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Paul Ross

Special Focus

For the children of today and tomorrow - Pina Bausch dead at 68 - 7/3/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak
"We all need a lot of strength to continue and to do and make positive efforts, and not give up."... (more)
Master Class with Ann Reinking: All That Jazz and A Little Ballet - 6/25/09 by Judith Fein
If there is a dancer with larger shoulders, bigger blue eyes and a closer tie to Bob Fosse, I don't know who she is. Ann Reinking was in Santa Fe this week, teaching a master class to excited teens and helping to stir up interest in the New Mexico School for the Performing Arts, which will open in Fall 2010. At one moment, I thought I felt a strange breeze blowing through the Dance... (more)
Peeping Tom: A lesson on how to do dance-theater right in "The Salon" - 7/2/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak
PARIS — Just so you don't think, based on my reviews of Meg Stuart and Ea Sola, that I'm opposed in principal to the idea of talking dances, it's not that I don't like theater — in fact, I come from theater so I love it — but that I don't like seeing it done badly, let alone at an amateur level, particularly by dance artists who would never dare to... (more)

Julieta Cervantes

Performance Reviews

Freespace Dance - Still Life, On Stage - 6/5/09 by Anne Mercurio
Music is gentle, a group of dancers are still, and Donna Scro is the first to move. She has always been a charming dancer to watch, and this opening moment is no different. (more)
American Ballet Theatre - Homecoming - 6/25/09 by Marian Horosko
American Ballet Theatre has presented an unusual program lineup for their June/July 2009 season by giving the same ballet throughout the week with different casts. "Le Corsaire," "Giselle," "La Sylphide," "Swan Lake," "Sylvia," and "Romeo and Juliet," with known and upcoming stars, a difficult casting task for any artistic director, with only a few misfits. (more)
American Ballet Theatre - Sylphs and other Forest Creatures - 6/24/09 by Marian Horosko
It wasn't long after music attempted to break away from classic forms that dance followed. Schumann, Liszt, Chopin and others led the way in 19th century music and ushered in the Romantic Age of neo-classic dance forms. With "La Sylphide," created by Filippo Taglioni for his daughter, Marie in 1832, the world would forevermore see ethereal, fairy-like creatures dressed in white, roaming around forests, woods and the second act in ballets. The characteristic of the... (more)

Wendy Goldberg

DanceSpots

Gotham Swing Club: East meets West at Club 412 - 6/6/09 by Wendy Goldberg
The glittering glamour, and grit of New York City (a.k.a. Gotham City), met the swanky, smooth shuffle of West Coast Swing, in a true romance, at Club 412, sponsored by the Gotham Swing Club Saturday night. With John Lindo presiding, and Deborah Szekely and Robert Cordoba leading an intermediate/advanced class, the club members beautifully blended East with West. (more)
Hustle Tuesdays – Savor The Memories - 6/2/09 by Diana De Rosa
When I am talking to friends who don't dance but ask me what I enjoy doing the most, the first words out of my mouth are that I love to hustle. Right away they are thinking Las Vegas or Atlantic City but to me doing the hustle is all about balance, accuracy, speed and fun. (more)
Players Pub - Cool Blues/Hot Moves - Dancing Goes Tribal in the American Heartland - 6/1/09 by Sally McKinney
When friends said people were dancing to blues in my neighborhood, I walked into the Players Pub to learn more. At 6:00 pm people were still sitting around, eating/drinking/laughing. The dance floor was empty. Fortunately, food was good, and the beer and wine choices impressive. And the green plastic club chair embraced me like a hug. (more)

Lori Ortiz

Competitions

Recap—Miami Festival Workshops—Hustle Plus - 5/4/09 by Lori Ortiz
In Miami, early May, the Deauville was a hothouse of serious fun. The dancing at the International Hustle and Salsa Festival is anything but standard. Canned wedding dance floor anthems don't guarantee the artistry in these social forms. But Van McCoy, R.I.P, wanted to celebrate the moves with his "Do the Hustle" in 1975. Legend has it that he saw a group of kids dancing their parents' Mambo, improvising and making it their own. He... (more)
Hustle & Salsa & Sun - International Hustle and Salsa Dance Festival & Competition - 5/4/09 by Lori Ortiz
Location, location, location! It may sound cliché, but that was the rallying cry for the 10th International Hustle and Salsa Competition, held at the picturesque Deauville Beach Resort, April 30th- May 4th, 2009. On palm-lined Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, deco is la mode. (more)
Youth America Grand Prix 2009 - 4/23/09 by Marian Horosko
STRUCTURE: April 21, 22, 23, at City Center, as YAGP'S 10th anniversary found, as in vocal and instrumental competitions, a large number of contestants from the world over looking for help in making the next step in their career. (more)

