What do the late Muhammad Ali and Misty Copeland have in common? They are both in the National Museum of Dance’s new exhibition, The Dancing Athlete, in Saratoga Springs, New York. The exhibit explores the connections between dance and sports through photography, video footage, costume/attire, sculpture and other memorabilia. Featured artists and athletes include Jacob’s […]
Who could forget last May’s news story on the troubled elementary school transformed by administrators’ decision to decrease security and hire more arts teachers? Those inspiring results just scratch the surface of topics covered in the latest report from the National Dance Education Organization (NDEO). Evidence: A Report on The Impact of Dance in the […]
An early cast of a pointe shoe sculpture Saratoga Springs is about to up its status as a dance mecca. Home to the National Museum of Dance and New York City Ballet’s summer season, the city plans to highlight its role in the dance world by peppering its tourist-friendly downtown area with two dozen five-foot-tall […]