Dance Magazine articles from May 2006

Dance Magazine archives from May 2006

Curtain up.(Editorial)
May 1, 2006... We never dance alone onstage. That's what Isadora Duncan said--she danced with the ocean, the wind, the earth. Whether or not you go for that kind of romance with nature, learning to dance with a partner deepens your artistry as a performer....

And the It Girls are....(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... In February we asked readers which dancer performing today would be their choice for an "It Girl". Who has that magical mix of star quality, sex appeal, and radiance? We sorted through a jammed email box (an incredible response), and found the...

Lines ballet's Drew Jacoby ...(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... Her long physique is a seamless and unified whole, and the force of gravity, failing entirely to distract her, is itself forced doubly upon audiences, who routinely leave flattened. BENJAMIN ROY PLANET MAGAZINE SAN FRANCISCO, CA

Savion glover's Ashley Deforest ...(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... She's the sole female tap dancer in Savion's Chapter IV company. She's beautiful, and the embodiment of every dancer's dream--one of us who made it. KAREN RUBIO, THE TALENT GROUP FOREST PARK, IL She has what it takes and is a...

American ballet theater's Gillian Murphy ...(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... She's sassy and gorgeous, even though she doesn't have the ideal dance body. She didn't let it stop her and that alone should qualify her. SARAH LASS DENVER, CO

New York City ballet's Maria Kowroski ...(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... She's amazing and her legs go on forever! JULIA KIROUAC TORONTO, ONTARIO

More nominees....(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
May 1, 2006... Jillina lights up a stage when she's on it. She's artistic director of the Sahala dancers and the Bellydance Superstars, and her energy is so charismatic, you cannot take your eyes off her. MICHELLE ETIENNE VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA...

Spreading the word to the West.(Cal Performances)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Neither wars, earthquakes, depressions, name changes nor university politics have kept Cal Performances, the presenting agency at the University of California, Berkeley, from its mission. Betty Connors, former director of the program, can trace...

C'Opera.(by Heidi Duckler's Collage Dance Theatre)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... In February, Heidi Duckler's Collage Dance Theatre combined the disparate cultures of dance and law enforcement in C'OPERA, a site-specific work at the Los Angeles Police Academy. Through on-site training, actual police maneuvers were...

U.N.I.T.Y.(PHRESH: A Celebration of Women in Hip Hop)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Philadelphia's lady DJs, b-girls, and hip hop heads came together in February for the first PHRESH: A Celebration of Women in Hip Hop. The event, which included workshops, discussions, and film screenings, culminated in an evening of funky...

Dial-a-Dance.(VITAL SIGNS)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Surprised audiences were asked to use their cell phones in the theater during Ballet Austin's choreographic competition, New American Talent/Dance. Choreographers Thang Dao, Thaddeus Davis, and Sonya Delwaide set their pieces on Ballet Austin...

Dancing in the desert.(Marta Becket)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Marta Becket's dance journey began in 1942 at the Bronx Hula Hut and has entered its final act in the Death Valley desert, where she dances nightly, audience or not, before a mural of viewers she painted inside her opera house. In her new...

Happy birthday!!(VITAL SIGNS)
May 1, 2006... [heart] Carla Maxwell, left, celebrates 40 years with the Limon Dance Company [heart] Les Ballets Grandiva, 10 [heart] Venetia Stifler & Concert Dance, Inc., 25 [heart] Rambert Dance Company (U.K.), 80 [heart] American Dance...

Hitting the boards.(National Tap Dance Day)(The Soul to Sole Tap Festival)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... What's that thundering sound? It's the roar of tappers across the country putting metal to wood as they celebrate National Tap Dance Day this month. In New York City, the Tap Extravaganza (May 28) honors Jerry Ames, Jo Rowan, John Bedford, and...

Hemline meets kickline.(VITAL SIGNS)(Charles Nolan and his designing work)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Charles Nolan has already made a name for himself in the fashion industry. He designed for Ellen Tracy and Anne Klein before launching his own line in 2004. But now, for the first time, this ballet fan got an opportunity to create costumes for...

