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11 Dec 2024
We’re moving! 📦 Dance Media’s publications are leaving X and heading to Threads. Follow us at @dancemagazine, @dancespiritmagazine, @pointemagazineofficial, @danceteachermagazine, and @the.dance.edit. See you there! 👋 #threads #dancemedia
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We’re moving! 📦 Dance Media’s publications are leaving X and heading to Threads. Follow us at @dancemagazine, @dancespiritmagazine, @pointemagazineofficial, @danceteachermagazine, and @the.dance.edit. See you there! 📷 #threads #dancemedia
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Performed by two Minnesota Vikings players, the latest NFL celebration dance to go viral is a rendition of the dance-off scene from the 2004 comedy "White Chicks." @nytimes nytimes.com/2024/12/08/sport…

Minnesota Vikings Find Unlikely Muse for Celebration Dance: ‘White Chicks’ (Published 2024)

Not everyone loved the 2004 film “White Chicks.” But 20 years later, some N.F.L. players are paying homage to it in the end zone.

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Former @PNBallet principal Paul Gibson has returned to his hometown of Altoona, Pennsylvania, to direct Nittany Ballet, the dance division of the Performing Arts School of Central Pennsylvania. @AltoonaMirrorPA altoonamirror.com/news/local…

Perfect balance: Altoona native brings experience from storied ballet career to new generation of...

For Altoona native Paul Gibson, a career as a ballet dancer took him to the West Coast and Europe before bringing him back to the area, where his love of dance began. Gibson, 55, is the newly...

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Look behind the scenes as young dancers perform "The Nutcracker" in Nairobi. @guardian theguardian.com/artanddesign…

The Nutcracker ballet in Nairobi – in pictures

The beloved Christmas ballet, with music by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, was first performed in 1892

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Broadway's "& Juliet" will have a special one-night-only guest performer on Saturday: United States Supreme Court justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. @DEADLINE deadline.com/2024/12/ketanji…

Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson To Make One-Night-Only Broadway Debut In ‘& Juliet’, Fulfilling...

United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will make her Broadway debut – you read that right – with a one-night-only walk-on role in & Juliet, the hit musical comedy in which the...

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Dallas Black Dance Theatre will pay fired dancers over $560,000 in a settlement with the National Labor Relations Board. @keranews keranews.org/arts-culture/20…

Dallas Black Dance Theatre to pay over $560,000 to dancers in settlement with NLRB

The dance company must also issue letters of apology to the dancers and train managers and employees.

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#qotd: “Harlequin Floors add years to your career.” —@kennywormald, co-owner of Playground LA and Playground London @HarlequinDance #sponsored us.harlequinfloors.com/en/ro…

Robin Antin and Kenny Wormald open new Playground studio in London

Playground London is the newest addition offering master classes and dance sessions in its new studio space in London.

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The @Rockettes were joined by the @backstreetboys for the "Christmas in Rockefeller Center" @nbc special. @people people.com/backstreet-boys-r…

Backstreet Boys and Radio City Rockettes Team Up for 'Everybody' Dance Duet amid N.Y.C. Christmas...

The Backstreet Boys and the Rockettes teamed up for a dance set to 'Everybody (Backstreet's Back),' amid the Rockefeller Center tree lighting in N.Y.C.

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A musical about Australian b-girl Raygun, which was set to premiere in Sydney, has been canceled amidst legal concerns raised by the dancer and her lawyers. @guardian theguardian.com/stage/2024/d…

Raygun-inspired musical cancelled in Sydney after breakdancer Rachael Gunn complained

Raygun: The Musical creator Steph Broadbridge told her Instagram followers lawyers had concerns it would damage the controversial breaker’s reputation

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🧵Two regional companies persevered this "Nutcracker" season: Augusta Ballet used generator power in the wake of Hurricane Helene...@WJBF wjbf.com/news/the-augusta-ba…

The Augusta Ballet performs the Nutcracker after persevering after Hurricane Helene

The Augusta Ballet’s performance of the Nutcracker was more challenging this year. But with parents and dancers pushing through, they were able to bring Christmas magic to the stage. 

