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SYTYCD Season 16 Auditions Announced
So You Think You Can Dance is back for another season! If you’ve been waiting till that special time to audition, maybe it’s your year! Season 16 Auditions will be coming to three cities — New York on February 9, Dallas on February 12 and Los Angeles on February 23. Video entries are being accepted!
Mick Jagger collaborates with ballerina bae
According to various reports, Mick Jagger, lead singer of the Rolling Stones, is collaborating with his girlfriend, American Ballet Theatre dancer Melanie Hamrick, on a new ballet. He’s curating the music (selections from Rolling Stones) and she’s choreographing.
Philadanco founder pitches new dance-focused charter school in West Philly
Joan Myers Brown, who founded Philadanco nearly 50 years ago, is now seeking to launch a new Philadelphia dance program of sorts — a charter school with a special focus on dance. There will be a public hearing on January 22, and then the school board has until March 2 to approve or deny the school, which would be named The Joan Myers Brown Academy.
Jessica Lang Dance nears final show
Jessica Lang Dance (JLD) and Selby Artists Management (SAM) announced in November that after the incredible success of the last seven years, JLD had decided to close on April 30, 2019, at the end of its 19-city, 2018-19 Season. Now dance enthusiasts across the country only have 10 chances left to see this company as its final performance edges closer.
Texas Ballet Theater charges up for 'Electric'
Texas Ballet Theater will present mixed repertoire performances on March 1-3 at Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. The Electric program includes William Forsythe’s In the Middle, Somewhat Elevated together with Christopher Bruce’s Ghost Dances and TBT company dancer Andre Silva’s 11:11.
Audition to dance with The Spice Girls!
Dancers, want to spice up your life? If so, don’t miss out on this amazing opportunity to apply to perform with The Spice Girls on their Spice World UK Stadium Tour, which kicks off in May!
Abby Lee Miller to begin 'Dance Moms' again
It’s official! Abby Lee Miller is making her comeback to the popular Lifetime reality series Dance Moms. And now she has unveiled the next crop of talented dancers that she’ll be coaching! She shared a video on Instagram with photos of the young dancers - naming Pressley, GiaNina, Hannah, Sarah, Savannah, Kamryn, Lillianna and Brady.
'Rent: Live' airing on FOX soon
Jonathan Larson’s Tony-, Grammy- and Pulitzer-winning musical Rent is set to hit the small screen on Sunday, January 27. The live production will air on FOX on the East Coast from 8 to 11 p.m. and with a tape-delay on the West Coast. It boasts a star-studded cast, including Vanessa Hudgens as Maureen Johnson. Sonya Tayeh is the mastermind behind the brand-new choreography.
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