by Chava Pearl Lansky | Oct 25, 2020 | Company Life, Instagram, News, The Latest
While very little about this year has felt normal, we’re excited to share that one of the dance community’s landmark events is returning despite the pandemic. October 29 marks World Ballet Day 2020. This year’s iteration of the annual social media...
by Haley Hilton | Oct 22, 2020 | Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, Everything "Nutcracker", News, The Latest
Despite worldwide theater closures, the Universal Ballet Competition is keeping The Nutcracker tradition alive in 2020 with an online international competition. The event culminates in a streamed, full-length video of The Virtual Nutcracker consisting of winning...
by Dance Teacher | Oct 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
If you feel a pain in your back when lifting your leg into arabesque, it’s possible the issue is a combination of decreased flexibility in the hip flexors with weakness or restrictions at the spine. You’ll want to check the range of your hip flexors. When...
by Linnea Swarting | Sep 14, 2020 | Health & Body, Wellness
For dancers dealing with eczema and skin sensitivity, ballet poses some unique challenges. I have struggled with both my whole life, and sometimes my eczema is all I can see when I look in the mirror. The condition causes dry, irritated, rash-like patches on the skin....
by Katie Slattery | Sep 3, 2020 | Cross-Training
Are you looking to gain flexibility and strength in your arabesque? Many dancers are unsatisfied with the height of their back leg, and believe intense stretching is the best way to increase extension in the arabesque position. “However,” says American...
by Lauren Wingenroth For Dance Teacher | Aug 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Dance Teacher Awards are here , and this year we’re going virtual. The upside of a virtual awards ceremony? We can invite all of you! Though we’ll be in a new setting (Zoom!), the purpose of the Dance Teacher Awards remains the same: celebrating...
by Lydia Murray For Dance Magazine | Jul 29, 2020 | News, Profiles, The Latest
Last month, a photo of two 14-year-old Black ballerinas—Ava Holloway and Kennedy George—dancing on Richmond, Virginia’s Robert E. Lee statue lit up social media as Black Lives Matter protests seared through the U.S. The dancers, clad in all black,...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jul 26, 2020 | News, The Latest
Updated 8/13/2020 Picture this: Tiler Peck, Isabella Boylston and Roman Mejia performing in your living room. From July 31 to August 7, tune in as the Vail Dance Festival premieres its new digital edition in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. For the first time, the...