Intellectual property law concerning choreography in general hasn't yet been thoroughly worked out by the courts — and when it comes to choreography created specifically for social media (where users copy each other all the time), answers are even less clear. Here's a deep dive into the legal murk. - Bloomberg Law
With its freestyle form and openness to incorporating almost any movement style — from tap to voguing to capoeira to jacking — house dance has flexibility and what economists might call low barriers to entry, so it easily brings people together, especially at protests and other such public gatherings. - The Guardian
The new two-year, ten-dancer program will run parallel to the Joffrey’s longstanding Trainee Program in classical ballet, with the primary difference being in the movement styles included in the curriculum and the goal being to expand ideas of who can work as a professional ballet dancer. - Chicago Tribune
"You know, I (had) made so many works that look at the injustice that we face as a people," said the gay Black American choreographer about his piece An Untitled Love, "and I really wanted to make something much more celebratory." - The Guardian
One day a dance tutor, Catherine Chappell, came to show the children a video about “mixed ability” dance. She invited Rodney Bell to play harmonica at a workshop; instead, he found himself part of a dance improvisation, in which he fell, crawled and was pulled back to his chair. - The Guardian
"Michael Auer, the Royal New Zealand Ballet's fired ballet master and husband of artistic director Patricia Barker, was banned from all company premises after multiple complaints were made about his behaviour. ... Auer is understood to have returned to the United States while Barker remains in New Zealand." - Stuff (NZ)
"Dancing Times was established in October 1910 ... and has been published continuously every month for 112 years. ... The economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as the rapid increase in costs over the past year, means the magazine is no longer financially viable in its current form." - Gramilano
The male members of the Ukrainian Freedom Ballet, which is currently performing in the Edinburgh Fringe, had to get special permission from their government to go on this tour, since every male of age in the country is required to remain and fight against the invading Russian military. - BBC
It's all in the program's name: PORT, or Peer Organized Reciprocal Touring. Says one of the founders, "It's pretty simple. ... Org A hosts org B in their hometown, and after a period of time the roles are reversed." - Dance Magazine
"Many of the dancers who know Zvi Gotheiner best have never doubted he'd make it — perhaps slowly, but surely. In part, it seems, neither Gotheiner nor his dancers could allow themselves to consider any other outcome." - Forward
The accusations are by ex-students of former principal ballerina Dusty Buttons and, especially, her husband. Gretchen Voss spent months investigating the case: "I made breakthroughs with my reporting that I didn't fully expect, with consequences I didn't expect, either. The more I learned, the more elusive the truth became." - Boston Magazine
The amphitheater at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center was built as the summer home of the company, which, not so long ago, had a four-week season there every year. But in 2022, SPAC's first full season since the pandemic began, City Ballet has only five nights. - Times Union (Albany, NY)
Barring debilitating pain, dancers typically can’t stop working because of aching or blistered feet. They face foot issues every day, from relentless physical demands in footwear that may be ultra-confining, flimsy or nonexistent. - Washington Post
