMENTS)
January 1, 2007... Susan K.E. Howard, Ballet British Columbia's director of development and marketing, is now the company's executive director.

Golden Masks.(AWARDS)(John Neumeier, David Dawson receives award)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Golden Masks, which are awarded annually for the best stage performances in Russia, were given to John Neumeier, for his Midsummer Night's Dream for the Bolshoi Ballet, and David Dawson, former principal with Ballett Frankfurt and resident...

Saeko Ichinohe, artistic director the Saeko Ichinohe Dance Company, received the annual Commendation from the minister of foreign affairs of Japan.(AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Saeko Ichinohe, artistic director the Saeko Ichinohe Dance Company, received the annual Commendation from the minister of foreign affairs of Japan, in recognition of mutual understanding and friendship between the U.S. and Japan through more...

The Brooklyn Arts Exchange held their sixth annual BAX10 Arts and Artists in Progress Awards in November.(AWARDS)(Dean Moss, Karen Bernard and Denise Jefferson receives award)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Brooklyn Arts Exchange held their sixth annual BAX10 Arts and Artists in Progress Awards in November. Choreographer Dean Moss, New Dance Alliance founder and director Karen Bernard, and Denise Jefferson, director of The Alley School,...

The Metro DC Dance Awards were given to Maida Withers Dance Construction Company's Thresholds Crossed for outstanding overall production.(AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Metro DC Dance Awards were given to Maida Withers Dance Construction Company's Thresholds Crossed for outstanding overall production, Nejla Yatkin (Jan. 2005 "25 to Watch") for De/Reconstructing Mata Hari, Daniel Burkholder/The Playground,...

Mark Morris received a Gramophone Award, which honors American artists who've made an outstanding contribution to the world of classical music.(AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Mark Morris received a Gramophone Award, which honors American artists who've made an outstanding contribution to the world of classical music. He is the first non-musician ever to win the award.

The Colorado Dance Alliance presented their Dance Awards in September to Judy Bejarano of IMPACT Dance.(AWARDS)(Awards list)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Colorado Dance Alliance presented their Dance Awards in September to Judy Bejarano of IMPACT Dance, Melissa Michaels of Wild Life Productions, the University of Colorado at Boulder Dance Department, Charlotte York Irey, founder CU Dance...

The annual Dutch dance awards were given to choreographers Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon for Shoot the Moon at Nederlands Dans Theater.(AWARDS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The annual Dutch dance awards were given to choreographers Paul Lightfoot and Sol Leon for Shoot the Moon at Nederlands Dans Theater. Tadayoshi Kokeguchi was selected as best dancer for his solo Affi with Scapino Ballet Rotterdam. Jiri Kylian...

Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada received the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award.(AWARDS)
January 1, 2007... Atlantic Ballet Theatre of Canada received the Greater Moncton Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Award for an "emerging business."

The New York Choreographic Institute has awarded fellowship grants.(GRANTS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The New York Choreographic Institute has awarded fellowship grants to Boston Ballet for Helen Pickett ("25 to Watch," p. 39), Kansas City for Matthew Powell, and National Ballet of Canada for Roberto Campanella Fall 2006 and Spring 2007...

The Milwaukee Ballet received the Healthy Children's Initiative Program grant from the Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation for their education program.(GRANTS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Milwaukee Ballet received the Healthy Children's Initiative Program grant from the Charles D. Jacobus Family Foundation for their education program, "The King Who Danced," an interactive, multimedia show about the history of ballet.

The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography has awarded Choreographic Fellowships to Tania Isaac, Miguel Gutierrez.(GRANTS )(Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Maggie Allesee National Center for Choreography has awarded Choreographic Fellowships to Tania Isaac, Miguel Gutierrez, recipients will each receive up to $13,000 to conduct choreographic research in the dance and technology facilities at...

In honor of Iris Hensley, founder of The Georgia Ballet, (formerly Cobb/Marietta Ballet) and artistic director until 2003.(GRANTS)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... In honor of Iris Hensley, founder of The Georgia Ballet, (formerly Cobb/Marietta Ballet) and artistic director until 2003, the Hensley family has given the company $100,000.

