Every type of dance carries its own traditions, and in ballet, one of those traditions is symmetry. Its aesthetics, traditionally, are based on everything being even, homogenous, symmetrical. “It’s ...

I think it’s fair to say that dance is grossly underrecognized as an artistic discipline. The most participatory of the arts, it deserves more than applause. Its history, intricacy and artistry are ...

When Contemporary Dance Theater founder Jefferson James first moved to Cincinnati with her husband in 1964, there was no real dance scene in the city. “There was sort of a society of ballet studios ...

This story was originally published by ArtsATL. This week’s Modern Atlanta Dance Festival will offer “seven different visions” of contemporary style in one public performance, MAD Fest host Douglas ...

Earlier this year, UChicago Maya took the Logan Center stage for the first time in two years with its winter conceptual showcase, “A Seat at the Table.” The dancers performed fourteen dynamic and ...

Musical theater dance is the type of dancing—usually ballet, jazz, hip-hop, or tap—used in choreographed sequences for musical theater. Once upon a time, in the Golden Age of Broadway, there were two ...

Cleveland Public Theatre will present DanceWorks 2025, an annual showcase of contemporary dance running April 17 through May 17, 2025. Five weekends of unique dance performances will take place in ...