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
The CUNY Dance Initiative (CDI), an expansive residency program that provides New York City choreographers and dance companies with creative space, financial support, and engagement opportunities on CUNY campuses and beyond, announces its 2026–27 cohort of awarded artists. From July 2026 through June 2027, CDI will support its largest cohort of resident
Pioneer Winter Collective (PWC), the nationally acclaimed dance company, announces its summer Recovery in Motion series, a community-focused, multiweek workshop series that uses movement and theater practices to support people in addiction recovery. This free five-week workshop series takes place on Wednesdays, July 1-26, 2026 at Miami Theater Center from
Veteran dancer, dance teacher and administrator Laura Young, who made her name as a dancer for Boston Ballet from 1960 until her stage retirement in 1989 to become a beloved teacher for three decades, and Peter DiMuro, Executive Artistic Director of The Dance Complex in Cambridge and Artistic Director and Choreographer of Peter DiMuro/Public Displays of
Summer is just around the corner, and EMERGE125 has a full schedule of events ready to keep you moving through it, from annual touchstones like Juneteenth March in Central Park and the NYC Summer Dance Workshop to exciting live performances at Jamaica Dance Festival and New Victory Dance. As E125 gears up for a busy summer, the company also celebrates