Honoring their hero.(Orlando Ballet goes ahead with Raymonda)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Despite the tragic death of Fernando Bujones, Orlando Ballet is going ahead with his production of Raymonda, May 12-14, but in reduced form. Bujones had choreographed the third act (wedding scene) for several companies in the past, but, as his...

Quick Q&A: Stephan Koplowitz.(VITAL SIGNS)(interview)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... Stephan Koplowitz has been named the new dean of The Sharon Disney Lund School of Dance at CalArts. After 23 years as a New York choreographer and a prime mover in site-specific work, Koplowitz is moving to Los Angeles this August. What is...

Dancers do rule!(dancers are genetically different)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... After analyzing DNA, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem concluded that dancers are genetically different from non-dancers. Their study last September examined the levels of serotonin, a neurotransmitter that contributes to mood,...

Silver belles.(Marion Coles on dancers)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... "All dancing makes you feel like flying," said Marion Coles, 88. She sported a fuzzy pink ballcap, leather jacket, and lace-up boots for the New York premiere of Been Rich All My Life, a film by Heather Lyn MacDonald. Coles (far left) and the...

To the finish line: Jorma Elo in America.(DANCE MATTERS)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... With so many commissions on his schedule in Europe and North America, where does Jorma Elo live these days? "That's what my girlfriend always asks," the Finnish choreographer says, laughing. "I live in Holland, but I don't spend much time...

Hole-in-one: Colorado hires Boggs.(DANCE MATTERS)(Gil Boggs joins Colorado Ballet )
May 1, 2006... Gil Boggs, a former principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre and Twyla Tharp Dance Company in the 1980s and '90s, has returned to dance after a seven-year absence. In February, the Colorado Ballet chose him from a field of 35 candidates to...

Ballettikka Internettikka: pranksters or visionaries?(DANCE MATTERS)
May 1, 2006... As patrons took their seats at the gala marking "International Day of Solidarity with the Bolshoi Theater" on March 28, 2002, security staff at the theater turned away two men carrying large bags full of recording equipment. Unperturbed,...

Anne Teresa de Keersmaker.(is mentor at Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative.)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Dancer-choreographer ANNE TERESA DE KEERSMAKER is one of six artists who will serve as a mentor in the 2006-07 cycle of the Rolex Mentor and Protege Arts Initiative.

National Dance Project.(Awards and Honors)
May 1, 2006... The NATIONAL DANCE PROJECT has awarded $295,000 in touring grants to 11 U.S. and foreign contemporary companies.

Mikhail Baryshnikov.(gets George and Judy Marcus Prize for Lifetime Achievement )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... San Francisco State University's International Center for the Arts has honored MIKHAIL BARYSHNIKOV with the $25,000 George and Judy Marcus Prize for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts.

Dance Advance.(Awards and Honors)
May 1, 2006... Philadelphia's DANCE ADVANCE has announced $645,000 in grants to 25 artists, companies, and organizations for the 2006- 07 season.

Simone Orlando.(Awards and Honors)
May 1, 2006... British Columbia's SIMONE ORLANDO has received the Banff Centre's 2006 Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award.

In the latest round of Theater Development Fund/Irene Sharaff Awards for Theatrical Design, Franco Zeffirelli has received the Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... In the latest round of THEATER DEVELOPMENT FUND/IRENE SHARAFF AWARDS for Theatrical Design, FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI has received the Robert L. B. Tobin Award for Lifetime Achievement. LESTER POLAKOV was honored with the TDF/Irene Sharaff Lifetime...

The recipients of the Choo-San Goh Awards for Choreography are David Dawson (Dutch National Ballet; $10,000).(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The recipients of the Choo-San Goh Awards for Choreography are DAVID DAWSON (Dutch National Ballet; $10,000); CHARLOTTE BOYE-CHRISTENSEN (Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company; $5,000) SUSAN SHIELDS (Richmond Ballet; $4,000); and DAVID HOCHOY (Dance...