Japan at Joyce.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Joyce Theater )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Ten years ago, the Japan Society presented a showcase introducing some of the most cutting-edge, emerging Japanese dance companies to a New York audience. The tradition has continued, and this month. The Joyce Theater presents the 10th Annual...

Missing Ailey.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Jeffrey Gerodias choreographing for Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... After 10 years of dancing with Ailey, Jeffrey Gerodias is choreographing his first piece. "It came from the feelings I had leaving Ailey, but it's not a storyline," says Gerodias about Giallo per Quattro (Yellow for Four), to be performed by...

Karaoke Chameleon.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Morgan Thorson )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Morgan Thorson has a mix-master mind, from which postmodern movement and the detritus of everyday life spin out as hilarious vignettes. In a rare visit to NYC from Minneapolis, she's at P. S. 122 from Jan. 17-23. With deadpan aplomb she...

Middle East meets upper East side.
January 1, 2007... Where in the world--outside of the Middle East, of course--can one find a veritable tour of traditional and contemporary Middle Eastern dance? On Jan. 7, the Harkness Dance Center presents Beyond the Silk Road as part of the 92nd St. Y's...

Claire & Ariel meet Edith & Jenny.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Tamar Rogoff's performance)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Tamar Rogoff's work is as emotionally intimate as it is socially conscious. She has collaborated with Holocaust survivors and war veterans, but her choreography remains grounded in the refined details of the body: the subtle movement of the...

Leap of nations.(NEW YORK NOTEBOOK)(Career Transitions For Dancers annual fund raiser)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... When dancers with trembling fans made of fuchsia-colored feathers glided across the City Center stage as though borne on a river of air, they set the tone for Career Transitions For Dancers' annual fund-raiser. The Oct. 23 gala, dubbed "One...

Tai chi's renewing power.(Mind your BODY)
January 1, 2007... In the seamless movements of Tai Chi Chuan, weight pours from one foot to the other like water. One movement gives way to the next, and the end becomes the beginning in a continuous flow. The knees are slightly bent, the chest is relaxed, and...

Advice for dancers: former New York City Ballet dancer Linda Hamilton, Ph. D., is a lecturer, a psychologist in private practice, and the author of Advice for Dancers (Jossey-Bass). She has been offering advice to Dance Magazine readers since 1992.
January 1, 2007... I'VE READ YOUR BOOK AND I KNOW YOU'VE DONE RESEARCH ON BODY IMAGE AND EATING DISORDERS. I'D LIKE TO EXPLORE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MODERN AND BALLET DANCERS IN THIS AREA FOR MY SENIOR PROJECT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA. I'M HAVING...

25 to watch: Dance magazine selects 2007's hottest dancers and trends.
January 1, 2007... Dawn Fay Ballet Memphis doesn't rank its dancers in the typical hierarchical sense. However, if there were a scale, Dawn Fay would undoubtedly land on top as the company's prima. Watching Fay dance is like listening to Melissa Etheridge...

Song & dance: choreographers invade opera.
January 1, 2007... Skimpy rehearsal periods, wretched studios, lousy music tapes, dancer injuries. You think choreographers have problems now? Ha! Those traditional vexations pale in comparison to the challenge of confronting the ego of a genuine opera diva. Yet...

Dancing at the Met.(Metropolitan Opera)
January 1, 2007... Teaching a stilt-walker how to pirouette on pointe and gracefully undulate his arms may not be part of Diana Levy's job description as Dance Director of the Metropolitan Opera. But there she was, last fall, in a sub-basement studio at the Met...

Rocky mountain high: Rosalie O'Connor takes her camera behind the scenes at Aspen Santa Fe Ballet.
January 1, 2007... Aspen Santa Fe Ballet is a young company--only 10 years old--with a wealth of talent and a wide-ranging repertoire. The company tours throughout the United States, has schools in both home cities, and presents the summer Aspen Dance Festival....

Tharp all over: the choreographer's cadre of stagers are fanning out across the country.(Twyla Tharp)(Interview)
January 1, 2007... The United States map hanging in Ginger Montel's office has color-coded pushpins scattered across the country. Each one indicates where a dance company has a Twyla Tharp piece in its active repertoire, with the different colors representing the...