Oren Mantzura

Previews

Dance New Amsterdam: In The Company of Men - 5/27/09 by Bonnie Rosenstock
Dance New Amsterdam's "In the Company of Men" (ICOM) dance series began in 1994 as a response to the AIDS epidemic that was decimating the dance world's male choreographic voices. Since then, the series has broadened its focus to explore themes of maleness in all its variegated complexities. On Wednesday, May 27, DNA offered two free half-hour previews of ICOM's upcoming program with Q&A, one at 12:15 in DNA's dance gallery surrounded by Quinn... (more)
Upcoming Events of Note - Youth America Grand Prix, and a book event featuring Gloria Contreras and friends - 4/21/09 by Marian Horosko
Get ready for an overwhelming avalanche of young talent from two major competitions about to perform at City Center and the Rose Theater in the Time-Warner Building at Columbus Circle. Youth America Grand Prix, founded in 1999 by two former Bolshoi dancers, Larissa and Gennadi Savaliev, is conducted annually throughout the US and abroad. The competition, 2009, culminates in New York City at City Center, April 21, Tuesday, in the final round at 7:00 p.m. (more)
Getting Ready - recommended performances for Spring in New York City - 3/2/09 by Marian Horosko
Time to choose from a list of dance attractions that you will want to see during the Spring season. Major and small groups have booked one year ahead so their performances are secure. (more)

Press Releases

PATRICK SWAYZE TO RECEIVE ROLEX DANCE AWARD! (November 2, Manhattan, NY) - 11/2/09 by Sarah Hart
PATRICK SWAYZE TO RECEIVE ROLEX DANCE AWARD
ROLEX Presents
AMERICA DANCES!... (more)
"Tanguera," the Tango Musical, at New York City Center with Live Orchestra, Oct 12 - 10/12/09 by Sarah Hart
"TANGUERA" The Tango Musical
SPECIAL US ENGAGEMENT OF THE NEW MUSICAL
At New York CITY CENTER with Live Orchestra... (more)
TAKE Dance Company - 7/30/09 by Michelle Brandon
TAKE Dance Company, a contemporary dance ensemble known for its gentle blend of eastern and western sensibilities led by artistic director and choreographer Takehiro Ueyama, presents a program filled with exuberant play, human dancescapes and structural patterns that overflow the stage. The four-performance engagement will feature two premieres: the world premiere of Footsteps in the Snow, set to music by Arvo Part, and the New York City premiere of Shabon, set to the... (more)

Wendy Goldberg

Interviews and More

WiFi Available on Virgin America Flights - 6/18/09 by Robert Abrams - TESTIMONIALS
If you need to fly to a dance conference or competition, consider Virgin America. Their prices are a little higher than other airlines, but Virgin America provides actual service, something many other airlines have forgotten how to do. Now Virgin America provides in-flight WiFi too. I tried the WiFi out today and it seems to work pretty well. Virgin America's checked bag charges are lower than a lot of... (more)
New York Dance Center: Miniature Moscow on the Mainland - 6/15/09 by Wendy Goldberg - STUDIO SPOTLIGHT
A sparkling gem, harbored near the Hudson, NY Dance Center, only 24 miles from Manharttan, heralds the burgeoning enthusiam for ballroom dance, in Westchester County. With the charm, discipline, and grace of two time Moscow Champions, Dmitri and Svetlana Ostashkin, have created NY Dance Center, a light, airy jewel of a studio in Ardsley, N.Y. (more)
A Profile of John Stubbs, Ballet Conductor - 6/13/09 by Jasmine Rios - MUSICIANS
Arts enthusiasts everywhere will be delighted to hear about a new mentoring program for aspiring conductors that will help change the face of how live symphonic music and ballet co-exist around the globe. Ballet conducting programs are essentially unheard-of and for this reason, violinist, John Stubbs of the San Diego Symphony and music director for California Ballet Company (CBC), has launched "Conducting Preparations," a unique mentoring program designed to inspire young music artists in pursuing... (more)

"Tanguera," the Tango Musical, at New York City Center with Live Orchestra. (Oct 7, Manhattan, NY) - 10/7/09 by Sarah Hart -

Anikai Dance Makes NYC Debut with He Who Burns (July 10-12, Manhattan, NY) - 7/10/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Le Refuge des Fondus - Just say 'Beef'! - 6/29/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - SPECIAL FOCUS

Dance Theater Workshop presents "The Sea Inside"as part of the Studio Series (June 26-27, Manhattan, NY) - 6/26/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

NEA Arts Journalism Institute for dance journalists now accepting applications - 6/20/09 by Sarah Hart -

