Bengaluru-based Bharatanatyam dancer, Navyashree B.N., celebrates her silver jubilee in pursuing the art with an evening of dance called ‘Natya Ranjini Mala’ on April 26

Jenn Edwards has crafted a multifaceted career: She performs with Le Patin Libre, a contemporary skating company, dances, teaches, and choreographs for gymnasts and dancers, and plays in a band. Though her breadth of work is impressive, she’s also struggled with periods of self-doubt, questioning whether she truly belonged in any of her chosen fields. “Because I’ve hopped around to different disciplines a lot, I sometimes felt like I wasn’t an expert at any one of those things—I was just sort of a fraud at all of them,” she says. Edwards’ experiences are indicative of impostor syndrome. While the intense […]

The Kuchipudi dancer talks about the emotions and the angst in the great writer-singer-composer’s works

Over the weekend, college dance teams from around the country gathered in Daytona, FL, to attend the National Dance Association’s 2025 College National Championships. And this year, for the first time, division winners competed in a showdown for the title of Grand Champion in each style.  Teams competed in five divisions (1, 1A, II, III, and Junior College) and four dance categories (Team Performance, Jazz, Pom, and Hip Hop). Here are the dance results: Grand Champions Team PerformanceSam Houston State University JazzWeber State University PomIowa State University Hip HopAlma College Division 1 Team Performance1. Northeastern University2. Idaho State University3. Eastern […]

Before flamenco dancer Irene Rodríguez ever learned to dance, she learned to make music. Specifically, she studied piano, going to a professional school for the instrument in her native Cuba, where she excelled (partially thanks to large hands, she admits). “But as soon as I met dance, I really started wanting more hours of dance lessons than music lessons.”  Rodríguez ended up studying at the school of the Ballet Español de Cuba and eventually became a principal dancer of Spanish dance and flamenco at Ballet Español de Cuba and the renowned Ballet Nacional de Cuba, in addition to founding her […]

Jennifer Homans has been named the inaugural Van Cleef & Arpels Chair in the History of Dance at New York University’s College of Arts & Science.  A force in the dance world, Homans is a former professional dancer, the current dance critic for the New Yorker, and the author of the best-selling books Apollo’s Angels and Mr. B: George Balanchine’s 20th Century. She has been a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at NYU since 2008 and founded its interdisciplinary Center for Ballet and the Arts (CBA) in 2014.  Dance Teacher recently spoke with Homans about her new appointment and her hopes […]

Watch this hour-long conversation to get the insight you need into providing meaningful dance education for students with disabilities, whether you teach in a K–12 setting, private studio, or community dance program. Additional resources Click here to visit Special Education PTAs to gain awareness and information about special education services, educational laws, and community supports to members. Browse this list of federal laws that protect people with disabilities. Top 3 takeaways from the speakers Sandra Stratton-Gonzalez See the child. Embrace the child. Lift up their responses. Incorporate their movement choices into the work you do with them.  Be flexible. Write […]

We’ve all seen it: The students who are so hyper-focused on being “perfect” that they can’t freely experience the joy of movement. But when it comes to working in a high-pressure industry, we dance teachers are just as susceptible to falling into the trap of punishing perfectionism as the students we teach. Whether it’s helping your students cope with performance anxiety, unpacking your own personal self-criticism, or simply managing the day-to-day stresses that come with teaching, you’ll find plenty of professional advice in our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Dealing With Perfectionism and Performance Anxiety,” on Thursday, May 8, at 12 […]

Whether it’s helping your students cope with performance anxiety, unpacking your own personal self-criticism, or simply managing the day-to-day stresses that come with teaching, you’ll find plenty of professional advice in our next DT+ Teacher Talk, “Dealing With Perfectionism and Performance Anxiety,” on Thursday, May 8, at 12 pm EDT. Dance Teacher’s editorial director, Reanne Rodrigues, joins writer and mental health advocate Kathleen McGuire Gaines and Dr. Elizabeth Hutter, the school principal of New Ballet in San Jose, California, and president of the American Psychological Association’s section on performance psychology, in this live hour-long Zoom discussion. Attendees will also be able […]

The 95-year-old legendary Kathak dancer, choreographer and guru passed away on April 12 in Ahmedabad.