Leslie Friedman.(Awards and Honors)
May 1, 2006... Choreographer LESLIE FREIDMAN has won the Fulbright Scholar Award, a Senior Lectureship grant.

Victoria Looseleaf.(Awards and Honors)
May 1, 2006... DANCE MAGAZINE Contributing Writer VICTORIA LOOSELEAF is this year's recipient of a Special Achievement Lester Horton Award, for "Furthering the Visibility of Dance".

Ballet Austin.(Awards and Honors)
May 1, 2006... The Anti-Defamation League honored BALLET AUSTIN with the Audrey and Raymond Maslin Humanitarian Award for artistic director Stephen Mills' Light/The Holocaust & Humanity Project.

DanceCleveland.(Awards and Honors)
May 1, 2006... The Joyce Foundation has awarded DANCECCLEVELAND a $50,000 grant to support the commission of a dance by Jawole Willa Jo Zollar.

Brenda Dixon Gottschild.(wins de la Torre Bueno Prize)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... DANCE MAGAZINE Senior Advising Editor BRENDA DIXON GOTTSCHILD has won the de la Torre Bueno Prize for her book, The Black Dancing Body: A Geography from Coon to Cool.

American Ballet Theatre.(Awards and Honors)
May 1, 2006... AMERICAN BALLET THEATRE has announced a $300,000 challenge grant initiated by Brian J. Heidtke to raise funds for the Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School.

What happened to the dancers from Indianapolis' Ballet Internationale, which closed suddenly last November after 32 years?(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... What happened to the dancers from Indianapolis' BALLET INTERNATIONALE, which closed suddenly last November after 32 years? Eight of those dancers have been hired, permanently and as supplementals, by CINANNATI BALLET. Two dancers from...

Washington Ballet.(Names in the News)
May 1, 2006... Following negotiation of a successful contract with its dancer's union, WASHINGTON BALLET returns to the boards May 10-14 with The Bach/Beatles Project.

Philip Velinov.(Names in the News)
May 1, 2006... New at Louisville Ballet: principal dancer PHILIP VELINOV.

Signed on at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago.(Names in the News)
May 1, 2006... Signed on at Hubbard Street Dance Chicago: BRIAN ENOS, MISTAYA HEMINGWAY; new at Hubbard Street 2: JEREMY NEDD, CHRISTOPHER TIERNEY.

Paul Kaine.(Names in the News)
May 1, 2006... Hired: PAUL KAINE, as executive director of Cincinnati Ballet.

Departing.(Names in the News)
May 1, 2006... Departing: CATHY EDWARDS, artistic director of New York's Dance Theater Workshop since 2003; JENNIFER LANGENSTEIN and DMITRI KULEV, after six years at Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre.

ABT Studio Company.(Names in the News)
May 1, 2006... American Ballet Theatre ballet master KIRK PETERSON has been appointed artistic director of ABT Studio Company effective June 1.

East-West guess.(A Walk Between Two Worlds)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Stephan Koplowitz's collaboration with Vietnamese improviser Dao Anh Khanh, A Walk Between Two Worlds, is the culmination of three years of work they've done in Vietnam. The two worlds of the title, said Koplowitz, could be art and life, East...

The boogie-down Bronx.(Urban Bush Women, Chuck Davis Dance Ensemble, Eddie Tortes Latin Dance Company the Rock Steady Crew to perform)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The Lehman Center for the Performing Arts hosts In Our Blood... A Legacy of Dance in the Bronx on May 21. Urban Bush Women, Chuck Davis Dance Ensemble, Eddie Tortes Latin Dance Company (below), and the Rock Steady Crew will headline the event....

Watch your heels.( The Show )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Richard Move, that naughty Martha Graham impersonator with impeccable timing, presents his performance piece The Show (Achilles Heels) April 27-May 6 at The Kitchen. The all-star cast includes Rasta Thomas as Achilles (a part originated by...

Mind your body: skinner, skinner, skinner.
May 1, 2006... Skinner Releasing Technique is a somatic practice that enhances dance technique and catalyzes healing. Through the use of imagery, voice, language, and music, the SRT teacher guides the participant in a way that leads to a self-propelling...

