Enthusiasts Archive

Jul 31, 2008 Mark Baldwin: Putting His Own Voice On Tradition
Mark Baldwin is an imposing figure radiating excitement in his voice and movements. Born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand, his interest in dance began with his balletomane mother...

Jul 31, 2008 Ballet Biarritz: A French Ballet Company Tackles Spanish Themes
Escaping the hot pavements of one summer afternoon in New York City to sit in the air-cooled Joyce Theater and listen to a fine recording of Maurice Ravel and Manuel de Falla music was a bit of nirvana–and oh yes, there was dancing, too.

Jul 31, 2008 Artichoke Dance Company’s U R Here
“Choose WHAT you want to see & hear, WHEN” reads the blurb on the flyer. Artichoke Dance Company’s U R Here is an intriguing concept and much of it is clever. The piece begins and ends in distinct spots—Brooklyn’s JJ Byrne Park...

Jul 31, 2008 “No, No, Nanette” at Encores!
It was like being at a pink or blue baby shower; everything was warm and fuzzy. Not a nasty song, dance or line of dialogue to be heard. The Encores revival of this 1920s popular show “No, No, Nanette” was...

Jul 31, 2008 The Washington Ballet Celebrates its Metamorphosis
After years of lukewarm reviews, the critics of The Washington Ballet (TWB) now say the company “looks like a million bucks.” The “tornado” that hit TWB in 1999 still reverberates: Septime Webre became artistic director...

Jul 31, 2008 Where are the Female Ballet Choreographers?
In all likelihood, if you have ever taken a ballet class, about 85 percent of your fellow dancers were female. This tends to be true whether you are an eager 6-year-old conscientiously stretching your leg forth in tendu at the bar, a BFA

Jul 31, 2008 Penny Jacobus: Technically & Artistically Savvy
These days, children are asked what they want to be when they grow up and are told they have the option to be whatever their little hearts desire. In middle school, Penny Jacobus wanted to be an astronaut...

Jun 30, 2008 What Has Become of Scapino Ballet?
What has become of the Scapino Ballet of Rotterdam, a once beautiful company of dancers with tasteful choreography and elegant presentation that graced the stage...

Jun 30, 2008 A Waiting Game! Akram and company at city center!
A Bengali word meaning ‘carier,’ “bahok” is a cerebral piece of choreography by Akram Khan and Company.

Jun 30, 2008 Amira Mor: Jewel of the Nile
Belly dancing conjures up images of exotic women dancing in harems for Sultans and Sheiks. And now all over the world, the art of belly dance...

Jun 29, 2008 Washington, D.C. – Dance Blossoms
Washington, D.C., home to the renowned annual cherry blossom festival, is also home to a blossoming dance culture. Washington plays host to about 185 embassies...

Jun 29, 2008 Living Tissue: Teaching and Learning Butoh in the 21st Century
The word “butoh” means “dance step” in Japanese and “Butoh,” or “Ankoku Butoh” as it was called by founder Tatsumi Hijikata, refers to the “dance of utter darkness”...

Jun 29, 2008 Dances of the World-Exposed
World dance gives shape to the world around us. It enlightens, educates and entertains.

Jun 27, 2008 Backstage

Jun 27, 2008 Jimmy Slyde Lives in Our Hearts (Oct 2, 1927-May 16, 2008)
For the many who loved Jimmy Slyde, it should be comforting to know that Jimmy died in the arms of a close friend, Roger A. Reed.

Jun 26, 2008 Shantala: A Synthesis of Cultures
Dancing! Why do we like moving so much and why do we feel like being moved? The fundamental urge for humans, as indeed all living beings, to move...

May 27, 2008 A Coup for Dance: Rose Eichenbaum's "The Dancer Within" Travels the Nation

May 27, 2008 Notable Feet: Busby Berkeley Sets the Stage

May 27, 2008 Firecracker Toni Basil

May 27, 2008 THE BRAZILIANS DANCE…AND HOW!

Apr 22, 2008 The Back Page: Richard H. Blake, A Broadway Baby Comes of Age
George Balanchine very much admired Fred Astaire. David Howard says that Eleanor Powell was the best dancer ever. Why do two prominent figures in the ballet world speak so highly of tap dancers?

