by Helen Hope | Sep 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
Boross studied extensively with jazz legend Matt Mattox, wrote his master’s thesis on Mattox’s career and has been a professor in six university dance programs. Here, he teaches one of Mattox’s codified warm-up...
by Helen Hope | Aug 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Peter Brandenhoff is on faculty at Ballet Arts and The Ailey School, where he teaches the technique of 19th-century Danish choreographer August Bournonville. Here, he teaches the Bournonville grand jeté, a signature step in the...
by Alyssa Marks | Jun 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Talli Jackson is a member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company and the recipient of a Princess Grace Award. Here, he teaches a contemporary side hip suspension, a basic partnering lift that requires efficient distribution of...
by Alyssa Marks | May 2, 2016 | Uncategorized
Maguette Camara was raised in Dakar, Senegal, where he studied West African dance and drumming with Ballet Bougarabou Dance Company. Now, he lives in New York City, where he’s on faculty at The Ailey School, The Ailey Extension, Barnard College and Djonibo Dance...
by Alyssa Marks | Apr 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Sara Knight is a graduate of both The Royal Ballet School and the Vaganova Ballet Academy, and she founded SLK Ballet School in New York City in 2009. Here, teaches entrelacé—known as “grand jeté en tournant en arrière” to Cecchetti...
by Rachel Caldwell | Mar 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
On a chilly Friday morning in a New York City studio, a group of students are making themselves fall, over and over again. This isn’t an exercise in futility—it’s Roxane D’Orléans Juste’s class in Limón technique, and the dancers are venturing...
by Alyssa Marks | Feb 1, 2016 | Uncategorized
Michael Blake joined the Joffrey Ballet School faculty as director of the jazz and contemporary program five years ago and has since revamped the curriculum. Here, he teaches a jump-and-roll combination that helps students discover oppositional...
by Alyssa Marks | Dec 1, 2015 | Uncategorized
Tammi Shamblin works magic with the boys of Ballet Tech in New York City. Here, she uses imagery to teach rond de jambe.
by Alyssa Marks | Nov 2, 2015 | Uncategorized
Your browser does not support the video tag. Katharine Pettit teaches tap at Peridance Capezio Center in New York City, where she focuses on fundamentals in all of her classes. In this video, she explains the weight shift necessary for a five-count...
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...