Advice for dancers.(maintaining health)
May 1, 2006... I OFTEN READ YOUR RESPONSES TO GIRLS WHO FEEL THEY NEED TO LOSE WEIGHT. MY PROBLEM IS THAT I NEED TO GAIN IT! I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SKINNY, NO MATTER HOW MUCH J EAT. I HAVE PASTA, PEANUT BUTTER, CHICKEN, FISH, AND ICE CREAM, NOT TO MENTION HEALTHY...

What makes a great partnership? Onstage couples talk about that X factor.(GREAT PARTNERSHIPS)(Irina Dvorovenko and Maxim Beloserkovsky)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... While legendary couples like Bogie and Bacall, and Tracy and Hepburn have torched the screen for years with that ineffable "X" factor, otherwise known as chemistry, the world of dance also can be counted on to seduce audiences with steamy...

Partnering secrets for guys.(GREAT PARTNERSHIPS)(Jock Soto)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... "You might as well be grabbing two bananas," says Jock Soto to a male student during a partnering class at School of American Ballet. "You should use your thumb and two fingers," he explains, demonstrating how he gently holds the wrists of a...

The legends: they made magic.(GREAT PARTNERSHIPS)
May 1, 2006... Memorable partnerships are the great miracles of dance. You can't arrange them in a balletmaster's casting dreams or a manager's office. You can't predict them. These relationships simply arise in the studio, rehearsal room or onstage, and when...

Brazil! Brazil! A look at Brazil's burgeoning dance scene.
May 1, 2006... Endless lines in banks, faulty social services, flooded streets that have you swimming out of your car. In the theaters, burnt-out lighting instruments and floors that are about to cave in. What's the Brazilian response to this pandemonium?...

Dancing like a girl: the new tap women are putting femininity back on the boards.(Savion Glover )
May 1, 2006... In 1997, I sneaked into a rehearsal for Savion Glover's newly-formed company, NYOT's (Not Your Ordinary Tappers), and lay on the floor between two rows of seats in the theater to listen. I just assumed that the female voice amidst the...

The prince next door: Marcelo Gomes is the guy all the girls want to dance with.(Cover story)
May 1, 2006... In a studio at American Ballet Theatre headquarters in Manhattan, principal dancers Marcelo Gomes and Julie Kent greet each other with a hug and peck on each cheek as Gomes asks about his pal William, Kent's 2-year-old son. Moments later the...

On the road again ... but so much lighter this time.(Buyers guide)
May 1, 2006... Heading out for a tour or summer intensive? Don't pack every leotard you own! "My philosophy is you should be able to carry everything yourself," says Pennsylvania Ballet's Hawley Rowe. Choose leotards that work for all genres, and combine...

A woman for all seasons: Dunham past, present, and future.(Kaiso! Writings by and about Katherine Dunham)(Book review)
May 1, 2006... Kaiso! Writings by and about Katherine Dunham Edited by VeVe A. Clark and Sara E. Johnson Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2006. 718 pages, illustrated, hardcover $65; paper $24.95. "Kaiso"--the calypso culture's word for...

Pay attention! Teachers offer tips on how to deal with problem students.(TEACH-LEARN CONNECTION)
May 1, 2006... Whether you teach in a rowdy public school or a top-ranked studio, you've likely encountered disruptive students. After all, kids will be kids. They sit down when you're demonstrating a phrase. They chatter when you're correcting another...

Jocelyn Vollmar: a favorite teacher.(LIMELIGHT)
May 1, 2006... Jocelyn Vollmar retired from the San Francisco Ballet School in 2005 after a long teaching career. Former SFB principal dancer Evelyn Cisneros recalls her influence. The first time I saw Jocelyn Vollmar was when the San Francisco Ballet...

International students shine.(ACROSS THE FLOOR)(ballet dancers)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The differences in caliber and style were striking when stellar pupils from ballet schools from around the world performed in Proteges: The International Ballet Academy Festival at The Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. in January. Each school...

