Eric Otto, who has danced and choreographed at companies throughout the eastern and Midwestern US, begins his term this fall. Much of the Toledo Ballet's activity is focused on teaching, and Otto literally grew up at a successful ballet school, one run by his mother. - The Blade (Toledo, OH)
The upshot of all this change is the emergence of a company that is more diverse, and more versatile, than ever before. Taylor dancers are ready to take on the movement style of any creator, and to tackle works from different eras and traditions. - Dance Magazine
Not exactly, no (certain headlines notwithstanding). What the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds (Britain's only dance conservatory that's not in London) has done is to stop requiring prospective students to include ballet in their auditions. (It is, after all, a school of contemporary dance.) - Classic FM (UK)
"Revolutionary at the time – and still cutting edge — Zollar's choreography synthesizes movement from modern dance and traditional folk African dance styles with the kind of text and shouted language the company describes as 'the urgent dialogue of the 21st century.'" - NPR
Kermani, 71, is a leading dancer and choreographer in Pakistan. "Over the decades, Kermani has defied rising Islamic conservatism in her country to perform publicly, earning criticism, threats and accolades" - and she's not slowing now. - Scroll
"While breakers around the world ramp up their training, the organization recognized by the IOC to conduct the program, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF), faces the unprecedented challenge of bringing a dance form to the Olympic stage." - Dance Magazine
The project by the nonprofit Dance/NYC "seeks to understand who makes up the dance work force and the social and financial hardships that these workers face. The data will help identify economic gaps and opportunities for fair wage standards and other policies across the sector." - The New York Times
People described Michael Jordan's basketball moves as "balletic," and sometimes said Kobe Bryant "tap-danced" his way to the net - but those were metaphors. Or were they? - The Sports Rush
"This pattern of movements can be used by one forager bee to tell other bees where a food source is located. ... An international team of researchers set out to see if a similar system could be used by robots and humans in locations ... where wireless networks aren't available." - New Atlas
And the result is a viral video set in a beautiful environment: "The performance takes place in Swords Castle, an early medieval castle in Swords, Dublin." - Classic FM
"Hustle is fluid, fleet, as elegant as it is funky. A dance in 3/4 time, it moves elliptically through disco's 4/4 beat. ... Hustle offers a progressive vision of social dance — especially in its gender-neutral approach to partnering." So Abdiel Jacobsen is spreading the gospel of hustle. - The New York Times
"A century later, the animal dance craze — and the issues it raises around body autonomy and regulation — is part of the legacy of social dancing that continues to this day, embodied now through these viral dance challenges like the one to (Lizzo's) 'About Damn Time.'" - Zócalo Public Square
The idea behind DanceLogic is that "both coding and dance use repetition and combination, so using dance as a hook to attract girls to the program could lead to an interest in coding." Saturday classes feature 80 minutes of dance class followed by an hour of programming lessons. - Chalkbeat Philadelphia
DDP's latest report reflects the first part of the toll the pandemic shutdown took on the troupes — and it shows, yet again, just how skewed expenditures on ballet in the US are toward the 25 largest companies. - Dance Data Project
