Rebecca Corey

Rebecca is a managing editor with Dance Media, where she primarily works on Pointe, Dance Teacher, and Dance Spirit. Prior to joining Dance Media, she covered health and wellness topics as a senior writer and reporter with Yahoo News & Lifestyle, and created digital and live broadcast content as a producer with CNN. Contact her at: rcorey@dancemedia.com

Melissa Toogood wears a blue jump suit as she lunges in front of a class of dancers copying her movement. They are in a dance studio with gray marley flooring and a barre along the wall.

Juilliard’s Melissa Toogood Explores Timing, Adaptability, and Collaboration Through Music

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Ballet dancer performing on pointe in the center while a teacher observes in a studio.

Ashley Tuttle Teaches Italian Fouettés

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Sheela Ramanath in a white and red saree teaching in front of a classroom of Indian classical dancers.

2026 Dance Teacher Awardee Sheela Ramanath Builds Community and Connection Through Indian Classical Dance

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A woman in an orange mesh dress stands in an outreaching arabesque pose on a dark stage.

How West African Music Shapes Adji Cissoko’s Teaching

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A woman in baggy white clothing dances under a spotlight in a darkly lit room.

For Jodi Melnick, Movement Always Takes Precedence Over Music

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Group photo of Sydney Mesher with young dancers with limb differences dressed in ballet oufits.

How Rockette Sydney Mesher Teaches Dancers With Limb Differences

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