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Where Is Toronto’s Best Party? Try the Basement.
Millennials who yearn for a bygone era of dancing that feels pure and more organic are bringing back the basement jam, popularized decades ago by Toronto’s Caribbean diaspora.
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Claude Bessy, Who Ruled Paris Opera Ballet School, Dies at 93
A tall, commanding ballerina, she led one of the world’s top dance institutions for decades, though her rigorous methods eventually drew criticism.
Dancing
This Dancer Is Helping to Expand What a Ballet Body Can Be
Olivia Book of Ballet West is one of the first professional ballet dancers to have a limb difference.
Dancing
Tiler Peck’s New Ballet Expands the Idea of What Female and Male Dancers Can Be
The idea of sisterhood and brotherhood flows through “Symphonie Espagnole,” Peck’s new work for New York City Ballet. We dissect two sections.
Dancing
The International Dance League Wants to Be the ‘NBA of Dance’
The International Dance League wants to give dancers a career path and to create stars. “Commercialization is good,” said a founder of the league.
Theater
The Dance Quotes and Callbacks in ‘Schmigadoon!’ and ‘The Jellicle Ball’
Breaking down the choreographic allusions in “Schmigadoon!” and “Cats: The Jellicle Ball,” two gotta-dance, Tony-nominated shows.
Dancing
Jade Manns Is Breathing New Life Into Dance
Jade Manns is part of a generation of young dance artists who dig deep inside the body’s inner landscape. Nature leads the way.
Dancing
Review: At City Ballet, Tiler Peck Shows Shimmering Restraint
The star ballerina is also an accomplished choreographer. Her sophomore work for City Ballet is bigger and better than her first.
Dancing
‘Fill the Stage!’ Tiler Peck Says It’s Time for Ballet to Go Big
For her second commission at New York City Ballet, the principal dancer is leveling up. “Symphonie Espagnole,” with a nod to the company’s Balanchine heritage, has a cast of 40.
Dancing
María Nieves Rego, Who Helped Spark a Tango Renaissance, Dies at 91
With her dance partner and onetime husband, Juan Carlos Copes, she reinvented tango for a global stage, including in the hit stage show “Tango Argentino.”
Dancing
Review: Out, Damned Patriarchy! A Revisionist Ballet ‘Macbeth’
In Akram Khan’s new full-length work for Royal Danish Ballet, Lady Macbeth is a pure-intentioned heroine.