2GETHER WE DANCE - The Future of the Philly Dance Scene
In a field where competition is the norm, PHILADANCO and the Pennsylvania Ballet, two of Philly’s own premier dance companies, decided to...
This Weekend, Tell It Slant will Explore Relationships Between Women (15 Feet in the Air!)
Art should broaden our horizons; it should make us see the world a little differently once it’s done with us. Until recently, I’d always...
Giving the Gift of Dance: The Rock School for Dance Education
Twenty Thousand. It’s a huge number... Twenty Thousand kids? Whoah. Overwhelming thought… Twenty Thousand kids dancing? Now that actually...
Giving the Gift of Dance: The Pennsylvania Ballet
The usher showed me to my seat for the dress rehearsal of George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker. The audience was not made up of your...
Four Lessons from a Dance Photographer: An Interview with Brian Mengini
I first met Brian Mengini at a RAW Artist’s event. His series of photos displayed ballet dancers flirting with antique picture frames in...
Tyger B: A Top Philly Choreographer and Jack-Of-All-Trades
Having a conversation with Tyger B. is like looking at him through a kaleidoscope. Each new change in topic reveals a different...
Go See BalletBoyz, like, Right Now Before They're Gone...
I met a friend/fellow dancer last night in the lobby of the Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Philly. We chatted for a few...
Philly Needs More Dance Programs Like These...
The mantra of this site is “Everyone can dance” and those individuals and organizations who work to make dance accessible to everyone are...
Classic Beauty Meets Classic Beauty - Dance Photography
Classic Beauty Meets Classic Beauty: Here's the second photo in our 3-part series about Philadelphia Dance Photo Project: The Setting:...
Damn! You can dance for a white girl!
“Damn! You Can Dance for a white Girl!” Race is a made up thing. But it is a thing. It affects people’s lives in ways we do understand,...