Dance History

Hanya Holm in Dance Magazine (1957).

How Hanya Holm Brought German Expressionism to America

Rachel Rizzuto

Black and white image of Pearl Primus in Show Boat (1946).

Pearl Primus: Ambassador of Modern African American Dance

Elizabeth McPherson

Black and white image of Gregory Hines in rehearsal for White Nights.

Gregory Hines: America’s Ambassador of Tap

Katie Rolnick

Black and white image of Gregory Hines.

History Quiz: Gregory Hines

Katie Rolnick

NYCB dancers performing Waltz of the Flowers in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker.

History Quiz: Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky

Courtney Rae Kasper

NYCB dancers performing Waltz of the Flowers in George Balanchine's The Nutcracker.

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Legendary Composer Who Created “The Nutcracker” and Redefined Classical Music

Courtney Rae Kasper

Charles “Honi” Coles: Speedy and Sophisticated Rhythm Tap Dancer

Rachel Caldwell

Pearl Lang dressed in a white dress dancing.

Pearl Lang: Guardian of Martha Graham’s technique

Rachel Straus

A black and white photograph of Kazuo Ohno, dressed in only a silk robe, kneeling on a low wooden stool.

Tatsumi Hijikata and Kazuo Ohno: The Creators of Butoh

Rachel Caldwell

Chita Rivera and Graciela Daniele sit in leather chairs side by side, deep in conversation.

From the Screen to the Studio: The Team Behind Jazz Dance Documentary “Uprooted” Is Hosting In-Person Intensives in the U.S. and Abroad

Crystal Nicholls