Tag: the juilliard school

Why You Should Know Technical Powerhouse Christian Burse

Christian Burse’s long, flexible limbs create showstopping shapes onstage. But what really captivates audiences are her seamless transitions between those gorgeous shapes, showing incredible technique and control. Christian is a student at both Dance Industry Performing Arts Center and Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts, and her long days in […]

University of NYC

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 […]

Inside Dance Spirit's September Issue

You know what I love? Smart dancers. Do you know how you can become a smart[er] dancer? Go to college! I love dancers who make the decision to continue their education after high school. I know it’s not for everyone—some dancers want to get their professional careers kicked off right away, and hey, any ambition […]

Watch Juilliard Students Dance All Over NYC

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 […]

"I'm Gay"/"I'm Straight"

Kyle Robinson (bottom row, left) and Brandon Cournay (top row, fourth from right) with their Juilliard class Brandon Cournay and Kyle Robinson are pretty similar. They both grew up in small towns, moved to NYC to attend The Juilliard School, received their BFAs in Dance in 2009 and went on to have majorly successful dance […]

Juilliard's All-Stars

Remember that feeling you used to get on Christmas morning, as you ran downstairs to see what presents were waiting for you under the tree? That’s how I felt walking into the Juilliard Dances Repertory concert last night. The annual showcase gives Juilliard’s stable of dancers a chance to tackle well-known contemporary works. And every […]

School Buzz: Spreading the Love

Spreading the Love This past summer, The Juilliard School provided summer grants to its students and alumni to travel to Arusha, Tanzania; San Francisco; Manila City, Philippines; and São Paulo, Brazil; to work with underprivileged children who are unable to afford schooling or intensive lessons in the arts. The volunteers visited homeless shelters and youth […]