BWW Dance Top Stories You Might Have Missed 5/19 - THE STEP CREW and More!

Happy Friday, BWW Dance! Here are the top dance stories from around the BroadwayWorld you might have missed this week!

The Step Crew is a production that celebrates the rich Celtic culture through dynamic music and dance. What makes this group stand out? They bring you the traditions of Irish Stepdance, Modern Tap, and Ottawa Valley Stepdancing along with a modern fusion of all three percussive dance styles! In addition, this is all performed to the live music of a five-piece band including vocals and spectacular fiddlers.. (more...)

2) Pennsylvania Ballet Promotes 13 Dancers for Next Season
by BWW News Desk - May 16, 2017

Pennsylvania Ballet has announced the promotion of 13 dancers for the 2017-2018 season.. (more...)

3) Cheryl Burke Announces Live Dance Tour with Meryl Davis and Charlie White
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2017

Professional dancer and television host Cheryl Burke today is launching a 30-city tour titled, LOVE ON THE FLOOR. The live dance show kicks off its national tour of intimate performing arts theaters across the country October 17 at the McCallum Theatre for the Performing Arts in Palm Desert, California, and runs through November 19 with the show's final performance in Englewood, New Jersey, at the Bergen Performing Arts Center.. (more...)

4) Dancers Responding to AIDS Announces First Performers for Fire Island Dance Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2017

This summer's Fire Island Dance Festival will feature the premieres of three works and the return of several companies that have become festival favorites as the highly anticipated charitable and cultural event arrives July 14-16, to Fire Island Pines.. (more...)

5) 2017 Ben Vereen Awards Nominees Announced
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2017

Broadway/San Diego is excited to announce the 10 Best Actress and 10 Best Actor nominees for the 2017 Ben Vereen Awards, of which two will be selected on May 28th to compete at The National High School Musical Theatre Awards (The JimmyTM Awards) in New York this June. The San Diego Ben Vereen Awards is sponsored by San Diego County Credit Union and this, its fourth year, will also highlight the winners of the Wellness Through the Arts Essay Contest with an original musical theatre production piece.. (more...)

6) Savion Glover, Maurice Hines and More Slated for 27th Rhythm World Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2017

Chicago Human Rhythm Project (CHRP), presents the 27th annual summer festival of American tap and percussive dance, Rhythm World, featuring three generations of hoofers, including tap giants Savion Glover and Maurice Hines.. (more...)

7) DANCE AND PROCESS Series to Feature Julie Mayo and More at The Kitchen
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2017

The Kitchen presents the next installment of the institution's longest ongoing series, Dance and Process. The program of new works features artists Liana Conyers, Julie Mayo, Michael Mahalchick and Suzan D. Polat. These performances are the culmination of a ten-week group process of sharing work and feedback. Dance and Process is facilitated by Moriah Evans and Yve Laris Cohen.. (more...)

8) Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance to Present New York Premiere of BOOK OF CLOUDS
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2017

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance presents Book of Clouds, a collaborative performance-installation contemplating the sublime sky, June 7 - 10, 2017 at Baryshnikov Arts Center, John Cage and Merce Cunningham Studio, 450 W. 37th Street (near Tenth Avenue), NYC.. (more...)

9) ABT Announces Casting for GISELLE, THE GOLDEN COCKEREL & LE CORSAIRE
by BWW News Desk - May 12, 2017

Casting for the third and fourth weeks of American Ballet Theatre's 2017 Spring Season at the Metropolitan Opera House was announced today by Artistic Director Kevin McKenzie.. (more...)

10) Casting Announced for Bolshoi Ballet, New York City Ballet, and Paris Opera Ballet's JEWELS at Lincoln Center Festival
by BWW News Desk - May 17, 2017

Lincoln Center Festival Director Nigel Redden today announced casting for the unprecedented, international presentation of George Balanchine's Jewels . The Bolshoi Ballet, New York City Ballet, and Paris Opera Ballet will share the stage where the masterpiece first premiered on April 13, 1967, for five historic performances celebrating one of the greatest creative artists of the 20th century and the global recognition the work has received.. (more...)