Dance News

ADaPT Festival returning to the U.S.

For 2013, the ADaPT Festival returns to the U.S. with artists from Europe, the East Coast and West Coast, all gathering to share performance installations, works in progress and completed works. An event celebrating the movement arts and its emerging genres, ADaPT Festival rings in its third season following the 2012 event in Vienna, Austria.
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2013 UDMA Dance Resource/Costume Shows

Big news for studio owners and dance teachers! The United Dance Merchants of America (UDMA) is launching its 20th Anniversary Dance Resource and Costume Shows.

This is a very special year for UDMA, and to celebrate, the organization is giving away huge prizes in every city scheduled for a 2013 event.

First, UDMA is giving away

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Three confess to attack on Bolshoi director

A principal dancer at the Bolshoi Ballet and two other men have confessed to conspiring to attack the company’s artistic director, Sergei Filin, in an acid attack that occurred in January. The attack, which astonished Moscow and dance enthusiasts worldwide, left Filin in the hospital and the company in confusion and turmoil.

According to

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Miami Dance Festival’s 10th Anniversary

The Miami Dance Festival is Miami Momentum Dance Company’s largest endeavor of the year and this season will be celebrating the event’s 10th anniversary. The festival will kick off Friday, April 5 and run through Wednesday, May 15. It will feature fresh performances from festival favorites, such as Momentum Dance Company and Ballet Flamenco La

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Laura Pawel Dance presents two premieres

Laura Pawel Dance Company returns to the Chen Dance Center with the premieres of Lost Thoughts, music by Phil Stone, and Tête-à-Tête, music by Gene Caprioglio, on March 14-16 in New York City. As always, the company dances to live music by composers and performers who, like the dancers, have enjoyed long collaborations with Laura Pawel.<br

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Inaugural VIBE Summer Dance Workshop

The inaugural VIBE Summer Dance Workshop, kicking off in Atlanta this June, will provide concentrated studies in contemporary dance, jazz, hip-hop and placement technique. Taught by current industry professionals, the workshop is open to intermediate and advanced dancers ages 14 and up.

Taking place at Emory University’s Schwartz Center

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BalletMet Columbus names new director

BalletMet Columbus announced this week that renowned choreographer Edwaard Liang would become its new Artistic Director effective July 2013.



A former dancer with New York City Ballet, Nederlands Dans Theater and on Broadway, Liang has built an international reputation as a choreographer. Over the last decade, he has created work for

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