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Dance Artists Pay Tribute to Michaela Mabinty DePrince, 1995–2024
When news broke earlier this month that ballerina Michaela Mabinty DePrince had passed away at age 29, the dance world reacted with shock, confusion, and profound sadness. She was so young; she had...
View ArticleIntroducing Miami City Ballet’s Rising Star Taylor Naturkas
Her career soaring at Miami City Ballet, Taylor Naturkas has ridden on the wings of fabled creatures for her latest successes. After Naturkas performed the titular role in the Balanchine/Robbins...
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Jakob Karr’s Journey: Pushing the Boundaries of Dance in Theater
At age 12, Jakob Karr stood mesmerized in his first jazz dance class as the teacher demonstrated the mechanics of a ball change and kick. He tentatively mimicked the footing before letting his long,...
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A Day in the Life of 4 College Dance Majors
Despite all the hours young dancers spend in the studio, for many coming out of high school, the idea of dance as an academic discipline—an intellectual as much as a physical pursuit—can be...
View ArticleFrom Gibney Company to “Sleep No More,” Contemporary Dancer Eleni Loving Is...
Eleni Loving unspools movement like a magic trick. Dancing Twyla Tharp’s percussive The Fugue (1970/2024) with Gibney Company, she captures the work’s airy groundedness with precise musicality and a...
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From Rhythmic Gymnastics to Ailey, Caroline T. Dartey Moves With Precision
The path to a professional dance career was anything but linear for Caroline T. Dartey. Born in Geneva, Switzerland, Dartey was originally an accomplished rhythmic gymnast, competing both nationally...
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Recognizing Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome—Plus Exercises for Prevention
When interventional spine doctor and Kuchipudi dancer Pranamya Suri was doing her medical residency, she had less time to dance than usual. When she did get the chance to practice, she noticed a...
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How “Discoshow” Gets Las Vegas Audiences Dancing
Las Vegas’ latest attraction has audiences on their feet—to bust a move. The immersive Discoshow, directed by Steven Hoggett and with choreography by Yasmine Lee, celebrates disco’s revolutionary...
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Announcing the 2024 World Choreography Award Winners
On Sunday, November 17, the World Choreography Awards hosted its 14th-annual event in Los Angeles to celebrate the innovative, original dance works of some of the world’s most talented choreographers...
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How Christopher Scott Choreographed “Wicked”
Christopher Scott. Photo by Sophy Holland, courtesy Universal Pictures. When Christopher Scott became the choreographer for Wicked, he wasn’t in a meeting or on a phone call. He was at the home of his...
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ShanDien Sonwai LaRance Carries On Native American Tradition, Culture, and...
At age 8, ShanDien Sonwai LaRance’s father made it a point for her and her two brothers to train together every day at a recreation center in Flagstaff, Arizona. Different-colored hoops sprinkled the...
View ArticleMeet Beyoncé’s “Black Parade” Choreographer, Jakevis Thomason
Just a few years after his graduation from the Glorya Kaufman School of Dance at the University of Southern California, Jakevis Thomason booked the dream gig for many a commercial dancemaker:...
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GUTS World Tour Backup Dancer Devan Aischa Smith Is Always Evolving
If Devan Aischa Smith could describe working on pop star Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS World Tour in one word, it would be “evolutionary.” As dance captain, she transformed alongside the show, learning and...
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Kicking Eye-High With Radio City Rockette Karmen Moore
Karmen Moore had always dreamed of joining the Radio City Rockettes. But while completing her degree in dance performance at Southern Methodist University in 2023, she mainly focused on auditioning...
View ArticleI Tried “Make It Dance,” the New Dancer-Friendly Card Game From Cost n’ Mayor
Did your family Thanksgiving celebration include a trio of grandmas dancing to Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road”? A solo act of a vampire rocking out to Elton John’s “Can You Feel the Love Tonight”? If not,...
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A Dancer’s Guide to Seasonal Affective Disorder
When Crystal Nicholls was a dancer in The Lion King on London’s West End, she noticed herself feeling more irritable and unhappy during the fall and winter months. Simultaneously, she was dancing...
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The Pros and Cons of Competing Independently
Most dancers who participate in competitions and conventions attend with a dance studio. But each year, a small group of soloists opt to go for it as independents, without a studio affiliation. There...
View ArticleIntroducing Dance Magazine’s 2025 “25 to Watch”
Where is the dance field headed next? The dancers, choreographers, directors, and companies on Dance Magazine‘s annual “25 to Watch” list offer heartening, imaginative, exciting possible answers to...
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Louisiana State University’s Tiger Girls Are Ready for the “Dance Super Bowl”
If you’re a dancer who uses social media, you’ve almost certainly seen videos counting down to the 2025 “dance Super Bowl.” For those of you who aren’t familiar, these videos are referring to UDA...
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At UDA Nationals, the Wagner Sisters Go Head to Head for the Final Time
Fans of college dance teams are eagerly anticipating the rematch in Division 1A between the University of Minnesota and Ohio State University at this year’s UDA Nationals. Last year, U of M took first...
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