Apr 22, 2008 Kansas City Ballet Celebrates 50 Years
Myself a Midwestern transplant, I watched the Kansas City Ballet’s 50th Anniversary program at the Joyce Theater in New York City with pleasure and solidarity.

Apr 22, 2008 Passing Strange: An autobiographical musical journey traveling from a downtown success to a Broadway rave!
Stew’s relationship with his glasses was one of the mesmerizing features of “Passing Strange,” his upbeat musical that garnered rave reviews in New York after opening at the Belasco Theatre in March.

Apr 22, 2008 Chicago, Illinois – Historical and Happening
Chicago, Illinois, like any big city, has its share of famous sites and infamous people, its list of disasters and triumphs. There was the infamous Mafia boss Al Capone, America’s best known gangster

Apr 21, 2008 On The Record: Twenty-First Century Tap
Mark Yonally admits that, as a young dancer growing up in Kansas City, he was “something of a snob” about his dancing. “As a pure rhythm tapper, my focus was on my sound, not on my presentation,” he says.

Mar 27, 2008 Broadway Shows
Broadway fans: Here's a comprehensive listing of current Broadway shows as well as the many touring companies bringing live theatre to regional America.

Mar 27, 2008 Let's Have a Look at…Jennifer Lee Crowl
It is not easy to overlook Jen Lee Crowl among the Transylvanians frolicking through Susan Stroman’s choreography in “Young Frankenstein.”

Mar 27, 2008 1..2..3..4!
So, you want to get into a new musical on Broadway, road show as a replacement or land a good role in local production? You did check your sources, didn’t you…

Mar 27, 2008 Jump
So, what is “Jump?” Does the title speak for itself? Pretty much! It’s a madcap Off-Broadway musical “take” on martial arts, on defending oneself, on attacking the enemy...

Feb 25, 2008 The Second Generation
The original innovators of modern dance, Graham, Weidman, Humphrey, Holm and others, inspired a new generation with skilled original techniques and individual points of view.

Feb 25, 2008 Au Revoir Parapluie! A Review of James Thiérrée!
Genes! The range of genetic inheritance is just beginning to evolve, and it is fascinating. Why does a doctor’s son become a doctor, a pianist’s son become a musician, and a famous silent...

Feb 25, 2008 Arantxa Ochoa: Pennsylvania Ballet’s Shining Star!
In every ballet company worldwide, there is a strong presence of dancers trained in Spain, Pennsylvania Ballet is no exception. The company with an eclectic repertoire...

Feb 21, 2008 “Jungle Books”: A New Holiday Tradition?
'The Nutcracker,” the world’s most famous ballet, and quite a crowd-pleaser, has had a stranglehold on the Christmas/Chanukah season’s entertainment for years.

Feb 21, 2008 Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet
Why was the audience response so tepid on opening night of the winter season of Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet? With all those gorgeous dancers filling the stage...

Feb 21, 2008 Bad Boys of Dance…America's Hot New Dance Company
The all-male Bad Boys of Dance were real "bad" in their world premiere performances at Jacob's Pillow! Bad in the street sense of the word means extremely good - bad as the best and as cool as they come.

Feb 21, 2008 Beauty Barre
We’re giving you your MARCHing orders…six ways to look and feel great inside and out, and then you’ll be ready to spring forward (on March 9—don’t forget!).

Feb 20, 2008 The DVD Corner
The camera can play with space, the human body, and movement in ways that extend and sometimes wow the viewer. This comes as no surprise given the abundance of movies and computer games with special effects.

Jan 24, 2008 The Back Page: Edwaard Liang - Spreads His Wings

Jan 24, 2008 Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Jan 24, 2008 “Three!”

