Yippee!! Not long ago, I had the “yippee!” moment of discovering a new dance blog. And within this blog, I found a great link to an audio interview with three male dancers in which they discussed their experiences growing up in dance, their thoughts on Billy Elliot, and more. I found the interview very encouraging. [...]
Children and Dance
December 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Body Image and Dance
December 27, 2008 By 2 Comments
Dancers of all disciplines struggle with body image. It is a reality that is sometimes exploited or aggrandized in the media yet ignored or aggravated by those that have a direct impact in the lives of dancers. Elena Ciccotelli is a new blogger but long-time dancer. In addition to her experience as a personal trainer [...]
Happy Holidays!
December 24, 2008 By 5 Comments
Two Heads Are Better Than One
December 21, 2008 By 1 Comment
two women from opposite sides of the world who have a similar vision and purpose- that is to educate dancers and teachers, arming them with information to improve the quality of health and understanding of the body in dance education and practice.
Misnomer LIVE Update
December 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
The School at Jacob’s Pillow
December 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Auditions are coming up for the school at Jacob’s Pillow, home to America’s oldest dance festival. Scheduled auditions are listed here. Find out more about the school and its programs here. This program for professional advancement is for advanced students. You must be 15 (on arrival day) for the ballet program, 16 for contemporary, cultural, [...]
Talking Technique
December 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
There are several posts here at Dance Advantage that offer understanding and tips on certain technical elements of dance. So far, I’ve offered a smattering of the basics. More recent posts have received quite a few hits but some older posts have gotten buried along the way. Because I think all of these posts could [...]
Holiday Dancewear Savings & Sales
December 16, 2008 By Leave a Comment
As always, I’m getting a lot of dancewear mailings at this time of year. If you haven’t already purchased gifts for your dancer, you’ll need to hurry if you want online buys to make it here by the holidays. Fortunately some of the big-name dancewear shops have shipping and gift certificate deals going on right [...]
My Brother Can Dance
December 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Well, my brother can’t, but Ariel Amir Lacey’s brother can and, in an act of sisterly love, she has created a line of t-shirts to show her support! This is a truly sweet gesture and these t-shirts could make great gifts for guys who dance (whether they’re your brother or not). The designs are artwork [...]
“Being Together” Not a Misnomer
December 14, 2008 By 3 Comments
Earlier this evening, I had the privilege to watch and host Misnomer Dance Theater’s live broadcast of Being Together on Dance Advantage Interactive. It was truly an event and provided an opportunity for many viewers to “be together,” gathering to watch dance from their prospective parts of the world. The online audience outnumbered the capacity [...]
Houston Ballet’s Got The Nutcracker Covered
December 13, 2008 By 1 Comment
Where many established versions have failed in making these scenes come alive for a contemporary audience, Stevenson’s take on the familiar scenario offers an engaging and action-packed opening that resonates, in particular, with families who’ve come to see the show.
