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Are Your Students Ready For Their Close Up?
If you’re thinking about sending your students to some commercial dance auditions, it’s important to recognize that dancing on stage is much different from dancing on camera.
If you’re thinking about sending your students to some commercial dance auditions, it’s important to recognize that dancing on stage is much different from dancing on camera.
California Dreamin’ Masterclass with Sheryl Murakami
A popular jazz/hip hop teacher at New York City’s Broadway Dance Center, Sheryl Murakami is, by her own admission, lucky.
A popular jazz/hip hop teacher at New York City’s Broadway Dance Center, Sheryl Murakami is, by her own admission, lucky.
Channing Cooke: Cooking Up the Commercial Competition
“My career goals thus far are to be in commercials and tour with artists such as Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, etc,” says Channing Cooke, a talented up-and-comer I had the pleasure of judging a couple of years ago.
“My career goals thus far are to be in commercials and tour with artists such as Britney Spears, Janet Jackson, Justin Timberlake, etc,” says Channing Cooke, a talented up-and-comer I had the pleasure of judging a couple of years ago.
Creative Communication
For those of you who have read my columns over the years, you know that I feel very strongly that it is the responsibility of the studio to get the “word out” to all studio parents.
For those of you who have read my columns over the years, you know that I feel very strongly that it is the responsibility of the studio to get the “word out” to all studio parents.
Las Vegas: The Show Must Go On
It’s no surprise that some of the best dance talent comes out of the Entertainment Capital of the World: Las Vegas, NV.
It’s no surprise that some of the best dance talent comes out of the Entertainment Capital of the World: Las Vegas, NV.
Loïe Fuller and The Body in Motion
When the motion picture camera was invented in the late 1800s, filmmakers were not the only artists interested in this new technology.
When the motion picture camera was invented in the late 1800s, filmmakers were not the only artists interested in this new technology.
On the Record with Gil Duldulao
If Gil Duldulao played baseball they’d say he was a “phenom,” a preternatural talent. Instead, it was dance that bubbled up in him from the time he could walk.
If Gil Duldulao played baseball they’d say he was a “phenom,” a preternatural talent. Instead, it was dance that bubbled up in him from the time he could walk.
Saffron Shimmy
Bellies flat and ample, rolling or vibrating, camel-like torso undulations, shoulder and hip shimmies, chest thrusts, articulated arms and hands, circles and spirals, canes and even burning flames appeared onstage.
Bellies flat and ample, rolling or vibrating, camel-like torso undulations, shoulder and hip shimmies, chest thrusts, articulated arms and hands, circles and spirals, canes and even burning flames appeared onstage.
Single Ladies Man
Dance has always been the realm of the young, but JaQuel Knight gives precociousness a new name.
Dance has always been the realm of the young, but JaQuel Knight gives precociousness a new name.
The Dancer’s Dilemma: Looking Great While Feeling Good
Helene Phillips was one of the original dancers on the popular 1980s television show “Solid Gold”; now she leads ambitious young movers through complicated combinations in a Los Angeles studio.
Helene Phillips was one of the original dancers on the popular 1980s television show “Solid Gold”; now she leads ambitious young movers through complicated combinations in a Los Angeles studio.
The Party’s Just Begun for Debbie Allen
You either got it, or you don’t. What a stiff statement. It’s also one that has been the legs of the performing arts industry for a long time and Debbie Allen has got it, and””more importantly””kept it.
You either got it, or you don’t. What a stiff statement. It’s also one that has been the legs of the performing arts industry for a long time and Debbie Allen has got it, and””more importantly””kept it.
The Skinny on Leases
A lease is a lease, right? You let me occupy your space, and I pay you for it, right? Well, yes... and no.
A lease is a lease, right? You let me occupy your space, and I pay you for it, right? Well, yes... and no.
The Tap Journey of Amazing Andrew Nemr
Andrew Nemr’s story begins in another country, with no family background in tap. But with the help of supportive parents, he mastered the uniquely American art of tap.
Andrew Nemr’s story begins in another country, with no family background in tap. But with the help of supportive parents, he mastered the uniquely American art of tap.
Three Little Words
Our best vacation? Taking a cruise. A fantastic time. Relaxation and excitement. Treated like royalty. Slept in late. Fabulous ship entertainment. Three more words? Jean Ann Ryan.
Our best vacation? Taking a cruise. A fantastic time. Relaxation and excitement. Treated like royalty. Slept in late. Fabulous ship entertainment. Three more words? Jean Ann Ryan.
Tina Landon: Hollywood’s Down-Home Girl
I grew up idolizing Tina Landon, who really hit it big when she began choreographing for Janet Jackson in the early 1990s
I grew up idolizing Tina Landon, who really hit it big when she began choreographing for Janet Jackson in the early 1990s
When Your Feet Aren’t the Only Things Hurting
No one can escape. It is always dreaded. The wording may vary, but the meaning is the same and rejection hurts.
No one can escape. It is always dreaded. The wording may vary, but the meaning is the same and rejection hurts.
Work It: Sarah Michelson’s “Dover Beach”
Sarah Michelson’s “Dover Beach,” which I saw opening night in June at the Kitchen in New York City, began two years ago in Cardiff, Wales.
Sarah Michelson’s “Dover Beach,” which I saw opening night in June at the Kitchen in New York City, began two years ago in Cardiff, Wales.