January 1, 2025
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Today's Stories
Riverdance turns 30 with a cast of dancers younger than the show
-SkyNews
Dance school founder Patricia Deane-Gray turns 90
-Royal Gazette
Introducing Our 2025 “25 to Watch”
Dance Magazine
Where is the dance field headed next? The dancers, choreographers, directors, and companies on our annual “25 to Watch” list offer heartening, imaginative, exciting possible answers to that question. Whether or not you’re already familiar with these up-and-comers, our editors and contributors from across the dance world predict that we’ll be hearing a lot more from these artists on the verge of a breakout in 2025 and beyond. Julia Antinozzi | Isaiah Day | Brett Fukuda | Melisa Guilliams ...
Dada Masilo,Who Fused Ballet With African Dance, Dies at 39
Isabella Kwai
Ms. Masilo, a South African dancer and choreographer, was known as a fearless creative who brought African dance styles to traditional pieces like “Swan Lake.”
12 of the best in 2024 – fascinating memories from my year in dance
@GWDanceWriter
Graham Watts looks back at a year in dance and the 135 performances he saw in 2024. He picks out a dozen of the best.
Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Nutcracker at the Royal Albert Hall
Nicola Claire
Nothing says Christmas more than a performance of The Nutcracker, and Birmingham Royal Ballet’s Royal Albert Hall production does not disappoint.
New Release
Humanizing Ballet Pedagogies: Philosophies, Perspectives, and Praxis for Teaching Ballet
By Jessica Zeller
“Humanizing Ballet Pedagogies is a valuable resource for those teaching or developing a teaching approach in ballet. It addresses important issues for school owners, administrators, or anyone responsible for supporting ballet teachers or students in the twenty-first century.”
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