School News
New York City Dance Alliance’s 16th season was truly life-changing for seven young competitors who received scholarships at Nationals this July. Though this is only the second year that NYCDA awarded college scholarships, it was able to offer a collective $500,000.
Last year, two full scholarshipsread more »
Most MFA dance programs are modern-based, but Butler University wants to create a place to explore contemporary ballet choreography. The school will offer a new master’s of fine arts in dance next fall. “There was a time when Balanchine was brand-new and everything he did was completely differentread more »
A steep hill, a river, eager dancers, and the force of gravity become one choreographer’s playground when the Dublin Arts Council (DAC), OhioDance, and the Ohio State University Department of Dance present Gravity’s Ripple II. Choreographer Julie Fox, selected from a pool of emerging Ohio-basedread more »
Nashville Ballet 2, the second company of Nashville Ballet, has created a training division for preprofessional dancers. A stepping stone to performing with NB2, the program offers an intensive full-time curriculum, as well as the option to pursue a college degree through partnerships with Belmontread more »
John Bohannon, blogger and contributing writer for Science magazine, is admittedly a scientist, not a dancer, but he is the creator of an online dance contest that is quickly becoming a worldwide sensation. This year marks the third annual Dance Your PhD Contest, an interpretative-dance videoread more »
During a poignant brunch reception in May, master teacher Linda Tarnay retired from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts after 35 years of teaching, which included four years as chair of the dance department. About 100 students, radiant in her presence, stood to pay tribute in a Tisch studio. “Thirty-read more »
Founded in 1992, Dance for Life, an annual HIV/AIDS benefit managed by Chicago Dancers United, has grown into the largest dance-performance-based AIDS fundraising event in the Midwest. This year, the Joffrey Ballet, Giordano Jazz Dance Chicago, Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and more will perform inread more »
In March, the National Dance Association presented Dance Educator of the Year Awards to middle school teacher Freddie Lee Heath and college professor Shelley Cushman. Both will present programs at the AAHPERD National Convention in 2011.
Heath, winner of the Dance Teacher K–12 award in 2007,read more »