16th Annual Brazilian Summer Festival 2009 — Samba & Bassonova, Latin Grammy Nominee Diogo Nogueira and Pianist Marcos Ariel (June 19, Los Angeles, CA) - 6/19/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

The Joyce Theater Foundation presents The A.W.A.R.D. Show! 2009 - 6/18/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Dance Theater Workshop presents "Be In the Gray With Me" World Premier by Pam Tanowitz (June 18-20, Manhattan, NY) - 6/18/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Philadanco. The Philadelphia Dance Company returns to the Joyce Thteater with the New York premiere of Philadelphia Experiment (June 16-21, Manhattan, NY) - 6/16/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Ea Sola: Another dance, another lecture - 6/16/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Rebecca Stenn and Ben Munisteri — Chopped and Screwed - 6/16/09 by Lori Ortiz — Sponsored by Versani - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Yoshiko Chuma: The School of Hard Knocks/Root Culture - Not About Romanian Cinema: POONARC - 6/13/09 by Bonnie Rosenstock - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Rebecca Stenn and Ben Munisteri: “Chopped and Screwed” at The JOYCE SOHO, JUNE 11 - 14, 2009 - 6/11/09 by Sarah Hart -

American Dance Festival, (June 11-July 25, Durham, NC) - 6/11/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

The Works' 35th Anniversary Season Three World Premiere Productions and Gala Recognizing Dancers Responding To AIDS at The Joyce Theater (June 9 - 14, 2009 , Manhattan, NY) - 6/9/09 by Sarah Hart -

The Works' 35th Anniversary Season - 6/9/09 by Michelle Brandon -

Shock Treatment - Vandekeybus in Alaska - Ultima Vez performs "NieuwZwart" - 6/9/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Jennifer Muller’s Evolution through Dance: Momentum - 6/9/09 by Sima Shapiro - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

8th Annual Dance Media Film Festival from Dance Camera West. June 2009, Los Angeles - 6/5/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Dance Theater Workshop presents "your unison uses unicorns" — a new work by Christine Elmo. Part of Studio Series (June 5-6, Manhattan, NY) - 6/5/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Beware the Competition - Bejart Ballet Lausanne: A concourse, a murder, an inspector, suspects, an ornery dance critic.... - 6/5/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - SPECIAL FOCUS

Dance New Amsterdam (DNA) Announces: DNA Presents: Summer 2009 Season (June 4-28, New York, NY) - 6/4/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Jennifer Muller | The Works Upcoming Season at The Joyce Theater - 6/4/09 by Robert Abrams - SPECIAL FOCUS

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts 2009-2010 Performance Calendar (various dates, Brooklyn, NY) - 6/4/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

The Joyce Theater opens 2009 Summer Season with New York debut of Trey McIntyre project (June 2-7, Manhattan, NY) - 6/2/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Artichoke Dance Company - Recession Dances, and so can you! - 5/30/09 by Janine Silver - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

The Legacy Project: Echoes - 5/29/09 by Michelle Brandon - PRESS RELEASES

Carolyn Dorfman Dance Company and Bente Kahan in The Legacy Project: Echoes featuring the World Premiere of Tikkun with choreography by Carolyn Dorfman and music by Greg Wall (May 29 - 30, Manhattan, NY) - 5/29/09 by Sarah Hart -

Propel-her Dance Collective selected as sole dance project for Trust Art; The Balancing Act goes on the road and features work by Catherine Miller and Lisa Race, NYC and various locations in America, May - July 2009) - 5/28/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

From Sparkle To Soul: Houston Ballet’s “Of an Era” – Nosotros, Jardí Tancat, Carousel (A Dance) - 5/28/09 by Joseph Campana - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Dance Theater Workshop presents "John Jasperse Company in the return of "Becky, Jodi and John" (May 27-30, Manhattan, NY) - 5/27/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Say Fromage! - A tour de France in cheese - 5/27/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - SPECIAL FOCUS

Do dead mimes cry? - Meg Stuart: An American indulged in Paris - 5/27/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Of gangs and gongs: Anthony Egea and Myriam Gourfink - "Soli 2", "Corbeau" - 5/27/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - SPECIAL FOCUS

Dominique Boivin: Impossible Dreamer - A choreographic Don Q tosses spears at lights and shadow - 5/26/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Salsa and More at Taj - 5/25/09 by Jules Helm — Sponsored by Versani - DANCESPOTS

flowingdancecompany presents the USA premier of "Passage Bleu," by Swiss choreographer Anne-Sophie Fenner (May 23 -24, Manhattan, NY) - 5/23/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Millennium Hustle— Eight Years Young - 5/23/09 by Lori Ortiz - DANCESPOTS

