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Chamber Dance Project Continues Free Virtual Chat Series Chats with Young Composer Chris Rogerson
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2020
Chamber Dance Project (CDP), Washington's foremost contemporary ballet company, is harnessing creative uses of technology to prepare for its coming New Works 2020 season. Chamber Dance Project has introduced “Get Closer to the Art—Virtual Chat Series,” free Zoom sessions that are taking place at 5 p.m. every Tuesday. Attendees at the sessions will get a behind-the-scenes look as choreographer and dancers and designers talk and show their craft as well as look at period of ballet history in slides and music and video. 
Japan Society Presents JS-ENCORE Video Performance Series
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2020
Japan Society announces JS-ENCORE, a series offering works recorded in live performance in past seasons of the Society's Performing Arts Program, making these noteworthy performances available to the public for the first time via video.
Baryshnikov Arts Center Will Stream INTERFACE Today
by BWW News Desk - April 23, 2020
Baryshnikov Arts Center continues its weekly series of videos from its archive of performances with Interface today at 5pm. 
Kinesis Project Dance Theatre To Host #DanceEverywhereDay
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2020
Kinesis Project dance theatre is hosting a full day of dance classes and guided movement experiences over Zoom on April 24, 2020, beginning at 10am ET.
Get Answers4Dancers' With Vincent Paterson On April 24
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2020
On Friday, April 24, 2020 at 4:00 P.M. ET (1:00 P.M. PT), celebrity choreographer VINCENT PATERSON will be broadcasting a LIVE interview designed to encourage dancers during this uncertain time. Answers4Dancers is sponsoring this event and invites all dancers, no matter what stage of their careers, to join us.
VIDEO: 117 Dancers Around The World Come Together for DON'TCHA WANNA DANCE?
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2020
Over 117 dancers from nine different countries came together with four musicians and two vocalists to bring the arts community together on one screen virtually. The project consists of Radio City Rockettes, Broadway dancers including Ashley Blair Fitzgerald, Fredric Odgaard, Colin Bradbury, Sara Brians, Chip Abbott and more. Viral dance sensation Boss Baby Brody (@bossbabybrody) is also featured dancing his heart out with his sister Dylan.
Battery Dance TV Presents DANCE DIPLOMACY WITH JONATHAN
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2020
On Sunday, April 26, 2020, at 9 a.m. and 12 noon EDT, on Battery Dance TV, Jonathan Hollander will interview three women who have played pivotal roles in supporting cross-cultural engagement between the U.S. and Canada.
Jessica Lee Goldyn To Teach Donation-Based Virtual Family Dance Class For I Can Do That NYC
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2020
Broadway veteran Jessica Lee Goldyn (Broadway/NY: A Chorus Line (Val/Cassie), Hello Dolly!, Finding Neverland, Tuck Everlasting, On The Town (Ivy Smith)) will bring her love for teaching and infectious energy to teach an all levels family jazz class for I Can Do That NYC on Saturday, April 25th at 12pm EST.
Wyoming Dance Arts Offers Workshop With Eliza Ohman
by BWW News Desk - April 22, 2020
Wyoming Dance Arts is offering a Hamilton Workshop tomorrow, Thursday, April 23rd with Eliza Ohman, former dance captain for 'Hamilton,' and US associate choreographer for SIX: The Musical.
Interactive Learning Platform, Scoolu, Expands Into Dance!
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2020
The innovative digital-learning platform, Scoolu, announced today that they have expanded into the dance category with an impressive roster of award-winning coaches. As the need to social-distance remains strongly in place, Scoolu continues to be an invaluable way for those passionate about the pursuit of their dreams to help elevate their skills while on quarantine. With sports and music already established as core competencies, the expansion into dance has created a third major category where students of all ages and skill levels can learn from the top talent and instructors in their field. 
Join Hundreds Of New York's Dancers For 14TH ANNUAL DANCE PARADE AND FESTIVAL-IN-PLACE 
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2020
Dance Parade organizers, responding to New York City officials cancelling all public events slated for May during the COVID-19 pandemic, are moving their annual street and park parade and festival online, and broadcasting worldwide, on Saturday, May 16 from 1:00pm to 3:00 pm (EST) for a global community Zoom event. 
