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What’s Behind the Curtain—Broadway

  Broadway, a street that runs the length of the island of Manhattan, is best known for the stretch that runs through Midtown. This is the Theater District of New York City, and has become an American icon and a global destination for entertainment. For dancers,...

A Dance Major’s Journey Around The World

  More than just the sway of a belly dancer’s hips, the footwork of a samba dancer or the passion of a flamenco dancer – dance is a form of art, a language, and an evolving cultural expression. It seems like the rhythms of the world and different cultures have...

Being Your Own Boss: The Requirements of Being A Freelance Performer

  What does it take to make it as a performing artist? Besides being able to sing, dance and act, today’s artists also have to be their own boss— the CEO of their personal brand. You can practice songs and rehearse your choreography until you are a showstopper,...

What’s Behind the Curtain—Broadway

  Broadway, a street that runs the length of the island of Manhattan, is best known for the stretch that runs through Midtown. This is the Theater District of New York City, and has become an American icon and a global destination for entertainment. For dancers,...

A Dance Major’s Journey Around The World

  More than just the sway of a belly dancer’s hips, the footwork of a samba dancer or the passion of a flamenco dancer – dance is a form of art, a language, and an evolving cultural expression. It seems like the rhythms of the world and different cultures have...

Being Your Own Boss: The Requirements of Being A Freelance Performer

  What does it take to make it as a performing artist? Besides being able to sing, dance and act, today’s artists also have to be their own boss— the CEO of their personal brand. You can practice songs and rehearse your choreography until you are a showstopper,...

Feeling the Music: My Experience Dancing with a Deaf Dancer

  “Ok and this part of the music, when the strings come in and she sings the note really long, enter and start the next phrase with the jeté we just learned.”   At a summer intensive once, my modern teacher said something like that to my class as the music...

Side Hustles for Dancers

    Being a dancer, or artist of any kind, is hard work—rewarding to the soul, but often not for the bank account. Does the term “starving artist,” sound familiar? Sadly, the stereotype is too often true. High paying jobs for dancers are hard to come by. And...

Best Cross-Training For Dancers

    As dancers, we are both athletes and instruments. Our bodies must be strong, athletic machines held akin to Olympians. Dancer’s bodies are also our means of communication, creation, and emotional storytelling. Though ballet alone is one of the most...