Jan 24, 2008 Garth Fagan Dance

Jan 23, 2008 A Few Outstanding Partnerships Over the Years

Jan 23, 2008 Reverence

Jan 23, 2008 Christopher d'Amboise's "The Studio"

Dec 31, 2007 Maurice Béjart Obituary

Dec 31, 2007 Notable Feet - Dance Trivia

Dec 28, 2007 A Candid Interview with Deanna McBrearty

Dec 28, 2007 American Ballet Theatre at City Center

Dec 27, 2007 Christopher Wheeldon wows audiences at City Center

Dec 27, 2007 Aromatherapy - Far More than Fragrance

Dec 1, 2007 Jo Patrick
Jo Patrick, as the oldest dancer in Celine Dion's Las Vegas show "A New Day," has amassed a wealth of experience. He's intertwined the threads into a memorable career.

Dec 1, 2007 Frederic Franklin, A Biography of the Ballet Star By Leslie Norton

Dec 1, 2007 Margaret Jenkins Dance Company

Dec 1, 2007 Nathalie Gleboff, Director of School of American Ballet
Nathalie Gleboff, former executive director of the School of American Ballet, the New York City Ballet's affiliate school, and a longtime administrator there, died on Sept. 30 in Santa Barbara, Calif. She was 88.

Dec 1, 2007 Say it with SHINE. Dancers have the POWER to Make a Difference.
After Years of Quietly Waiting for the Most Inspirational and Exciting Fundraiser for their Students; Dance and Cheer Directors get a Treat from SequinsDirect.com, DRA and Elizabeth Barry & Associates.

Dec 1, 2007 Broadway musicals
Pay a visit to "Legally Blonde –The Musical," "Les Miserables" and "Xanadu" before you try to beg, borrow, steal or pay through the nose for a ticket to "The New Mel Brooks Musical Young Frankenstein, long title but guaranteed to be funny...

Dec 1, 2007 Backstage with "The Nutcracker"
"Nutcracker" means big business.

Dec 1, 2007 Merrill Ashley, Ballerina Bravura
In 1964, at the age of 13, Merrill Ashley was awarded one of the first Ford Foundation Scholarships to the School of American Ballet in New York, the official school of the New York City Ballet (NYCB)...

Dec 1, 2007 The Tallahassee Ballet Shines in An Evening of Music and Dance
The Tallahassee Ballet lit up the stage at the Opperman Music Hall on September 14 with its annual concert entitled An Evening of Music and Dance...

Dec 1, 2007 First "Nutcracker" by the New York City Ballet
The New York City Ballet's first "Nutcracker"

Dec 1, 2007 The Fall Season - Dance Events Abound in New York!
Among all the theatres opening for the fall season none have more distinctive dance programming than the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM), presenting the "Next Wave" and the City Center's annual "Fall For Dance" season...

Nov 1, 2007 Notable Feet: Carlo Blasis, Man of Lasting Influence
It may surprise some ballet dancers and teachers to learn that the organization of their classes and design of performances were created 179 years ago.

Nov 1, 2007 Costume Maintenance
Before you toss out a pair of tights because they have faded, wash and renew them with a Tintex(TM) rinse using pink, beige, black or whatever their original color.

Nov 1, 2007 News...To the Pointe
Upcoming events and features around the nation.

Nov 1, 2007 The DVD Corner
DVD reviews.

Nov 1, 2007 New Youth Ballet Company to Serve Fox Valley
A new youth ballet company has come to the Fox Valley in Wisconsin - Makaroff Youth Ballet (MYB).

Nov 1, 2007 Beauty Barre
Trends and tips!

Nov 1, 2007 You and Your Personal Information
It's not just that someone out there wants to use your Master Card. Identity theft is a systematic plan to adopt your personal credit profile.

Nov 1, 2007 Choreographer Joan Palethorpe
An interview with Joan Palethorpe.

Nov 1, 2007 Let's Have a Look at...
Tony Yazbeck - The Gypsy Dancer Returns to "Gypsy"

Nov 1, 2007 Smuin Ballet Carries On
Smuin Ballet presented the last works choreographed by Michael Smuin, prepared prior to his untimely death on April 23, 2007.

Nov 1, 2007 Backstage with Glenn Allen Sims
Even in the twenty-first century teachers and company directors will tell you that the male dancer is a much sought- after commodity. A strong presence and strong partnering skills are a prerequisite.

