Aswathi K., disciple of Shijith Nambiar and Parvathy Menon, sincerely engaged with the themes she chose to present.
Delhi’s 3plus4crew wins big at K-pop dance finale
The only team to win the All India K-pop Contest twice, Delhi-based group of professional dancers, 3plus4crew, returns to the spotlight after nearly a decade with all eyes set on and is eyeingthe South Korea stage
Dancer, Educator, and Advocate Alicia Graf Mack Returns to Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as Its Fourth Artistic Director
Last November, Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater announced that Alicia Graf Mack would become its next artistic director. Graf Mack’s trajectory seems to have prepared her for this role. During a brilliant career as a dancer with both Dance Theatre of Harlem and Ailey, she acquired two academic degrees on the side, in history and arts management. After retiring from the stage, she went on to become the director of The Juilliard School’s Dance Division, where she spent the last seven years thoughtfully expanding the august academy’s approach to dance training. Now, she has returned to Ailey, where her term as artistic director began on […]
“Étoile” Star Taïs Vinolo on How the Show Transformed Her as an Artist
Imagine not knowing a single ballet step and being asked to perform with American Ballet Theatre. That’s how 22-year-old dance artist Taïs Vinolo, who starred in Amazon Prime Video’s now-canceled “Étoile,” describes her experience learning how to act as she filmed the show alongside seasoned actors and producers. In “Étoile,” Vinolo played Mishi, a young dancer forging her own identity amid family pressures and ballet-world politics. The experience, she says, transformed her “as a person, as an artist, and now as an actor.” Dance Spirit caught up with Vinolo to talk about her crash-course in acting, connection to Mishi, and […]
Watch DT+ Teacher Talk: “Consent Practices in Dance Education”
In this DT+ Teacher Talk, Pointe‘s editor in chief, Amy Brandt, is joined by Central Michigan University faculty members Elaine DiFalco Daugherty, assistant professor in the Department of Theatre and Dance, and Heather Trommer-Beardslee, associate professor of dance and Dance Program coordinator, to discuss how dance educators can make the classroom environment safer and more respectful by implementing consent practices. Takeaways for Teachers Consent means “humans first.” Placing the autonomy of your students ahead of your personal goals for them shows respect and compassion. Presence does not equal permission. Historically in the dance world, students’ presence in class implied that […]
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Sai Brindha Ramachandran explored the myriad shades of devotion in her performance
The young Bharatanatyam dancer performed at the Mid-Year Dance Festival, hosted by The Music Academy, Chennai.
Here’s What’s “Gnarly,” According to KATSEYE Performance Director Grant Gilmore
If there’s one word on every dancer’s lips lately, it’s “gnarly.” The song by the same name, performed by international K-pop girl group KATSEYE, has captured the attention of K-pop fans and dancers alike as re-creations of the choreography have flooded social media. Grant Gilmore and Sohey Sugihara are KATSEYE’s performance directors. Their choreography for “Gnarly,” featured in sections of the music video, evokes a collage of emotions: It’s simultaneously funny, flirty, intense, and strange. The movements are sharp and decisive, interspersed with flashes of the bizarre. In Gilmore’s words: “The song was so jarring, I wanted the choreography to […]
How Wearable Tech Can Enhance the Way Dancers Train
“You look tired” is a phrase dancers hear far too often, and usually after they’ve already pushed past the point of exhaustion. But what if they could see fatigue coming, before it takes hold? Research shows that mismatches between training load and recovery are a major predictor of injury. Thankfully, wearable tech, like smartwatches, fitness trackers, and recovery monitors, is giving dancers and teachers a new way to observe workload. From the impact of landings to recovery patterns, this data helps dancers understand how their bodies respond to training. It’s not about removing intuition from the studio—it’s about enhancing it. […]
What My Teacher Taught Me: Ashton Edwards of Pacific Northwest Ballet on the Early Impact of Karen Mills Jennings
My first ballet teacher, Karen Mills Jennings, found me when I was 4 through a public school program she started called Super Saturdays. If you had a spark for one of the arts disciplines, you could get a scholarship to the Flint School of Performing Arts. I got to dance my heart out! When I was 6, I started training more with Karen for ballet, and that was a shift. She taught me work ethic and discipline. She held ballet to a high standard, but with grace and patience. Edwards as a child, with Karen Mills Jennings. Photo courtesy Edwards. […]