The latest dance news, reviews, and performance coverage from City Center, NY City Ballet, Alvin Ailey, Paul Taylor Dance, and companies around the world.
Young Dancemakers Company, a tuition-free NYC public high school dance ensemble, announced its 2026 touring season, featuring student-created works and a repertory project with choreographer Milton Myers, culminating at the Ailey Citigroup Theater.
The 2026 Chita Rivera Awards ceremony was held recently.
The Royal Ballet will present SO ARE WE, its first-ever program of works by choreographic duo Sol León and Paul Lightfoot, including a world premiere and a 20th-anniversary staging of Shoot the Moon.
Dance Consortium announced a 13-venue Ireland and UK tour of SÃO PAULO DANCE COMPANY, opening at Dublin's Bord Gáis Energy Theatre.
Alonzo King LINES Ballet announced its 26th Summer Programs, welcoming 234 dancers from the U.
Valerie Green/Dance Entropy will present free culminating performances at Older Adult Centers across Queens as part of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs SU-CASA creative aging residency program.
Winners have been announced for for the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards, honoring outstanding choreography, featured dancers, and ensembles in shows on Broadway and film seen during the 2025-2026 season.
The NY Irish Center will present its fifth annual QUEENS IRISH HERITAGE FESTIVAL at Culture Lab LIC in Long Island City, featuring over 40 acts across five hours of free music and dance.
Charlotte d’Amboise and Robyn Hurder will host the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards at the NYU Skirball Center.
Cherylyn Lavagnino Dance will return to New York City with performances of its full-length theater-dance work, The Winter’s Tale, set to an original score by renowned composer Martin Bresnick, and conducted by Lisa Moore.
Pittsburgh Ballet Theatre announced the promotion of Amelia McGravey, Isak Sorenson, and Michael Stadtherr to Corps de Ballet, effective for the 2026-2027 season.
The Royal Academy of Dance announced the judges and faculty for THE FONTEYN 2026, with Dame Darcey Bussell, Francesca Hayward, and Kevin O'Hare among those evaluating competitors at London's Coliseum.
Rambert announced IN CRIMSON, a reimagining of Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber's Fugue in Crimson, marking the duo's first UK collaboration and European premiere as part of the centenary programme THIS IS RAMBERT.
Co3 Contemporary Dance Australia will present IN.
The North Shore Civic Ballet launched its annual online auction to raise funds for dancer scholarships, training, and performances.
Fox Television Network president Rob Wade confirmed that the dance competition show is not projected to return, reported Variety.
Rising choreographer Houston Thomas infuses neoclassical tradition with emotional insight.
San Francisco's newest play festival, PLAY SPACE, will stage four world premiere one-act plays in a single evening at Eclectic Box Theatre, featuring local writers, directors, and performers.
Chicago Dance Crash will present EXPO/SD, a world premiere repertory concert at the Ruth Page Center for the Arts, featuring new works by Annie Franklin, Cameron McKinney, and Elijah Motley.
Mark Morris Dance Group closes its 45th anniversary season at The Joyce Theater with three programs featuring jazz, bluegrass, and country, including a world premiere set to music by Hazel Dickens.
Charlotte d’Amboise and Robyn Hurder will host the 2026 Chita Rivera Awards.
The Royal Ballet will present Frederick Ashton's LA FILLE MAL GARDÉE for ten performances at the Royal Opera House, featuring notable debuts and a new wooden automata replacing the production's live pony.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will present a program at BAM featuring Judith Jamison's Emmy Award-winning HYMN, the company premiere of BLINK OF AN EYE, and Alvin Ailey's REVELATIONS, closing out the inaugural season under Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack.
The National Ballet of Canada's YOU dance livestream will reach 20,000 students across every province and territory, while a York University residency served nearly 1,300 students through 50 workshops and live performances.
Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will close its 2025-26 season at BAM with Judith Jamison's Emmy-winning Hymne and the company premiere of Medhi Walerski's Blink of an Eye, under Artistic Director Alicia Graf Mack.
