Tag: video

The Dance World Says Goodbye to America's Master of African Dance Chuck Davis

Dancer and choreographer Chuck Davis, who founded the largest African dance festival, DanceAfrica, and performance company African American Dance Ensemble, died Sunday at his home in Durham, North Carolina. He was 80. Known for his benevolent spirit and powerful presence, he was committed to keeping the roots of African dance alive, as well as fusing […]

"Behind the Curtain" with Simkin

Dance Magazine’s second episode of “Behind the Curtain” follows fan favorite Daniil Simkin for a day. The American Ballet Theatre principal takes viewers inside a rehearsal for INTENSIO, a program of four new dances by Alexander Ekman, Gregory Dolbashian, Jorma Elo and Annabelle Lopez Ochoa. Simkin is dancing in and co-producing the performance, which premieres July 22 […]

Slow Motion Dance Art at Yale University

Slow Dance at Lincoln Center in 2007 For a dancer, there may be nothing more intimidating than watching yourself on video, except maybe watching yourself on slow-motion video. Perhaps the subjects of David Michalek’s film installation Slow Dancing have never dared to view the final results. More likely, the artist chose dancers like Bill T. Jones, Alexei […]

Video of the Month: Odd Man In

Congratulations to Kim Alexander, the Editors’ Choice for the Dance Teacher Video of the Month! Alexander’s piece Ribbons features eight dancers from RealDance Studio in Lighthouse Point, Florida. The crisp contemporary routine won the Critics’ Choice Award at New York City Dance Alliance in 2013. While creating it, Alexander faced a common issue: working with […]

Video of the Month: Rehearsing Remotely

Kearns coaching a young student Congratulations to Bridey Kearns, the latest Editors’ Choice winner for the Dance Teacher Video of the Month! An instructor of children’s ballet, tap, jazz, musical theater, Irish step dancing, acro and tumbling at Competitive Edge Dance Studio in Cape Coral, Florida, Kearns uses videos as rehearsal tools for students. She […]