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Vaibhav Arekar and the ever-expanding frontiers of his dance
The Mumbai-based Bharatanatyam dancer provides insights into his creative process and shares the importance of mentoring.
When a dance performance highlighted the beauty of songs
Urmila Satyanarayana and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi came together for the third edition of Natyarangam’s ‘Vaggeyakara Bharatham’.
Chaz Wolcott Keeps an Updated Perspective on Dance
It seems Chaz Wolcott has been on a whirlwind tour these past few years. While eager students had been flowing into his musical theater classes at Broadway Dance Center for years, he chose to take a big risk during the pandemic and leave New York City to explore university teaching and other endeavors. Photo by Michael Hull Photography, courtesy Wolcott. Putting his own teaching strategy in action, he made a gutsy decision to see what he could learn outside the city’s expansive, yet insular, scene. While spending time on faculty at Penn State University and University of Cincinnati’s College-Conservatory of […]
What Tap Dancers Should Consider When Looking at Colleges
The study of tap takes many different forms across college campuses. Some schools have multilevel programs with full-time faculty, while others are known for their student-run groups and showcases. Whether the goal is to pursue tap professionally, become a tap teacher, or simply keep percussive dance part of the college experience, students can find a variety of schools that could be a good fit, if they know what to look for during the college search process. Study the Faculty When researching a dance department, start by looking into the careers and current projects of the tap faculty. “See what their […]
A Bharatanatyam guru’s initiative to provide performance opportunity to her sishyas
Sheela Unnikrishnan’s SDN’s Kriya will help her students conceptualise and present a margam. The first beneficiary was Mridula Shivakumar
Going on a Chhau trail in Odisha
A special three-day event at Mayurbhanj introduced the audience to the art form’s rich history and distinct styles.
NATYA VRIKSHA’s World Dance Day festival features an impressive line-up of artistes
Conceived and curated by Geeta Chandran, it will take place on April 26 and 27 at India International Centre, New Delhi
Navigating Alcohol Use at Dance Conventions
During the hustle and bustle of convention weekends, Beatrice,* a dance studio owner, has very strict rules about having a designated adult in charge at all times. So, when these parent chaperones were repeatedly turning up at the hotel bar, she knew she had to step in. “The kids would be like ‘Where’s my mom?’ and we would always find them at the bar,” she says. “It was so embarrassing to say to the kids, ‘Your mom is at the bar instead of here watching you get a scholarship.’” Drinking at dance conventions isn’t unheard of, and some members of […]
“How The National Honor Society for Dance Arts Will Level Up Any Program”
You may have heard of the National Dance Education Organization’s National Honor Society for Dance Arts through the pins and cords that inducted members don on graduation day, but teachers everywhere will tell you: The benefits of an NHSDA education go far deeper than eye-catching wearables. Diana Ford, a teacher at Miami Arts Charter School in Florida, loves NHSDA because the program encourages her students to lead the way. “The students decide how they want to help the community, and they create outlets to do that,” she says. NHSDA builds and celebrates dance students’ artistic merit, leadership, and academic achievements. CREATIVE CONSERVATORY OF […]