Teacher's wisdom: Zvi Gotheiner.(THIS MONTH)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... Zvi Gotheiner began studying dance in his native Israel and came to New York in 1978. He has performed with the Batsheva Dance Company, the Joyce Trisler Danscompany, and Feld Ballets/NY. In 1989 he founded ZviDance, which has performed his...

Samuel Lee Roberts: dynamic and multitalented, this BattleWorks dancer is reaching new career heights.(On The Rise)
May 1, 2006... In Robert Battle's powerful new work Flock at Dance Theater Workshop in Manhattan last year, Samuel Lee Roberts held the audience spellbound. Showing an entirely different aspect of his talent, he performed the role of the preacher with...

Debut: from sexy to sassy to Shining Sea.(Annmaria Mazzini)(Interview)
May 1, 2006... With their powerful thighs and boundless energy, Paul Taylor's women seem more yang than yin. Then there's Annmaria Mazzini. Her delicate features and physical abandon send a whiff of something different floating out to the audience. She...

On Broadway: Maurice Hines melds hip hop, jazz, Latin and even a little tap in his Broadway directoral debut, Hot Feet.(Dance review)
May 1, 2006... The combination seems like a head-scratcher at first: a cherished, classic ballet movie; a genial, old-school tap master; and a hit-machine soul band from the '70s. But scratch all you want: The biggest dance musical of the season is probably...

Houston Ballet.(Swan Lake)(Dance review)
May 1, 2006... HOUSTON BALLET WORTHAM THEATER, HOUSTON, TX FEBRUARY 23-MARCH 5, 2006 Artistic director Stanton Welch's new Swan Lake, with spectacular costumes and sets by the late Kristian Fredrikson, is a fresh read on the classic story. Although one...

New York City Ballet.
May 1, 2006... NEW YORK CITY BALLET NEW YORK STATE THEATER, LINCOLN CENTER, NYC JANUARY 3-FEBRUARY 26, 2006 Most ballet companies take a sabbatical after The Nutcracker. But like the metropolis it represents, New York City Ballet never wastes a moment....

Kings of the Dance.
May 1, 2006... KINGS OF THE DANCE NEW YORK CITY CENTER, NYC FEBRUARY 23-26, 2006 If you could get past the documentary film that aggrandized each of the four "kings"--American Ballet Theatre's Angel Corella and Ethan Stiefel, The Royal Danish Ballet's...

Ballet West. .(Jonas Kage's Romeo and Juliet )
May 1, 2006... BALLET WEST CAPITOL THEATRE, SALT LAKE CITY, UT FEBRUARY 10-18, 2006 Jonas Kage's world premiere of Romeo and Juliet takes a cinematic approach and ultimately a fresh look at a familiar story. Armed with an accumulated knowledge of the...

Ballet Biarritz.(Creation)(Dance review)
May 1, 2006... BALLET BIARRITZ THE JOYCE THEATER, NYC JANUARY 31-FEBRUARY 5, 2006 Ballet Biarritz's Thierry Malandain, a neoclassical choreographer guided by music and story, is nothing if not intrepid. He used Beethoven's Creatures of Prometheus to set...

Preview: Atlanta ballet.(Violette Verdy)(Interview)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Violette Verdy is in love--with "the tenderness in the European character," she says, "tenderness about life, food, children, and the arts." Verdy's neoclassical piece, Inoui Rossini ("inoui" means "beyond expectations"), set to the composer's...

Preview: "return to PHL" Rennie Harris and Roko Kawai.(PrinceScareKrow's Road to the Emerald City )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The careers of Rennie Harris and Roko Kawai have diverged in interesting ways since they helped found Philadelphia's short-lived world dance and music ensemble, Splinter Group, in the early 1990s. Since then, Harris has excelled in bringing hip...

Preview: Kansas City Ballet.(Six Solos of Consequence II)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... The power of solo dancing forms the centerpiece for Kansas City Ballet's "Six Solos of Consequence II" program. Included in this group of 20th-century classic and contemporary works (the first series four years ago received critical praise) are...