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🧵...and Plymouth-Canton Ballet Company volunteers rebuilt props after its trailer containing several vital pieces was stolen in November. @wxyzdetroit wxyz.com/news/ballet-company…

Ballet company that had trailer full of 'Nutcracker' props stolen gears up for performance

The Plymouth-Canton Ballet Company is pulling off a 40th anniversary performance of "The Nutcracker" with help from the community, about a month after someone stole their trailer full of props.

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The 2024 Dance Magazine Award celebration was an evening of creativity, gratitude, and one-of-a-kind performances. @Dance_Magazine dancemagazine.com/2024-dance…
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Brooklyn Mack has announced a return to the stage, starting with select performances with his former company, The Washington Ballet, as the Cavalier in "The Nutcracker." @pointe_magazine pointemagazine.com/brooklyn-…

Brooklyn Mack is Back Onstage, Starting With The Washington Ballet

After three years leading a company, Brooklyn Mack is resuming his guest-artist career, starting with The Washington Ballet, where he danced for 9 seasons.

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#qotd: “Teaching is all about chemistry. I was a good dancer, but I am a better teacher because I think that's what I always wanted to be.” —Lynne Charles, artistic director of the @ENBSchool @bachtrack bachtrack.com/interview-lynn…

Lynne Charles: revolutionising English National Ballet School

Lynne Charles tells us why she has become passionate about teaching and why the mix of contemporary and classical choreography requires an urgent rethink of training and injury prevention.

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Peacock Contemporary Dance Company will present director Yang Liping's new version of "The Rite of Spring," which infuses the Stravinsky ballet with Chinese influences, at @StanfordLive Arts this weekend. @SFCV sfcv.org/articles/preview/sp…

The Spiritual Sacrifice of Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring

Choreographer Yang Liping has incorporated Tibetan Buddhism into her version of the ballet, coming to Stanford Live this week.

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Troy Anthony is the @NationalDance Institute's 2025 artist in residence, becoming the first musician to hold the title. @BroadwayWorld broadwayworld.com/bwwdance/a…

National Dance Institute Names Troy Anthony as the Helen Stambler Neuberger Artist-In-Residence for...

National Dance Institute announced the appointment of Troy Anthony as its Helen Stambler Neuberger Artist-in-Residence for the 2024-2025 season. Learn more here!

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Former New York City Ballet soloist Claire Kretzschmar reflects on her first few months at the helm of Ballet Hartford and shares her vision for the company's future. @pointe_magazine pointemagazine.com/ballet-ha…

Claire Kretzschmar on Leading Ballet Hartford and Bringing the Company on Tour

Claire Kretzschmar discusses leading Ballet Hartford and bringing the company on tour with "A Ceremony of Carols."

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Experimental theater company @oktheater's "No President" is set mainly to Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" score and is, as @giakourlas puts it, a "silly yet sweet" dance about politics. @nytimes nytimes.com/2024/12/04/arts/…

‘Let’s Make a Dance.’ At Nature Theater, the Body Rules. (Published 2024)

In “No President,” Nature Theater of Oklahoma creates its version of a story ballet, one burpee at a time.

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🧵At San Francisco Ballet, dancers reflect on two decades of Helgi Tomasson's Nutcracker...@sfchronicle sfchronicle.com/entertainmen…

‘It’s like coming home’: S.F. Ballet dancers reflect on 20 years of Helgi Tomasson’s ‘Nutcracker’

The San Francisco principal dancers have been part of the production since the very beginning, starting off as snowflakes and flowers. 

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🧵...Performances are expected to go ahead as planned, even amidst ongoing contract negotiations. @KTVU ktvu.com/news/sf-ballet-unio…

San Francisco's 'Nutcracker' ballet in jeopardy due to labor dispute

The future of one of the Bay Area's most popular and beloved holiday shows, the Nutcracker by the San Francisco Ballet, hangs in the balance, as the company and union engage in contract negotiations.

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