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Which Cats Cat Are You?

You guys. Remember when I told you the greatest musical of all time (imo) is coming back? Well, in honor of Cats‘ upcoming West End revival this December, PBS re-aired it’s glorious 1998 film of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s best work (also imo) on Friday night. (If you missed it, consider adding the DVD to your […]

New Documentary Shows What it Takes to Become a Dance Legend

Attention ballroom dance fanatics! Get ready to set your DVRs, because we’ve got the perfect fix for your “Dancing with the Stars” withdrawal. On Monday, July 21st, the PBS documentary series “POV” (Point of View) is featuring two young competitive ballroom dancers in a new film called Dance for Me. The episode follows teen partners […]

#TBT Dance Crush: Tanaquil Le Clercq

We all have dance crushes. But I’m a bit of a weirdo: The majority of my dance crushes are, uh, historical. Maybe I was born in the wrong era, because it’s the artists of the ’40s, ’50s and ’60s who really speak to me. At the top of my crush list is Tanaquil Le Clercq, […]

Ballet Vampires in Your Living Room

You already know Matthew Bourne: He’s the choreographer who awesomely remade Swan Lake with a flock of male swans. (You may not have seen his Swan Lake live, but you definitely saw it at the end of Billy Elliot. Grown-up Billy as the Swan! Ahhh so great.) Bourne is all about rethinking old-school ballets. Recently […]

Watch a Jacob's Pillow Documentary on PBS Tonight

It’s that magical time of year when the little town of Becket, MA is transformed into a dance paradise. The Jacob’s Pillow Dance Festival is in full swing, and a crazy number of the world’s best dancers have descended on the bucolic Pillow complex in the Berkshires. Jacob’s Pillow Dance has a pretty incredible history. […]

Catch the Paul Taylor Dance Company on PBS Tonight

Michael Trusnovec and Laura Halzac in “Beloved Renegade” (photo by Tom Caravaglia) You already know how much we’re inspired by Paul Taylor. But if you couldn’t catch the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s NYC season this year, never fear: You didn’t miss your chance to enter inspiration station. In fact, PTDC is about to come right […]