Coming soon to Manhattan! (a Swedish Lunch Beat party – photo AFP) About a year ago, I wrote a very bitter post about Lunch Beat parties, the amazing dance fiestas held during lunch hour that originated in Sweden. I bemoaned the fact that something like that would never happen in buckle-down-and-eat-your-darn-sandwich-at-your-desk NYC. Readers, I’m happy […]
Brittany Metelko (by Dirty Sugar Photography) Imagine having the chance to live in NYC, take classes from top choreographers and get audition tips from casting agents. Young dancers from across the country do just that during Broadway Dance Center’s Professional Semester, a program designed to help them launch their careers. When 23-year-old Brittany Metelko was […]
Quick: What’s your favorite dance movie? You’ve got a whole bunch, don’t you? Well that list is about to get a lot longer. The 41st Dance on Camera festival is going on right now (through Tuesday) in NYC, including showings of over 70 films—and they’re all about dance! That’s a whole lot of dance on […]
Growing up, I dreamed of one day visiting Radio City Music Hall. Not only is it home to the fabulous, high-kicking Rockettes, but it’s also a venue for concerts, movie premieres and more. (My 8-year-old self knew it as the giant movie theater Daddy Warbucks and Annie visit in one of my favorite childhood movies—Annie!) […]
Bright and early this morning (actually, it was more dark and early ), DS managing editor Rachel Zar and I hopped on the subway and headed to Manhattan Center, the site for the Season 9 “So You Think You Can Dance” auditions. When we arrived at 6:30am, there were already hundreds of dancers lined up […]
Four dancers share what they love most about the Big Apple, from studios and theaters to restaurants and recreation. Cameron Adams, Broadway performer Myrtle Beach, SC, native Cameron Adams’ big break came at age 16: New York City Dance Alliance’s Joe Lanteri recommended the fresh-faced Adams to Jay Binder Casting, which was looking for young […]