In recent years, the dance world has grown and changed “in really cool ways,” says India Harville, the founder and executive director of disability justice performing arts organization Embraced Body. “We’re seeing more BIPOC dancers, and fat dancers, and queer dancers, and Disabled dancers.” What’s still missing, according to Harville, is the acknowledgment that many […]
At the height of the Black Lives Matter movement in 2020, a group of professional dancers who’d grown up training together in Atlanta joined forces to talk about how to support young Black dancers in their hometown. Those conversations eventually led to the formation of The Black Artists Dance Collective, whose founding members—Shonica Gooden, Jamal […]
CONCRETE, the new three-week summer intensive created by choreographer and Company SBB artistic director Stefanie Batten Bland is forming a new foundation of immersive theater training. Running June 10–28 at Montclair State University in Montclair, New Jersey, the program is the first of its kind and delves into the evolving genre of dance-physical theater, particularly […]
For students, stepping into an elective class at a summer intensive can bring about many different feelings. Some might feel excited at the possibility of exploring a style not offered at their home studio. Others might feel apprehensive at the prospect of stretching the boundaries of their comfort zone. As an educator, you’re in the […]
With intensive season fast approaching, it’s time to get your dancers in the right mindset for their summer adventure. Point them toward this audio blog from Central Pennsylvania Youth Ballet’s Paige Ade, a former Pacific Northwest Ballet dancer who has been through her share of summer programs as both a dancer and a teacher. She […]