by Dance Teacher | Jul 25, 2019 | Placeholder content
Those who took Akira Uchida’s contemporary class in New York City last summer learned a high-energy combination to share with their students back home. Uchida’s style infuses contemporary with an influence of jazz and hip hop, and he danced full-out in...
by Haley Hilton | Sep 18, 2017 | Trending
Robert Roldan may have stolen our hearts on Season 7 of “So You Think You Can Dance”—but it seems his heart was stolen long before that by none other than Emmy Award–winning choreographer Mandy Moore. As his first jazz teacher at Bobbie’s School of...
by Nancy Wozny | Sep 13, 2017 | Studio Owners
Help your dancers improve their performance—and scores—with this advice from veteran competition faculty: Martha Nichols, Judy Rice and Suzi Taylor. Connect with your ensemble. Everyone can be dancing at the same time, but not necessarily together, because they...
by Betsy Farber | Jun 23, 2017 | News
In an event inspired by the words of President John F. Kennedy, The Washington Ballet will perform the world premier of WHO WHEN WHY this Saturday, June 24, at the Smithsonian American Art Museum’s Kogod Courtyard. Kennedy famously asked, “If not us, who?...
by Betsy Farber | Jun 1, 2017 | News
Stop everything: Watch this fusion of classical bharata natyam and contemporary dance performed by popular Indian dancers Mukti and Shakti Mohan. Their graceful and clever moves are performed to a cover of Ed Sheeran’s “Shape of You,” with a Carnatic...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Mar 30, 2017 | Uncategorized
Contemporary teacher Kristin Sudeikis likes to give each step context within a phrase, so that there’s always a beginning, middle and end. For instance, in this lesson, she bookends the rond de jambe sauté with a place of initiation—the parallel attitude and...
by Alyssa Marks | Oct 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Wes Veldink teaches contemporary classes focused on specificity at Broadway Dance Center in New York City. Here, he explains a hinge and roll combination on the floor, using core strength rather than hands. Your browser does not support the video...
by Rachel Rizzuto | Jun 6, 2014 | Uncategorized
Matthew Rich knew he didn’t want to head straight to college after high school, but he wasn’t sure what path his dance career should take. It was his teacher, The Dance Zone co-owner Jami Artiga, who told him about Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet and took...
by Andrea Marks | Mar 19, 2013 | Uncategorized
Zendaya and Val, photo by Adam Taylor/ABC, courtesy justjaredjr.com “Dancing with the Stars” Season 16 premiered last night in all its sequined, glittery glory, with new stars, new pros, and new dance styles. For the first time ever, we saw contestants perform...