Radhikaraje Gaekwad of the erstwhile royal family of Vadodara, who is an advocate for women’s rights and the LGBTQ+ community, has turned Gujarat’s sacred dance into a celebration of inclusivity.   

DTH School Director Tai Jimenez. Photo by Nir Arieli, courtey DTH. Tai Jimenez, born and raised in Queens, New York, began her ballet training with Joan Millen Mesh. She went on to study at the School of American Ballet for four years before joining Dance Theatre of Harlem at age 17. Jimenez was a principal ballerina with DTH for 12 years before joining Boston Ballet as a principal and performing as a guest artist with New York City Ballet and on Broadway. She went on to teach at The Boston Conservatory and Harvard University before being invited to take the […]

The dancer-choreographer’s new work ‘Meenātchi’ will be staged on September 21 at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan in Chennai.

Katherine Horrigan, founder and CEO of Dance Academy of Virginia, started her studio-owner journey unexpectedly at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, when the studio she’d been directing for 10 years, Adagio Ballet School of Dance, decided to permanently close. She had one month before the fall dance season to decide if she was going to risk opening a new business in order to support the dancers who had lost a home studio. “I realized this was an opportunity to bring everybody back together,” says Horrigan. “I felt very compelled to create an opportunity for the community, and for myself, […]

Sarada Teacher, who passed away recently in the U.S., was admired for her precision in Bharatanatyam and her distinction as a teacher.

Canton Ballet, based in Canton, Ohio, is celebrating its 60th-anniversary season in 2025–26. In addition to the anniversary festivities, the company is making a renewed commitment to its top-tier dance education programs, housed at the School of Canton Ballet, which was founded in 1972.  Canton Ballet executive artistic director Jennifer Catazaro Hayward spoke with Dance Teacher about the organization’s Diamond Anniversary, the changes she has implemented since taking over as director of Canton Ballet in 2023, and her vision for the future. Canton Ballet Executive Artistic Director Jennifer Catazaro directs Kaitlyn Giltz during the 60th season promotional photoshoot. Photo by […]

The 17th edition of Vysakhi Nrithyotsav in Visakhapatnam has a line-up of acclaimed artistes and honours celebrating Indian classical dance traditions

Photo by Peter J. Mueller, courtesy Outlaw. When Endalyn T. Outlaw joined Dance Theatre of Harlem in 1984, she quickly learned that founding director Arthur Mitchell expected her to be more than just a performer. He charged the dancers with being cultural stewards beyond the stage, broadening their responsibilities and Outlaw’s sense of purpose. “He gave us many opportunities to teach, speak, present, [lead] lecture-demonstrations,” Outlaw recalls. “We had to be able to verbally articulate why we did what we did, why the art form matters, and then demystify it for audiences and make them fall in love and see […]