Aladdin is coming to Broadway!! I don’t think I’ve been this excited for a new musical since….well, I don’t think I’ve ever been this excited for a new musical. “Prince Ali,” “Friend Like Me,” “One Jump Ahead”: These songs will forever be on my pick-me-up playlist—and I may or may not know every single word. […]
My first Friday night at New York University, two second-year dance majors had some of us freshmen follow them through SoHo to a tiny triangular street corner. There was nothing there but a one-story building that looked ready for a demolition crew. I didn’t know where we were or why. Then Savion Glover climbed onto […]
T-shirt from the show that you’re seeing = fool-proof choice? Not so much. This is a question I’m not used to asking myself—at least, not when it comes to a live dance or theater performance. Years of constant drilling from my mother had trained me to reject denim, shorts and anything resembling athletic wear, which […]
Visiting NYC this summer? The first thing you’ll realize is that the Big Apple is just that: big. Plus, it’s jam-packed with dance classes to take, places to eat, stores to shop in and sights to see. How are you supposed to decide what to do? To help you map out your dream NYC weekend, […]
Attention all B-boys, B-girls and lovers of break dance! Breakin’ Convention, an international hip-hop dance festival, is coming to the Apollo Theater in NYC for the first time ever this month. The festival, which runs June 13-16, will feature performances from some of the best hip hoppers in the biz, free family workshops and multiple […]
If that little cutie on the right can keep up, you can, too! (Photo courtesy Limon Dance) Attention NYC dancers! We officially have the best way to kick off every summer weekend: a free outdoor dance class! Every Saturday through September 7, Limon Dance Institute and Dance Company hosts a dance class at 10am on […]
What do you get when you combine two Presidential Scholars in the Arts, the Juilliard Dance Class of 2015 and all of NYC? Unsurprisingly, something pretty amazing. More specifically, a dance film directed by Presidential Scholars Tyler Rabinowitz, now a student at NYU’s film school, and Blake Krapels, himself a member of Juilliard’s 2015 dance […]