Nov 1, 2007 Prix de Lausanne's Elvire Braunschweig Passes Away
Elvire Braunschweig, 85, who along with her husband, Philippe, co-founded Switzerland's prestigious Prix de Lausanne, passed away on August 5 at her home in Vevey.

Oct 1, 2007 Curtain Up: The Robin Dawn Story
We would run down the street from one to the other,” said Robin Dawn, the personable director of the Robin Dawn Academy for Performing Arts

Oct 1, 2007 Payless ShoeSource and American Ballet Theatre Team Up to Democratize Dance by Making Authentic Dance Shoes Affordable
Affordable Dance Shoes

Oct 1, 2007 Yoga for the Dancer The Various Yoga Disciplines, cont.
Sunrise is a quiet and peaceful time that’s charged with symbolic significance for Yoga practitioners.

Oct 1, 2007 Broadway Cup Goes to SODA Pops
At Access Broadway’s 2007 Grand National Finals, held at Walt Disney

Oct 1, 2007 The Sum of the Parts
The beauty of magic in las Vegas

Oct 1, 2007 The DVD Corner
Review of DVDs for young dancers.

Oct 1, 2007 The Harid Conservatory Offers Saturday Master Classes This Fall
Once again this fall, The Harid Conservatory will offer a series of ballet and modern

Oct 1, 2007 Hinge Flower-Top Jaw Clip
Scunci has introduced a new item you’ll like- the Covered Hinge Flower-Top Jaw Clip.

Oct 1, 2007 Costume Perfection -A Nightmare or A Dream?
Discussion of the precision involved in the perfect professional dance costume.

Oct 1, 2007 Successful Transition from Dancer to Studio Owner
Exploration of the dancer's transition from performer to studio ownder highlighting the experience of Amber Sorgato.

Oct 1, 2007 It's Curtains for Broadway Dancer Jennifer Dunne! Let's Have A Look!
Jennifer Dunne takes broadway by storm.

Oct 1, 2007 Ferreira Costumes
Have you heard? Ferreira Costumes is introducing added sizes.

Oct 1, 2007 Dance Is Major at Creighton University
Creighton University's dance program has just been upgraded.

Sep 1, 2007 Notable Feet: Francis Roach
Francis Roach

Sep 1, 2007 Limón Legacy Lives
Limon dance company celebrates 60 years

Sep 1, 2007 tothepointeNEWS
Overview of grants awarded to the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood and what the money will enable them to do.

Sep 1, 2007 Claude Thompson,72, Legendary Choreographer, Performer and Teacher
Claude Thompson, whose career spanned over 55 years, died in his home with friends at his side on Tuesday, May 31st.

Sep 1, 2007 Jean Isaacs San Diego Dance Theater Presents Trolley Dances 07
The Metropolitan Transit System will present the 9th installation of Trolley Dances.

Sep 1, 2007 Dancing Circles Around the Box
Versatile dancer in Celine Dions show in Las Vegas

Sep 1, 2007 Decadance...An Evening of Work by Ohad Naharin presented by Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet Company
Positive review of Old Naharin's technique and his choreography.

Sep 1, 2007 Olé Everybody! It's the Tango!
Performing husband /wife team who brought glamour, passion, and the intoxication that is tango

Sep 1, 2007 ABT’s “Sleeping Beauty” Schleps Along
ABT's "Sleeping Beauty" retains the "after Petipa" masterpeice, despite elements of Disney and Radio City.

Sep 1, 2007 From an Acorn Grows a Grand Oak - CityDance Ensemble's Power, Passion and Purpose
Describes how the artistic directors of the Washington, D.c. metro area's CityDance Ensembe choose the dancers and how successful they are now!!

Sep 1, 2007 Leg Lift: Body Wise
The Sculpting Treatment for Body from Kathy Hilton

Sep 1, 2007 Books of Lasting Value
Lincoln Kirstein’s centennial

Sep 1, 2007 Successful Ideas for Contemporary Dance Educators Are You Losing Students to Perfectionism?
There’s a bit in “A Chorus Line” where Cassie talks about not being.

Sep 1, 2007 America Cultural Visionary
His life story has the makings of an epic motion picture. He was a complicated.