The natural: Boston Ballet's Misa Kuranaga has ballet in her soul and a Jackson gold medal to her credit.
January 1, 2007... Young, alone, and at the end of a one-year scholarship at San Francisco Ballet School, Misa Kuranaga auditioned for a spot in a ballet company--any ballet company. She was 19, and her search took her to studios both glamorous and modest around...

First, you cry: discovering you need a hip replacement doesn't have to mean the end of a career.
January 1, 2007... I went to college eager to dance. I knew then that my body wasn't built to do what it was asked to do in training--I didn't have sufficient turnout, and my hips were tight, but I pushed myself physically to rise to every challenge. Years after...

Hip tips.(dancers)
January 1, 2007... If the words "hip replacement surgery" inspire a twinge of panic, read on: The topic is cloaked in misconceptions. Dancers endure more injuries on the job than, say, bankers, but are we all--after decades of plies, leaps, and extensions--fated...

Time out: dancers are finding rejuvenation in the freedom to take time off.
January 1, 2007... Never mind the "It's-opening-night-and-I-forgot-to-rehearse" nightmare. What haunts dancers most is the specter of having to leave their art behind. There comes a day when all dancers must relinquish, in some form, the thing they love most,...

Beyond ballet bashing: making ballet a more vital art form.
January 1, 2007... Last August, Los Angeles Times dance critic Lewis Segal published a diatribe titled "Five Things I Hate About Ballet." Although his approach was somewhat clumsy--like the guy at a family reunion who drinks too much and blurts out why he hates...

The bright stuff: celebrate 2007 with a splash of color.(DM STYLE)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The new year is all about flesh starts, and who knows more about them than freelance dancers? We tapped four to model our vibrant 2007 leotard looks (here with suggested retail prices), and share style tips and thoughts about taking off in new...

Stage time versus studio time.(2007 SUMMER STUDY GUIDE)
January 1, 2007... To perform or not to perform? There's a fundamental difference in the philosophies of many of the U.S.'s summer intensive programs. Some teachers believe that focusing on technique and omitting an end-of-the-session performance is to the...

Moments they remember.(2007 SUMMER STUDY GUIDE)
January 1, 2007... The best part of summer? Summer programs! The friends you meet, the skills you develop, and the memories you make will last a lifetime. Here, five dancers share their fondest summertime experiences and offer advice for students getting...

Going to the extreme.(2007 SUMMER STUDY GUIDE)(dance training)
January 1, 2007... On a warm and sunny July morning, Bonnie Mathis breaks down the parts of a chasse to a group of budding dancers. Mathis reminds the girls to stretch their feet in the jump and extend their fingers through their port de bras. "You have to be...

Triple threats, heads up.(2007 SUMMER STUDY GUIDE)(Broadway Theatre Project, dance training)
January 1, 2007... As the mercury soars in the Florida summer, the Broadway Theatre Project in Tampa heats up young people's careers. For three weeks in July, pre-professional apprentices, students ranging in age from their late teens to mid-20s, gather on the...

Professional to professional.(2007 SUMMER STUDY GUIDE)(Northwest Professional Dance Project)
January 1, 2007... "The contraction is above the waist, not in the pelvis," says Sarah Slipper to six dancers on a steaming hot day last August. Slipper, co-founder and artistic director of the three-year-old Northwest Professional Dance Project (emphasis on...

2007 Summer study guide.
January 1, 2007... UNITED STATES ALABAMA BIRMINGHAM Alabama Ballet School Alabama Ballet Summer Program Dates: Jun 4-Jul 14. Ballet, character, pointe, variations, hip hop, jazz, modern, Pilates. Ages: 11-18; Levels: Int, adv. Audition...

From spark to sparkle the road to perfection.(Astaire and Rogers Collection, vol. 2)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2007... Astaire a Rogers Collection Volume 2 DVD; set $59.92; each $19.97. "The new fast-stepping dancing pair!" announces the trailer for Flying Down to Rio before showing a snippet of Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers doing the Carioca in a...

Winning attitude: Denise Wall turns dancers into champions through pure energy.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)
January 1, 2007... In a paneled studio with a drop ceiling, fluorescent lights, and a shelf lined with gleaming trophies, Denise Wall strides among her jazz students as they cross the floor in a pirouette combination. Some surprise themselves, turning three or...