X Artists' Books Publishes Collection Of Asher Hartman And Gawdafful National Theater Company
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2020
X Artists' Books is pleased to announce Mad Clot on a Holy Bone: Memories of a Psychic Theater, the first published collection of the work of playwright and artist Asher Hartman and his Gawdafful National Theater company. Hartman's plays mix historical metaphors and blur the boundaries of theater-based performance. As Janet Sarbanes writes in her introductory essay: “The frame—whatever it may be—simply cannot contain all the questions, life experience, and language Hartman and his actors jam into it. It fills to overflowing and explodes.”
Jasmin Vardimon Company Announces New Video Auditions for JV2
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2020
Renowned contemporary dance company has announced they are now welcoming video auditions for their JV2 professional development programme 2020-2021. All videos should be submitted by 1st June 2020 with a final audition taking place on 5th July 2020. Candidates can email eduadmin@jasminvardimon.com for further information.
VIDEO: Teen Performs TikTok Dance With His Grandma While Social Distancing
by BWW News Desk - April 21, 2020
GMA has shared the story behind a TikTok that has gone viral! Lewis Leigh taught his grandma, Phyllis Leigh a viral dance from TikTok while standing at a safe distance.
Ballet Hispánico B Unidos Instagram Video Series Presents 3. CATORCE DIECISEIS Facebook Watch Party 
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2020
Ballet Hispánico continues B Unidos, its Instagram video series with 3. Catorce Dieciséis Facebook Watch Party Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 7pm at www.instagram.com/ballethispanico/.
Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company Offers Free Online Class 4/20-24
by BWW News Desk - April 20, 2020
In the midst of the current health crisis, the Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company is keeping its dancers in shape by conducting regular Company Classes online from Nai-Ni and Company dancer's living rooms using Zoom.
VIDEO: Watch the Northern Ballet's Full Production of 1984
by BWW News Desk - April 19, 2020
The Northern Ballet is streaming its production of 1984 now through May 2.
The Good Place Choreographer Nicole Berger Launches SHUT IN DANCE FILM FEST
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2020
Choreographer Nicole Berger has launched Shut In Dance Film Fest. The film fest is 'a digital festival for artistic growth and creative collaboration in times of separation.'
National Ballet Of Canada Offers Online Dance Classes
by BWW News Desk - April 17, 2020
The National Ballet of Canada wants to stay connected and keep dancing with you through its online interactive classes using the free virtual platform, Zoom.
Take A Virtual Vogue Dance Class With Ballroom Legend Omari Wiles
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2020
Works & Process, the performing arts series at the Guggenheim, presents a virtual Vogue Dance Class with Ballroom Legend Omari Wiles on Friday, April 24, 2020 at 6:30pm.
Australian Dance Instructor Nikki Webster Closes Studios and Moves Classes Online
by BWW News Desk - April 16, 2020
Nikki Webster, the owner of three Australian dance studios, has been forced to shut her studio doors due to the current health crisis.
Youth America Grand Prix to Stream 20th Anniversary Final Round on Facebook Live
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020
Youth America Grand Prix (YAGP) – the world's largest ballet scholarship competition – will Facebook livestream its 2019 Final Round on Friday, April 17 at 7pm EST and Saturday, April 18 at 7am EST for European and South-Pacific audiences.
AILEY ALL ACCESS Continues to Share New Weekly Content Online
by BWW News Desk - April 15, 2020
The Ailey organization forges ahead with delivering new weekly content as part of Ailey All Access, a free online initiative reaching out to people around the world with opportunities to be inspired and entertained during this uncertain time.
LINES Dance Center Offers Virtual Dance Classes Geared To Dancers Of All Ages And Abilities
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2020
LINES Dance Center is pleased to announce it is offering an expanded selection of virtual dance classes, including classes in ballet and contemporary, jazz, hip hop, floor barre, pilates, belly dance, and samba.
Limon Dance Foundation Announces New Artistic Director Dante Puleio
by BWW News Desk - April 14, 2020
The José Limón Dance Foundation is has announced the appointment of Dante Puleio as its new Artistic Director.  A widely respected former member of the Limón Dance Company for more than a decade, Puleio will succeed Colin Connor on July 1, 2020 to become only the sixth Artistic Director in the Company's 74-year history. Puleio trained at the Laban Centre in London, the Northern School of Contemporary Dance in Leeds, UK and received his BFA from University of the Arts in Philadelphia. 

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