Tag: college dance

If you closed your eyes and pictured dance paradise, what would it look like? Maybe you’d start your morning in rehearsal with a renowned contemporary choreographer, and then work on a dance driven by computer programming, and then run to a music video audition, and end the day discussing the impact of African dance styles […]

You can still dance at a high level while attending a school that has no dance department. Just ask these two recent grads—their post-college careers bloomed because they took charge of their dance education. Danielle Iwata Colgate University class of 2015 Current Private Sector Initiatives Program Associate at Americans for the Arts Danielle Iwata performing […]

The Glorya Kaufman International Dance Center is the 54,000 square foot home of the USC Glorya Kaufman School of Dance, one of the largest facilities dedicated to dance on a private university campus. Designed for their innovative new curriculum, that supports a range of dance styles, the school’s staff designated Harlequin to provide wall-to-wall flooring […]

For many non-dancers, planning a post–high-school gap year can feel like a necessary step toward getting college-ready. For potential dance majors, though, taking a year off between high school and college might sound counterintuitive. After all, you’re essentially delaying your entry into dancing professionally. But a gap year can provide helpful experience, training, or personal […]

July 1 marks an exciting new era for The Juilliard School. Vail Dance Festival director and former New York City Ballet principal Damian Woetzel steps into the role of president, and the dance division will also have a new leader: Alicia Graf Mack, 39, will take over from Taryn Kaschock Russell, acting artistic director for […]

They say there’s no “I” in “team”—and nowhere is that truer than the world of college dance teams, where precision reigns, uniformity is key, and a single misstep from any given “I” can cost a group a championship trophy. So it’s unsurprising that securing a spot on one of the best dance teams in the […]

It was a treat to watch these talented USC dancer make magic on the set of our September 2018 cover shoot. They certainly know how to move and we can’t see where their careers will take them. Check out all the action below.

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