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State Institute of Art and Theater (Lunacharsky): 1983 - 1988. Principal teacher: Vladimir Vassillev (Professor of the State Theatre Art Institute, Head of the Choreographic Chair; choreographer for Stanislavsky Theater; Choreographer of Kremlin Theater Ballet); Principal Dancer of Bolshoi Ballet; Gold Medal (Varna, 1964); Nijinsky Prize (Paris, 1964); Merited Artist of the R.S.F.S.R., 1964); Lenin Prize (1970). - [Read more]

In spelling out the 40-year history of Boston Ballet, in naming the names, in checking the dates, times, and places, one thing has become clear to me,although Boston Ballet began as the dream of one woman, E. Virginia Williams, in the late 1950s, today it is the dream of many. - [Read more]

The Boston Dance Company, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1992 by James Reardon and Clyde Nantais with the vision of offering high quality dance to underserved communities. BDC's goal is to develop a diverse company and school which provides professioal dancers, as well as children, the opportunity to study and perform the works of many different choreographers and to provide high quality dance productions to communities outside the Greater Boston area. - [Read more]

Each organization will have a profile. You can enter a full text description of what you do. We will provide a FREE search to members of the general public to search, e.g. “flamenco” and quickly and easily find your organization. - [Read more]

American Academy of Dance is recognized for our dedication to each individual student’s dance potential. Our high standards, elaborate productions and recitals, and development of technically proficient dancers are reasons for our 25 years of success! Our talented staff of accomplished professionals provides the finest training available in the nurturing environment of our professional facility. - [Read more]

On a wintry January afternoon in 1956, 12 dance teachers gathered at New York's 92nd Street YM-YWHA after an annual conference on teaching children creatively. The 12 felt that the event was too good to occur only once a year. It had provided an opportunity to see master teachers demonstrate their work with children and share with each other ideas, problems, and resources. - [Read more]

Articles on the early history of ballet, major trends in the development of modern ballet and the formation of the major American companies. - [Read more]

The mission of Career Transition For Dancers is to empower current and former professional dancers, as well as their younger counterparts, with the knowledge and skills necessary to clearly define their career possibilities after dance, and to provide the resources to help make these possibilities a reality. - [Read more]

Dance Insider will be launching a new Letter from New York, featuring the writing of veteran national critics Gus Solomons jr, Chris Dohse, and Darrah Carr. And maybe -- you! We're looking for one new critical voice to add to this incredible line-up. You don't need to be famous, or even previously published, but you do need to be outstanding. - [Read more]

The American Dance Legacy Institute is an umbrella organization that provides the structure for collaborative partnerships between choreographers, performers, educators, scholars, and archivists.American Dance Legacy Institute Founders, dancer/sisters Carolyn Adams and Julie Adams Strandberg recognize the importance of on-going exposure to great repertory in the artistic development of every dancer. - [Read more]

Our Mission Founded by Executive/Artistic Director Donnette Heath in 1997, Dance Repertory (dRep) is a professional dance company devoted to creating, reviving, and preserving diverse repertory of choreographers worldwide. As a community-based arts organization, all dRep programs, services and performances are designed to educate youth, increase artistic recognition, and expand the awareness and appreciation of modern dance. - [Read more]

Founded in 1966, the American Dance Therapy Association works to establish and maintain high standards of professional education and competence in the field of dance/movement therapy. - [Read more]

Evolving from the history of innovative dance at St. Mark's Church (which goes as far back as performances given in the 1920's and 1930's), Danspace Project was founded in 1974 by Barbara Dilley and Larry Fagin to provide an appropriate venue for independent experimental choreographers. Danspace Project, along with the Poetry Project and Ontological Theater, create a multi-faceted arts center in the East Village of New York City. - [Read more]

In three one-hour programs, "Free To Dance" chronicles the crucial role that African-American dancers and choreographers have played in the development of modern dance as an American art form. Through first-person accounts by dancers and witnesses, the series documents how African-derived movement and other forms of dance were fused to make modern dance so distinctively American. - [Read more]

Founded in 1978 by Thalia Mara, the first USA International Ballet Competition took place in 1979 and joined the ranks of Varna, Bulgaria (1964); Moscow, Russia (1969); and Tokyo, Japan (1976). These first competitions were given sanction by the International Dance Committee of UNESCO’s International Theater Institute. Today, international ballet competitions flourish worldwide, and the USA IBC in Jackson remains one of the oldest and most respected competitions in the world. - [Read more]

The only dance institution to be named a National Historic Landmark, it encompasses—beyond the world-class performances by leading companies—a professional school, rare and extensive archives open to the public free of charge, an Intern program, year-round Community Programs, and a Creative Development Residency program. The historic site includes 161 acres, 31 buildings, three unique stages (including the first theater in the U.S. - [Read more]

In 1991, the United Dance Merchants of America made a commitment to National Dance Week as a part of the UDMA campaign to actively encourage the growth of Dance in America. In 1994, Marianne Prinkey, Executive Vice President of Star Styled Dancing Supplies and a former president of UDMA, agreed to assume the role of National Chairperson for a formalized National Dance Week Committee. - [Read more]

NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL BALLET COMPETITION has established itself as one of the world's premier dance competitions. Held every two years, its purpose is to identify promising young dancers, enhance their professional education, provide them with career opportunities that would be difficult to achieve otherwise, and promote international understanding and good will. - [Read more]

San Diego Dance Alliance will be holding an afternoon Tea Party on Sunday, October 29 from 1pm-3pm at the beautiful Burton House in the San Diego's historic Heritage Park/Old Town. Enjoy delicious food items, the company of friends, and relax in this lovely setting for a few hours... and, of course, drink all the tea you can. Seating is limited and proceeds to benefit the programs of the San Diego Dance Alliance. - [Read more]

EducationSPOLETO Spoleto Festival USA’s education coordinator and staff begin planning in February and continue in March to develop relationships and identify schools for participation in educationSPOLETO. To ensure that the program reaches underserved and at-risk students, Spoleto USA builds relationships with school districts and community service organizations such as the Schools to Careers Program, - [Read more]