advice for dancers

8 min read 2021-07-03 19:02:32

You just graduated from high school. Now what?

After several years of training at your local dance studio, you might not be ready to stop training and performing just yet. Whether you decide to

2 min read 2021-07-03 08:17:16

We are all different. Our anatomy, our goals and our dance styles vary. So is there really a golden list of stretches you absolutely should not do?

3 min read 2021-06-07 07:14:47

New York City is world-renowned for its excellent dance training and performance opportunities. The city is home to famed schools of the major

6 min read 2021-05-19 20:00:00

Advice is tricky. It can be presumptuous, judgmental. Medicinal. Obligatory. Revelatory? I don't consider myself to be an advice giver, and yet I

5 min read 2021-05-04 11:38:31

Did you know that dancers, on average, jump 200 times per class? But after a year away from the studio, we won’t just be jumping right back in.

21 min read 2021-05-04 09:40:54

When we hear the word “copyright”, most of us tend to just pass over the word without thinking too much about it. On those occasions when we do

2 min read 2021-05-03 07:23:11

Next up in our series, Casting in the age of the cloud, is all about the visibility conundrum. In a conversation I had with a choreographer friend

3 min read 2021-05-01 08:15:26

I was chatting with a friend recently who dances in a ballet company. While catching up, she complained that the dancers were being made to wear

4 min read 2021-03-22 20:00:00

Finding your balance can sometimes feel like making a new discovery every day. "Emotions play a huge part in balance," says Alvin Ailey

2 min read 2021-03-03 09:25:16

Creating an appropriate and safe dance floor at home can present a number of challenges. Your first consideration is where to locate your home

3 min read 2021-02-21 21:37:06

Gabrielle Johnson is the founder, director and choreographer of Gabrielle Johnson and Artists. Armed with a BFA from Alonzo King LINES Ballet at

4 min read 2021-02-04 05:49:23

Dance Informa offers you the next installment in our series on alternative dance gigs! This month, we’re talking about fitness training and the

3 min read 2021-02-02 07:46:34

The need to get things done and to cross off the proverbial to-do list is strong in so many of us. As dancers, especially, the need for perfection

3 min read 2021-02-01 07:39:00

Dancers are full of passion. They identify as dancers and probably will forever. And while it’s certainly possible to make a career out of dance,

4 min read 2021-01-02 05:24:36

What makes you unique? Is it a special talent of yours? Your look? Your personality? “The world is so judgmental, and we all feel a pressure to fit