Dance Teacher

How Trailblazer Asadata Dafora Brought West African Dance to the Concert Stage

Rachel Caldwell

Tremaine Dance Conventions & Competitions Has Been Innovating for Four Decades—and Counting

Sponsored by Tremaine Dance Conventions & Competitions

Karla Garcia Is Forging Her Own Path, One Gig at a Time

Haley Hilton

What My Teacher Taught Me: Pilobolus’ Marlon Feliz on Barbara Delgado Acosta

Marlon Feliz, as told to Haley Hilton

A dance student wearing a mask poses holding a certificate in front of a purple wall with a white-outline heart on it.

Let’s Reward Kindness, Not Just Dance Technique

Maddy Miller

Risa Steinberg, Dance Teacher’s 2022 Awardee of Distinction, Keeps Raising the Bar

Lauren Wingenroth

Yvonne Gutierrez, in all black, poses in the back with her Spanish dancers. The young female dancers are dressed in bright red and black performance dresses, adorned with floral patterns and polka dots. Their hair is pulled back into sleek low buns with adorning flowers. The group poses outside on a wooden patio in front of trees and bushes.

Dance Teacher Award Honoree Yvonne Gutierrez: Force of Empowerment and Connection Through Spanish Dance

Bridgit Lujan

A dance teacher holding a drum teaches a dance class full of moving dancers.

Dance Teacher Award Honoree Ana Nery Fragoso Is a Master at Creating Community

Kathryn Holmes

Dance Teacher Award Honorees Antonio and Kirven Douthit-Boyd Are Guiding the Next Generation

Nadine Matthews

Dance Teacher Award Honoree Ronald K. Alexander Is Still Opening Doors for Young Ballet Dancers of Color

Thomas Ford