This August, New England Ballet Theatre (NEBT) will transform the Farmington Valley into a vibrant celebration of movement as it presents the inaugural Farmington Valley Dance Festival, a two-day event bringing together professional dance companies, local artists, businesses, and families for a weekend unlike any other in Connecticut. Held at 99 Thompson
For three consecutive Saturdays, Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present its 2026 Annual Festival in Tivoli, NY, on August 29, September 5, and September 12, 2026. The festival marks Kaatsbaan’s tenth annual festival since 2020 and features a multidisciplinary lineup with a strong focus on dance, movement, and community. The festival opens on August 29 with
Zimmi Coker, Michael de la Nuez, Tyler Maloney, Joseph Markey, Andrew Robare, and Yoon Jung Seo have been promoted to the rank of Soloist with American Ballet Theatre. The promotions, effective September 1, 2026, were announced by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe. “I am honored to announce the promotion of these six extraordinary dancers to the rank of
It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of multitalented artist Hope Clarke, who passed away peacefully on July 23, 2026. A trailblazing force across American theater, dance, film, and television, Clarke leaves behind a groundbreaking five-decade legacy that forever transformed the performing arts landscape. Born in Washington, D.C. on
For more than fifty-six years,
PHILADANCO! (The Philadelphia Dance Company)
has stood among the most influential forces in American concert dance, shaping generations of extraordinary artists while preserving and advancing the traditions of what was then called Black dance. From
July 29 through August 2, the internationally
School of Nashville Ballet is now enrolling students for the 2026-27 academic year. Classes begin Monday, August 17, and continue through May 8, 2027. Serving students ages 2 through adult, School of Nashville Ballet offers a comprehensive range of programs for dancers of all experience levels. Programs include Creative Movement and Pre-Ballet classes for
On Saturday, July 25, 2026,
Battery Dance
presents
America 250: Moving Together, a one-night-only performance commemorating the U.S. semi-quincentennial. Set against the backdrop of the Statue of Liberty, the evening honors the many histories, cultures, and communities that have shaped this land for generations—highlighting
American Ballet Theatre dancer Jake Roxander has been promoted to the rank of Principal Dancer, effective September 1, 2026.
The promotion was
announced on the evening of Friday, July 3
by ABT Artistic Director Susan Jaffe
on
stage
at the Metropolitan Opera House
following the
The National Center for Choreography-Akron (NCCAkron), in partnership with MoBBallet (Memoirs of Blacks in Ballet), announces the Dancing Lab: MoBBallet Writing Workshop. Created by MoBBallet founder Theresa Ruth Howard, this second iteration of the workshop continues the inquiry initiated through the inaugural MoBBallet Dance Writers Convening (Washington,
Chicago Dance Health Fund, which provides financial relief for preventative healthcare and critical medical needs for Chicago dance industry professionals, has announced the full program for the 35th anniversary of Dance for Life. The annual fundraiser takes place Saturday, August 22 at 7:30 p.m. at The Auditorium, 50 E. Ida B. Wells Drive, Chicago, with a
AileyCamp, the nationally acclaimed full-scholarship program, will use the power of dance to provide a life-changing experience that stretches the minds, bodies, and spirits of students in nine cities this summer. Founded in 1989 by Alvin Ailey and Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey to positively impact young lives,
AileyCamp will serve
In one of the largest prospective field studies to examine session-level mood change in recreational youth dance, children and adolescents reported maintained or improved mood in roughly 86% of dance classes, according to peer-reviewed research published in
Frontiers in Psychology.
Across more than 4,000 class sessions, students' mood ratings
