by Laura Cappelle | Jul 30, 2020 | Career, News, The Latest
“Can you caress the wall?,” Annabelle Lopez Ochoa said, frowning to get a better sense of the dancers’ living room on her screen. It was April, and the contemporary ballet choreographer was trying something new. Together with two dancers from the...
by Kyra Laubacher | Jun 29, 2020 | Dance Magazine, Dance Spirit, Dance Teacher, News, The Latest, Training
Mark your calendars! This Tuesday, July 7, join pre-professional dancers across the globe in an inaugural live-stream event celebrating World Ballet School Day 2020. Made “by students for students,” the event aims to bring young generations of dancers...
by Avichai Scher | Jun 9, 2020 | Uncategorized
Ballet companies are in a bizarre holding pattern right now. With studios and theaters shut down indefinitely due to the coronavirus pandemic, how do they keep the repertoire alive and dancers in shape? A handful of companies, including Pennsylvania Ballet and Dance...
by Claudia Bauer | May 6, 2020 | Profiles, Training
A few days after San Francisco Ballet went on coronavirus furlough in mid-March, soloist Diego Cruz led a sheltered-in-place company class on Zoom for 15 fellow SFB dancers. They enjoyed the class—and the camaraderie—so much that they did another one the...
by Haley Hilton For Dance Spirit | Apr 16, 2020 | Training
Since social distancing measures mean none of us can get to the dance studio, Zoom has suddenly become a critical part of dance education. Thousands of dance classes are now happening via the videoconferencing service, with dancers participating virtually from their...