DSL Dance Wire
Dance Studio Life magazine is happy to announce the DSL Dance Wire, for all dance-related news.
Send us your press releases about company performances, conferences, seminars, and master classes; new programs and products; significant awards and accomplishments; and other news of widespread interest.
Please note that we can’t commit to running every release we receive, and we reserve the right to edit any that we do use.
Email your news to Karen@rheegold.com and include email and phone contact information so we can follow up if we have questions.
We encourage you to send photos with your release. Please provide the photographer’s name (if known) and some basic information that identifies who is pictured and what the event is. We look forward to receiving your news and sharing it with the dance community. Thanks! Rhee Gold (Publisher)
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- Oscar Pays Tribute to Innovator Gene Kelly on his 100th Birthday
There are myriad reasons why the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is celebrating Gene Kelly’s centennial with two special evenings this Thursday and Friday in Beverly Hills. After all, reports the LA Times, he was the complete package: an innovative actor, dancer, choreographer and director....
Read More - Two Ballet-Themed TV Series Show Different Sides of the Dance World
As far as titles go, The CW has the edge on ABC Family in terms of their upcoming ballet-themed programming. But, CinemaBlend.com says, there’s no reason ballet fans have to choose between the two....
Read More - Former English National Ballet Dancer Charged with Olympic Fraud
A former English National Ballet dancer turned dance choreographer stands accused of lying to a group of his young pupils and defrauding their parents by allegedly promising the youngsters would appear at the closing ceremony for the London Olympics....
Read More - Bard College Dancers Showcase Work with Jones/Zane Company
The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company will present three free public performances as part of its creative residency at New York’s Bard College, capping the third year of its partnership with the Bard College Dance Program....
Read More - ABT’s Eric Tamm Honored with Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship
American Ballet Theatre corps de ballet member Eric Tamm has been awarded a 2012 Leonore Annenberg Arts Fellowship, which recognizes young artists of extraordinary talent....
Read More - NEA Award Supports Ririe-Woodbury’s Education Projects in Three States
The National Endowment for the Arts recently awarded a $45,000 Art Works grant to Ririe-Woodbury Dance Company of Salt Lake City, reported the Deseret News. ...
Read More - Fiery Flamenco Dance Centerpiece of Astoria’s ‘Tablao Flamenco’
The American Bolero Dance Company will present the final show of the 2012 spring season of “Tablao Flamenco,” an ongoing series of cabaret-style shows featuring live flamenco and other styles of Spanish dance and music, on May 18 at 8:30pm in Astoria, New York....
Read More - Ailey Benefit at the Apollo Raises $1 Million for Education Programs
A one-night-only event on May 8 at the Apollo Theater in Harlem featuring performances by artists of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, students of The Ailey School, and young AileyCampers, raised a record $1 million....
Read More - Hip-Hoppers Everywhere Invited to Attend ‘Be ICONic’ Summer Camp
Geo Hubela, hip-hop master teacher and choreographer of America’s Best Dance Crew finalists ICONic Boyz, will head up the first-ever Be ICONic Summer Camp, to be held August 13 to 17 at the ICON Dance Complex in Englishtown, New Jersey....
Read More - Documentary Detailing Rise of the Joffrey Ballet Now on Sale
Unsigned copies of Joffrey: Mavericks of American Dance DVD are now on sale for $14.95 by using the promo code DANCE....
Read More - Dancing Wheels Company Celebrates Diversity with May Festivities
The Dancing Wheels Company will present world premieres from choreographers Michael Uthoff, Mark Tomasic, Heidi Latsky, and Terrence Greene, as well as a performance by the Junior Company, as part of its event, Dare to be Different!...
Read More - Celebration of Life Held for Newark Dance Instructor Betty Gentry
Fremont resident and longtime Newark [CA] dance instructor Betty Gentry died May 6, family members confirmed this week to the Newark Patch. She was 87....
Read More - PNB Mourns Death of ‘Nutcracker’ Designer Maurice Sendak
Peter Boal, Pacific Northwest Ballet artistic director, released a statement this week following the death of Where the Wild Things Are author/illustrator Maurice Sendak, who, in 1983, designed fanciful, wildly colorful sets and costumes for PNB’s Nutcracker....
Read More - Seattle Contemporary Company zoe|juniper Plans NYC Workshop
Zoe Scofield of the Seattle-based contemporary dance company zoe|juniper will teach a three-day workshop at the Mark Morris Dance Center, 3 Lafayette Avenue, Brooklyn, New York, on May 21, 23, and 25 from noon to 3pm....
Read More - Studios Put on Dancing Shoes in Support of Andréa Rizzo Foundation
Two studios—New Jersey’s Arts in Motion and Astoria Dance Centre of New York—have pledged their support for The Andréa Rizzo Foundation by organizing dance events in May to help bring dance therapy to children with cancer and special needs at public schools and pediatric hospitals across the country....
Read More - Astoria Gears Up for First Dance Festival Sponsored by Undertoe
Undertoe Dance Project of Astoria, New York, has planned the first Astoria Dance Festival for June 24 from 2 to 6pm at the Bohemian Hall and Beer Garden, Astoria....
Read More - Balanchine’s ‘Coppélia’ Comes to Life at Pacific Northwest Ballet
Coppélia, a tale of love, laughter, and happily ever after, will be presented by Pacific Northwest Ballet in eight performances June 1 to 10 at the Seattle Center’s Marion Oliver McCaw Hall....
Read More - Two High School Students Named Presidential Scholar for Dance, Choreography
Dancer Amanda Krische of Brooklyn, New York, and choreographer Taylor Rodman of Coppell, Texas, have been selected as two of 20 U.S. Presidential Scholars in the Arts, the highest honor that can be bestowed upon artistically talented graduating high school seniors....
Read More - Free Tickets, Transportation Available for Vision-Impaired Dance Patrons
Blind or vision-impaired patrons can request free tickets and transportation from Union Station Metro Stop to AXIS Dance Company’s upcoming audio-described performances on May 19 at 8pm and May 20 at 7pm at the Atlas Performing Arts Center, 1333 H Street NE, Washington D.C....
Read More - Ballet San Jose Students Prepare for Spring Performances
Students in both the open and professional divisions of the Ballet San Jose School will showcase their talent, technique, and artistry during spring performances set for May 27 at the California Theatre, 345 South First Street, in downtown San Jose....
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