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Joined May 2019
We’re moving! 📦 Dance Media’s publications are leaving X and heading to Threads. Follow us at @dancemagazine, @dancespiritmagazine, @pointemagazineofficial, @danceteachermagazine, and @the.dance.edit. See you there! 👋 #threads #dancemedia
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We’re moving! 📦 Dance Media’s publications are leaving X and heading to Threads. Follow us at @dancemagazine, @dancespiritmagazine, @pointemagazineofficial, @danceteachermagazine, and @the.dance.edit. See you there! 📷 #threads #dancemedia
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Performed by two Minnesota Vikings players, the latest NFL celebration dance to go viral is a rendition of the dance-off scene from the 2004 comedy "White Chicks." @nytimes
https://t.co/KI8H0Dvcsj
nytimes.com
Not everyone loved the 2004 film “White Chicks.” But 20 years later, some N.F.L. players are paying homage to it in the end zone.
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Former @PNBallet principal Paul Gibson has returned to his hometown of Altoona, Pennsylvania, to direct Nittany Ballet, the dance division of the Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania. @AltoonaMirrorPA
https://t.co/IQ3PyP7rTy
altoonamirror.com
For Altoona native Paul Gibson, a career as a ballet dancer took him to the West Coast and Europe before bringing him back to the area, where his love of dance began. Gibson, 55, is the newly...
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Look behind the scenes as young dancers perform "The Nutcracker" in Nairobi. @guardian
https://t.co/nxVUR6qGwu
theguardian.com
The beloved Christmas ballet, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was first performed in 1892
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Broadway's "& Juliet" will have a special one-night-only guest performer on Saturday: United States Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. @DEADLINE
https://t.co/3FaofV7ijK
deadline.com
United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will make her Broadway debut – you read that right – with a one-night-only walk-on role in & Juliet, the hit musical comedy in which the...
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Dallas Black Dance Theatre will pay fired dancers over $560,000 in a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board. @keranews
https://t.co/DVyr3M8JI1
keranews.org
The dance company must also issue letters of apology to the dancers and train managers and employees.
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#qotd: “Harlequin Floors add years to your career.” —@kennywormald, co-owner of Playground LA and Playground London @HarlequinDance
#sponsored
https://t.co/wOeu5VkHqW
us.harlequinfloors.com
Playground London is the newest addition offering master classes and dance sessions in its new studio space in London.
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The @Rockettes were joined by the @backstreetboys for the "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" @nbc special. @people
https://t.co/86JklGjP2U
people.com
The Backstreet Boys and the Rockettes teamed up for a dance set to 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back),' amid the Rockefeller Center tree lighting in N.Y.C.
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A musical about Australian b-girl Raygun, which was set to premiere in Sydney, has been canceled amidst legal concerns raised by the dancer and her lawyers. @guardian
https://t.co/9Z0q6hH0my
theguardian.com
Raygun: The Musical creator Steph Broadbridge told her Instagram followers lawyers had concerns it would damage the controversial breaker’s reputation
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🧵...and Plymouth-Canton Ballet Company volunteers rebuilt props after its trailer containing several vital pieces was stolen in November. @wxyzdetroit
https://t.co/zeMYryiVr6
wxyz.com
The Plymouth-Canton Ballet Company is pulling off a 40th anniversary performance of "The Nutcracker" with help from the community, about a month after someone stole their trailer full of props.
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🧵Two regional companies persevered this "Nutcracker" season: Augusta Ballet used generator power in the wake of Hurricane Helene...@WJBF
https://t.co/iy2nFiXThz
wjbf.com
The Augusta Ballet’s performance of the Nutcracker was more challenging this year. But with parents and dancers pushing through, they were able to bring Christmas magic to the stage.Â
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The 2024 Dance Magazine Award celebration was an evening of creativity, gratitude, and one-of-a-kind performances. @Dance_Magazine
https://t.co/TNHby4Sm82
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Brooklyn Mack has announced a return to the stage, starting with select performances with his former company, The Washington Ballet, as the Cavalier in "The Nutcracker." @pointe_magazine
https://t.co/1CLksvXPwp
pointemagazine.com
After three years leading a company, Brooklyn Mack is resuming his guest-artist career, starting with The Washington Ballet, where he danced for 9 seasons.
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#qotd: “Teaching is all about chemistry. I was a good dancer, but I am a better teacher because I think that's what I always wanted to be.” —Lynne Charles, artistic director of the @ENBSchool @bachtrack
https://t.co/0fqiBMLEDg
bachtrack.com
Lynne Charles tells us why she has become passionate about teaching and why the mix of contemporary and classical choreography requires an urgent rethink of training and injury prevention.
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Peacock Contemporary Dance Company will present director Yang Liping's new version of "The Rite of Spring," which infuses the Stravinsky ballet with Chinese influences, at @StanfordLive Arts this weekend. @SFCV
https://t.co/4C9llYQAJi
sfcv.org
Choreographer Yang Liping has incorporated Tibetan Buddhism into her version of the ballet, coming to Stanford Live this week.
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Troy Anthony is the @NationalDance Institute's 2025 artist in residence, becoming the first musician to hold the title. @BroadwayWorld
https://t.co/0KeOSxupdQ
broadwayworld.com
National Dance Institute announced the appointment of Troy Anthony as its Helen Stambler Neuberger Artist-in-Residence for the 2024-2025 season. Learn more here!
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Former New York City Ballet soloist Claire Kretzschmar reflects on her first few months at the helm of Ballet Hartford and shares her vision for the company's future. @pointe_magazine
https://t.co/cRa8gc58fI
pointemagazine.com
Claire Kretzschmar discusses leading Ballet Hartford and bringing the company on tour with "A Ceremony of Carols."
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Experimental theater company @oktheater's "No President" is set mainly to Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" score and is, as @giakourlas puts it, a "silly yet sweet" dance about politics. @nytimes
https://t.co/NJNduhuJGd
nytimes.com
In “No President,” Nature Theater of Oklahoma creates its version of a story ballet, one burpee at a time.
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@sfchronicle 🧵...Performances are expected to go ahead as planned, even amidst ongoing contract negotiations. @KTVU
https://t.co/uMdPkELPNf
ktvu.com
The future of one of the Bay Area's most popular and beloved holiday shows, the Nutcracker by the San Francisco Ballet, hangs in the balance, as the company and union engage in contract negotiations.
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