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Three world premieres by Maurice Causey, Charles Moulton and Artistic Director Charles Anderson headline the spring program of Company C Contemporary Ballet April 25-May 11 at ODC Theater in San Francisco and the Lesher Theater in Walnut Creek.

The Dance Institute of Washington has named Crista Villella to its artistic staff.

On January 27, 2014, in a large studio at New York's City Center, I had the pleasure of attending a benefit for YAGP, hosted by Barbara Brandt.

Dance Theatre of Tennessee offers the perfect post-valentine celebration with "East Meets West," a diverse and eclectic line-up of some of the most celebrated Asian choreographers in the world.

This month, Touch Theory Dance Company will be hosting an evening of work entitled 'Pandemonium,' a contact ballet at the Hartley House Theater in New York City.

SASHA DE SOLA, soloist of the San Francisco Ballet, and TIIT HELIMETS, principal dancer of the San Francisco Ballet, will appear as guest artists in a collaborative performance co-presented by the Allen Civic Ballet and the Allen Philharmonic.

Bangarra Dance Theatre announced today that after seven years of outstanding achievements with the company, senior dancer Daniel Riley will be departing to pursue dance opportunities in Europe.

Hubbard Street Artistic Director Glenn Edgerton and Kelly Leonard, Executive Vice President of The Second City, Inc.

The Gold Coast Hotel and Casino will celebrate Chinese New Year with a flourish today, February 5, hosting the annual Dragon Dance celebration at 7:30 p.

Diadie Bathily and Afriky Lolo present SAMBA on Saturday, February 8, at 2:00pm and 5:00pm at COCA (Center of Creative Arts) in St.

Shadows of the Heart, an aerial silks student showcase featuring dances created by students and faculty of Blue Lapis Light, is set for February 21st and 22nd, 2014 from 8:00 - 9:30pm at the Boyd Vance Theatre

In anticipation of its 10-year anniversary in 2014, theBlack Choreographers Festival: Here & Now announces a wide-ranging program of performances and workshops, as well as a film screening, book release, gallery exhibition and honors ceremony.

Tom Gold Dance will present two evenings of dance with a program that will feature two world premieres.

Emory Dance and the Emory Disability Studies Initiative present “Embodied Virtuosity: Dances from Disability Culture” on Thursday, February 13 at 7 p.

On March 28-29, 8 p.

Jean Babilée, French ballet dancer known for Roland Petit's “Le Jeune Homme et la Mort” (“The Young Man and Death”) in 1946, died on Thursday in Paris.

Interview: Fabrice Herrault, Dance Historian/Film-maker

Emory Dance presents 'Dance for Reel: An Evening of Dance on Camera' tonight, February 4, 2014 at 7:30 p.

New Hampshire -- The Rudolf Nureyev State Ballet Theatre from city of Ufa, hometown of legendary 20th century dancer Rudolf Nureyev, brings Tchaikovsky's beloved ballet Sleeping Beauty to life at the Capitol Center for the Arts tonight, February 4, at 7pm! The whole family is sure to be enchanted wh

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, beloved as one of the world's most popular dance companies, will travel coast to coast beginning in February on a 23-city North American tour hitting major markets such as Atlanta, Miami, Boston, Washington, D.

Due to popular demand, Houston Ballet has added another screening of the acclaimed new documentary Houston Ballet: Breaking Boundaries on Monday, February 10 at 6:00 pm at Houston Ballet Center for Dance.

DanceWorks, Toronto's longest-running contemporary dance series now in its 37th season, proudly presents the world premiere of A Soldier's Tale, a powerful dance theatre work choreographed and directed by Signal Theatre Artistic Director Michael Greyeyes that probes probes the effect of war.

Manhattan Youth Ballet and Manhattan Movement & Arts Center present Annual Spring Workshop Performances on Friday, March 7 at 7pm; Saturday, March 8 at 3pm & 7pm; and Sunday, March 9 at 3pm, at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center, 248 West 60th Street, NYC (between Amsterdam and West End Avenues) i

I promise I'm going to give you a complete and serious review of the New York City Ballet's performance at the Koch Theatre on Saturday, February 1st 2014.

Daria Klimentová, English National Ballet Lead Principal and one of the most respected and accomplished stars of classical ballet, has announced she will retire after dancing the role of Juliet at the Royal Albert Hall in June.