The Dancer's Survival Manual - book signing by Marian Horosko and Judith Kupersmith, M.D. at the 92nd Street Y on May 22, 2009 - 5/22/09 by Marian Horosko - SPECIAL FOCUS

Lower East Side Festival of the Arts: A Cultural and Artistic Entertainment Extravaganza - 5/20/09 by Bonnie Rosenstock - SPECIAL FOCUS

Dance Theater Workshop awards over $30K in Subsidy Grants to ten studios through OUTER/SPACE program - 5/20/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Gallery@DNA Presents: Quinn Batson Longone (May 18-June 14, Manhattan, NY) - 5/20/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Apparitions - The Walls of Nadja or Ghost's Skin - 5/19/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - SPECIAL FOCUS

Cleveland Public Theatre Executive Artistic Director Raymond Bobgan talks about their award-winning danceWORKS series - 5/19/09 by Steve Sucato - INTERVIEWS

Beneath the Shell - Jeanne Mordoj, Kataline Patkai, Isabelle Esposito & Marie Chouinard - Reflections on forms of beauty - 5/18/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - COMMENTARY

Loco-Motion’s Young Dancers Conceptualize, Choreograph, and Perform 13 Pieces WORD (May 17, New York, NY) - 5/17/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Performance Space 122 Presents World Premiere of "...within us." by Megan V. Sprenger / mvworks (May 17-24, Manhattan, NY) - 5/17/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Mark Morris— "Romeo & Juliet: On Motifs of Shakespeare" - 5/17/09 by Lori Ortiz - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

ExploreDance.com's Alternate Home Pages - 5/16/09 by Robert Abrams - EXPLOREDANCE.COM FEATURES

Hot Salsa Fridays at Iguana's VIP Lounge - 5/15/09 by Jules Helm - DANCESPOTS

Out in the Cold with Josephine Baker - 5/15/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - SPECIAL FOCUS

American Dance Festival’s Dancing for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance — deadline for entries extended to May 14! - 5/14/09 by Sarah Hart - AUDITIONS & PRESENTATION OPPORTUNITIES

Paul Szilard to be honored at Martha Graham Dance Company Gala (May 14, Manhattan, NY) - 5/14/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY May 12-16, New York City - 5/12/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Dance Theater Workshop presents world premiere of "The Golden Legend," by Christopher Williams (May 12-16, Manhattan, NY) - 5/12/09 by Sarah Hart -

Premiere of "Bontanica," by Momix (May 12-31, Manhattan, NY) - 5/12/09 by Sarah Hart -

Pushing Progress - ll:ll - 5/10/09 by Marian Horosko - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

We have nothing to fear but fear itself - Wayn Traub's "Maria-Magdalena" - 5/9/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Three Hits and a Miss - 360º Dance Company - Night Journey, New Work, Maktub, The Devil in Massachusetts - 5/9/09 by Marian Horosko - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

Laura Halzack - Sylvan Spirit; Celestial Saint - 5/9/09 by Wendy Goldberg - SPECIAL FOCUS

Trifecta of Triumph: Paul Taylor at Purchase - Mercurial Tidings, Last Look, Beloved Renegade - 5/9/09 by Wendy Goldberg - PERFORMANCE REVIEWS

THE TANK presents cakeface in the world premiere of "vice. (with mary kate)" May 8,9, Manhattan, NY - 5/8/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Love N' Dancing - Major West Coast Swing Movie to Open Friday, May 8 in Selected Cities - 5/8/09 by Robert Royston - PRESS RELEASES

A Touch of Tango: Armenonville Moves Argentina to Manhattan at DanceSport - 5/8/09 by Wendy Goldberg - DANCESPOTS

Rajika Puri and Dancers with World Premiere of Tapasya: Ascetic Power and Tales of the Ganges (May 7 - 10, Manhattan, NY) - 5/7/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Alexandra Beller/Dances performs at Abrons Art Center May 7 - 10! - 5/7/09 by Tara L. Burns - PRESS RELEASES

An Update on Frankie’s 95th Birthday Festival, May 21 – 25, 2009 - 5/7/09 by Margaret Batiuchok - SPECIAL FOCUS

Remember his name - Juan Kruz Diaz de Garaio Esnaola in Sasha Waltz & Guests' "Allee des cosmonautes" - 5/6/09 by Paul Ben-Itzak - SPECIAL FOCUS

The Flea Theater announces Dance @The Flea (May 6-16, Manhattan, NY) - 5/6/09 by Sarah Hart - PRESS RELEASES

Alonzo King's Lines Ballet, May 5-10, Joyce Theater, New York - 5/5/09 by Sarah Hart, Kpm Associates - PRESS RELEASES

Salsa and More at Taj - 5/4/09 by Jules Helm — Sponsored by Versani - DANCESPOTS

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