Dance Magazine

Last month, when Dance/USA announced the end of its Dance/USA Fellowships to Artists (DFA) program, more than a few people in the field were disappointed—and confused. At a time when so many funding programs are contracting or sunsetting altogether, learnin...

From the fierce ballet prodigies of Pretty Lethal to the tap-dancing Ronnie Reed in The Bride!, the past year has seen an explosion of dance on the big screen. Behind some of these film’s more technical sequences are dance doubles—professional dancers who step in for the actors and execute the choreography. But what does the process of being a dance double a...

What happens when you put some of the world’s best tap, ballet, and Irish step dancers in a high-altitude dance studio together for eight days? On August 10, audiences in Vail, Colorado, will find out. As part of this year’s NOW evening of world premieres at Vail Dance Festival, tap dancer and choreographer Michelle Dorrance—a 10-year festival veteran—is creating a work with ...

Convention weekends—with their opportunities to learn from expert teachers and acquire new skills—are a highlight of the season for many dancers. But they can also leave participants feeling tired, irritable, or unmotivated when they return to their studios. What causes that crash after a convention weekend, and what steps can dancers and teachers take to prevent and manage i...

A gentle yet momentous figure in postmodern dance, Simone Forti died on July 29 at the age of 91 in Los Angeles. She was also a darling of the art world: Her pieces are in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Raffaella Cortese Gallery in Milan, and other art houses. And she was a prolific writer, contributing often to Contact Quarterly over the decades.
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