Tag: vivian nixon

Dance Moms We Love

To celebrate Mother’s Day (May 12), we’re highlighting five well-known dancer moms and their dancing children. Their love of the art form makes these dynamic duos (and one quartet) very close. But like all families, they can still drive each other crazy! Barbara Sandonato in Scotch Symphony (photo by Jack Mitchell) Mom: Barbara Sandonato, teacher […]

Vivian Nixon: Next in Line

At the beginning of Broadway’s Memphis, the curtain opens on a soulful shindig at an underground nightclub. With grooving dancers in jewel-toned costumes everywhere, it’s hard to know where to look. That is, until Vivian Nixon appears. With her gorgeous legs and movement that alternates between fluid and explosive, whenever Vivian’s onstage it’s hard not […]