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)
CHECK OUT THE LATEST DANCE COMMUNITY NEWS . . .
- NDA Showers Praise on ‘Lady Di’ at AAHPERD Boston Convention
The National Dance Association will honor master tapper Dianne “Lady Di” Walker with the NDA Heritage Award, the highest honor it can bestow on a dance educator, March 17 during the 2012 AAHPERD National Convention and Exposition in Boston....
Read More - ABT Studio Company Open Auditions Set for March 3 in NYC
American Ballet Theatre will hold open auditions for the ABT Studio Company, a pre-professional program under the direction of ABT artistic director Kevin McKenzie and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis School principal Franco DeVita, March 3 in New York City....
Read More - Nemr and CPD PLUS Share Thoughts on Bullying With High Schoolers
High school students in New Milford, New Jersey were given a unique opportunity to learn about bullying through an innovative tap performance held in the school auditorium earlier this month, reported NewJersey.com....
Read More - Project Moves’ March Show Highlights the Human Connection
Tickets are now on sale for the Project Moves Dance Company’s kick-off performance and Boston premiere of “One Human Race,” scheduled for March 17....
Read More - 19th-Century Tale of ‘The Fairy Doll’ Comes to Life in Florida Production
The Fairy Doll, the tale of a shopkeeper’s assistant who witnesses a collection of internationally themed dolls coming to life, will be presented by the Arts Ballet Theatre of Florida this winter....
Read More - Levittown Studio Owners Recognized for Commitment to the Arts
Mother/daughter team Marilyn and Jennifer Levine, owners of 5678 Dance School of Levittown, New York, were honored by the Long Island Arts Council at Freeport during its inaugural Top 25 Advocates for the Arts reception benefit January 25....
Read More - Political and Social Activism of 20th Century Choreography Explored in Exhibit
A new Library of Congress exhibition, Politics and the Dancing Body, explores how American choreographers working from World War I through the Cold War years were not afraid to craft political dances that protested injustices or advocated reform....
Read More - Flamenco Vivo Brings Fiery Spanish Dance to 11 Locations in February
Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana, a New York-based company of American and Spanish artists, will share the passion of flamenco with audiences from Tennessee to Idaho on its 2012 Winter Tour next month....
Read More - Mass Dance Festival Seeks Performers, Teachers, Organizers
The Massachusetts Dance Festival is now making plans for its 2012 season of weekend workshops and performances, tentatively planned for September at Boston University and the University of Massachusetts/Amherst....
Read More - Nimerichter, Longtime ADF Staffer, Named Festival Director
Jodee Nimerichter has been named festival director of the American Dance Festival (ADF), making her the first woman to direct the festival solely in 43 years. ...
Read More - Polunin Stunner: He Quits Royal Ballet With No Explanation
The ballet world is spinning after one of its brightest stars walked away from Britain’s Royal Ballet without explanation, days before he was due to take the lead in a new production....
Read More - Kids Can Have an Affordable Adventure at Florida’s Pirate Ballet
Children attending the ballet production of Gaspar: A Pirate Fantasy can partake of a whole treasure chest of fun activities, including demonstrations of magic tricks, face painting, art and coloring centers, and interaction with ballet dancers, all included with the $10 children’s ticket price....
Read More - VCU Dance Students Prepare for Spring Showcase of Work
DIVERGENCE, a concert of new work choreographed, performed, and curated by Virginia Commonwealth University dance majors, will be presented January 27 and 28 at 8pm at the Grace Street Theater, 934 West Grace Street, Richmond, Virginia....
Read More - 3-D Dance Documentary About Pina Bausch Nominated for Oscar
Pina, the 3-D dance documentary about German modern-dance choreographer Pina Bausch, has received an Academy Award nomination for best documentary feature. The movie was also Germany’s official submission for foreign film but wasn’t nominated in that category....
Read More - Rennie Harris Puremovement Plans D.C. Performances
Rennie Harris Puremovement (RHPM) returns to Washington, D.C.’s Dance Place for performances January 28 at 8pm and January 29 at 4pm....
Read More - Boston Ballet Dancer Makes the Leap to the Maryinsky
Keenan Kampa, a member of Boston Ballet who grew up in Reston, Virginia, is joining the Maryinsky Ballet. According to the Washington Post, the esteemed Russian company is expected to announce her appointment during its appearances at the Kennedy Center this week....
Read More - Ballet Star and Multi-Tasker Ethan Stiefel to Say Farewell to ABT in July
Ethan Stiefel, a principal dancer for American Ballet Theatre since 1997, will retire from the company with a farewell performance July 7 in the role of Ali, the Slave in ABT’s production of Le Corsaire....
Read More - Raffa, ABT Ballet Mistress, Named Prix de Lausanne Honorary Judge
Nancy Raffa, ballet mistress and former dancer with American Ballet Theatre, will serve as an honorary guest judge of the 40th anniversary Prix de Lausanne international ballet competition, January 30 to February 5, in Lausanne, Switzerland....
Read More - NYC Dancers to Celebrate Career of Choreographer David Fernandez
Choreographer, dancer, and master teacher David Fernandez will be honored during a program entitled Some Dance Company, featuring performances by dancers from New York City Ballet, American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem, and other New York companies....
Read More - Dean College Dancers to Perform at American College Dance Festival
Dancers from Dean College in Franklin, Massachusetts, will be performing and taking dance classes at The American College Dance Festival February 8 to 11 at Connecticut College in New London, Connecticut....
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