A well-decorated Champaign native dancer will soon take a big step, leaving her hometown to attend one of the top dancing ...

Twyla Tharp’s ballet How Near Heaven, set to the music of Benjamin Britten, was danced in 1995 by one of the nation’s premier companies, American Ballet Theater. The ballet’s name comes from an Emily ...

When Andrew Brader auditioned for Complexions Contemporary Ballet in New York three years ago, the company’s co-founder, Dwight Rhoden, was impressed. “I really liked him right away,” Rhoden said of ...

Ellie triumphed over youthful girl ensemble KLA, contemporary duo Harry and Eleiyah, and young male pairing James And Oliver. Sign up for the top news stories every day to keep you informed with ...

What started as a small collective of adult dancers rehearsing in donated local studio spaces 10 years ago has grown into one ...

Melanie Chisholm has collaborated with the choreographer Jules Cunningham on “How Did We Get Here?,” a dance piece exploring what the body holds. By Roslyn Sulcas Reporting from London The British ...

The modern dance troupe Pilobolus is known for its ability to manipulate the human form – connecting with each other to create gravity-defying feats that look fluid and nearly effortless. The company ...

I am a frustrated dancer. As a child, I used to dance to songs from musical theater and movie soundtracks. I used to imitate ballet and contemporary dance movements when I danced—but it was the ’80s, ...

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