Set Your iPod to Shuffle

Creative uses of digital music devises in dance experiences and performances which can be used as a starting point for your own ideas.

Strategies for Remembering Choreography

One of the common struggles students face in class is recalling the sequence of choreography. Here are just a few techniques you might try the next time your teacher gives a combination.

Approaching Choreography for Musical Theatre

When approaching choreography for musical theatre, it is important that the strategy differs from that of a recital dance production. I’d like to offer an approach to this particular creative process by looking at the various components of choreography for the stage and suggesting tips for effective preparation and collaboration.

Choreographic Inspiration — Using Your Past in Future Dances

TweetShareLast weekend I had the pleasure of attending two contemporary dance performances here in Houston. Coincidentally, in both works the choreographers mined their own backgrounds and experiences to generate material. In House of Mind, Seattle choreographer Pat Graney, focuses on the concept of memory. Her work went beyond the typical theatrical presentation on a proscenium [...]

Teaching and Exploring the History and Evolution of Dance

TweetShareA student in ballet cannot learn the art in isolation and no one can know what great dancing is without seeing examples of it. Not only can the dancer not be separated from the dance, she also cannot be separated from the history of dancing, from the line of dancers and teachers leading to her. [...]

Big Boi not an OutKast at Atlanta Ballet

TweetShare I wanted to report of an interesting collaboration that has taken place between Big Boi (a member of the rap duo, OutKast) and the Atlanta Ballet.

Using Photographs as Inspiration for Choreography

TweetShareWhether you are a teacher looking for new recital dance ideas, or a budding student choreographer, we could all use a little inspiration from time to time.  Photographs are a great way to get the creative juices flowing. Here is how one choreographer tied his existing dance to photographs, making both come alive.  This is certainly [...]