Cecchetti's choices.(TECHNIQUE)(Enrico Cecchetti)
January 1, 2007... Pavlova, Massine, Nijinska, Nijinsky, Preobrazhenskaya, Lifar, de Valois, Karsavina, Legat, and Vaganova all studied with one man: the amazing Enrico Cecchetti (1850-1928). His ingenious method of teaching endowed the human body with all the...

Rodeo roundup.(Oklahoma State School of Dance)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The Oklahoma State School of Dance's fall roundup of Rodeo legends Frederic Franklin and Paul Sutherland culminated in a restaging of the Agnes de Mille ballet by the school's resident company, Oklahoma Festival Ballet, in Nov. and Dec. ...

Fire and fusion.(Mercyhurst College )(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... In October, Mercyhurst College in Erie, PA, presented Dances for Dave, Hip Hop and Moore, a tribute to former dean and arts activist Dr. David Palmer who died in 2002. The show featured choreography by Teena Custer, a Cincinnati hip hop...

All eyes on Juilliard.(Dance School: Juilliard)(Video recording review)
January 1, 2007... Dance School: Juilliard, a documentary by EyeOpener Productions, looks at what it's like to study at the rigorous conservatory. Juilliard was featured on screen in Save the Last Dance (2001) when Julia Stiles' character auditioned there. This...

A noteworthy project.(Hofstra University, Jean Erdman Dance Notation Project)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... The fall concert at Hofstra University brought past to present, preserving modern dance history with the Jean Erdman Dance Notation Project. Nancy Allison, a New York dancer, choreographer, and educator, staged three of Erdman's early...

You know them from So You Think You Can Dance.(Look Who's Teaching)(Sick Step Crew- dancers)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... You know them from So You Think You Can Dance. They might not have made the final four, but they were definite audience favorites from the auditions. Sick Step Crew, a group of California hip hop dancers, are now passing on their skills by...

Tap dancer Marsha Pitt, creator of the instructional DVD Tapology, is giving back to her community by teaching classes at Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), a program that empowers inner city youth to advance their lives through arts, athletics, and educational programs.(Look Who's Teaching)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Tap dancer Marsha Pitt, creator of the instructional DVD Tapology, is giving back to her community by teaching classes at Heart of Los Angeles (HOLA), a program that empowers inner city youth to advance their lives through arts, athletics, and...

Choreographer Bebe Miller gave a two-week visiting artist residency at Cornish College of the Arts in October.(Look Who's Teaching)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... Choreographer Bebe Miller gave a two-week visiting artist residency at Cornish College of the Arts in October. She restaged Resistance lessened or increased and taken, which premiered at Ohio State University last spring, for the Cornish Dance...

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign.(Look Who's Teaching)
January 1, 2007... Jan Erkert and Tere O'Connor joined the faculty at University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Dancer/choreographer Erkert is the author of Harnessing the Wind: The Art of Teaching Modern Dance. Three-time Bessie winner O'Connor has made works...

Teacher's wisdom.(Bill Evans)(Brief article)
January 1, 2007... For almost as long as he can remember, Bill Evans has been a teacher. As a preteen, he taught tap and ballet, and at 17 he founded the Bill Evans School of Dance in Utah, which grew to have three locations and more than 200 students. Today...

Jason Janas: soaring with his taps through Tapestry Dance.(On the Rise)(Tapestry Dance Company )(Biography)
January 1, 2007... When tapper Jason Janas takes center stage for an improv, his florescent green shoes tip-toe around before breaking into a storm of sound. With his long, loose ankles and intense attack, Janas, 25, blends cool classicism with hard-hitting, hip...

An Apple (Tree) for the teacher: Blankenbuehler gets his break.(On Broadway)(Andy Blankenbuehler )
January 1, 2007... When Andy Blankenbuehler decided to pursue a choreography career on Broadway six years ago, he knew it would be tough. He saw two pathways: He could leave New York, where he'd worked steadily for seven years as a show dancer, and get jobs...

The Joffrey Ballet.(Dance review)
January 1, 2007... The Joffrey Ballet Auditorium Theater, Chicago, IL October 4-15, 2006 A perfect fairy-tale ballet, Ashton's Cinderella drew crowds to the majestic Auditorium Theater. Staged by Wendy Ellis Somes, it is the first time an American company...