Pamala Jones (1966-2006).(dancers)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... A memorable performer with the Limon Dance Company from 1988-98, Pamala Jones' radiant smile and powerful onstage persona endeared her to audiences and colleagues alike. She was a muse to Limon's guest choreographers including Donald McKayle,...

Barry Martin (1961-2006).(dancers)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Dancer, teacher, and choreographer Barry Martin died at his home in Manhattan in February at the age of 44. Martin won a scholarship to The Alley School in his teens and went on to earn his degree in sociology and dance at SUNY Purchase. In...

Elena Carter Richardson (1948-2006).(dancers)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Elena Carter Richardson died in Portland, OR last February. The Mexico City native and former Dance Theatre of Harlem ballerina came to Portland in 1983 to teach at Jefferson High School and dance with Pacific Ballet Theatre (a precursor of...

Dai Ailian.(director of National Ballet of China)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Dai Ailian, founder of the prestigious Beijing Dance Academy and former director of the National Ballet of China (among many other dance companies in China), died in February. She was 89. Born in Trinidad, Ailian trained in ballet, modern, and...

Alex Martin.(founder of Ballet Guild of Cleveland)(Obituary)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Alex Martin, founder of the Ballet Guild of Cleveland, a precursor to the Cleveland Ballet, and prominent figure in the development of dance in that city, died in January at the age of 84. Martin, who performed with the Sadler's Wells Ballet,...

Jean Zipser.(DEATHS)
May 1, 2006... Jean Zipser, the granddaughter of former DANCE MAGAZINE owner and publisher Rudolph Orthwine, died in a car accident in February at the age of 59.

Nina Ananiashvili.(BIRTH)
May 1, 2006... Nina Ananiashvili and her husband Gregory Vashadze welcomed their new daughter Helene into the world on February 14, Valentine's Day.

Jennifer Langenstein and Dmitri Kulev, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre principals, are leaving the company.(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Jennifer Langenstein and Dmitri Kulev, Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre principals, are leaving the company. With their third child born recently, they have decided to move back to Texas to be closer to their family.

Schools, studios, colleges, universities, companies, teachers, dancers, choreographers, somatic practices, movement arts, dance medicine, yoga.(DANCE FINDER)(Directory)
May 1, 2006... United States ALABAMA ALABAMA BALLET Wes Chapman, Artistic Director Alice Cox, Director of External Affairs 2726 1st Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233 (205) 322-4300; Fax (205) 322-4444 www.alabamaballet.org ...

Saura's flamenco flair.(Carlos Saura-dance director )(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... Acclaimed film director Carlos Saura's 1980s dance trilogy (Blood Wedding, Carmen, and Et Amor Brujo) highlighted flamenco's rich narrative potential and provided a rare cinematic dance experience as fulfilling as a stage show. Now in Iberia,...

Somatic practices, movement arts, dance medicine, and yoga.(Directory)
May 1, 2006... Certification programs and training in emerging any established somatic and movement-based arts. Please email dcastro@dancemagazine.com to list. Telephone (510) 339-7750 AERIAL DANCE/ ACROBATIC/CIRCUS ARTS NIMBLE ARTS, LLC TRAPEZE &...

Attitudes.(Matthew Bourne)
May 1, 2006... The classic Italian definition of opera is dramma per musica. What then is the equivalent for dance theater, opera's wayward theater sister? Play without words perhaps, which was the apt title of one of Matthew Bourne's highly regarded pieces...

A class encounter.(Introduction)(Brief article)
May 1, 2006... IS IT JUST US, or does it seem that dance teachers are lining up to go back to school as never before--both in Front of the class and behind the desk? With the federal mandate to "Leave No Child Behind," many states now require public...

Gerri Houlihan: from teacher to student and back again.(Profile)
May 1, 2006... SOMETIME LAST SPRING, I ran into Gerri Houlihan on the campus of Virginia Commonwealth University and stopped to talk. Not for long, though. Glancing down at her watch she said cheerfully, "I've got to go take a tap quiz," and then headed off...