Dance News

How come summer starts Memorial Day, weeks ahead of the calendar? Because the official three months is never enough; and they always move too fast.

Washington, May 26 : Beyonce Knowles, who has gone on a four-night stint at the brand-new Revel casino in New Jersey -- her first professional performance gig of any kind since welcoming her daughter Blue Ivy Carter this January, has credited her baby for making her more grounded.

A talented choreographer with his sights set on New York University , 15-year-old Kevin Zambrano has been blocking out dance numbers since the sixth grade.

"I believe that dance came from the people and that it should always be delivered back to the people," said Alvin Ailey.

Corby is to stage its very own royal variety performance during the Diamond Jubilee visit and singers and dancers are invited to audition.

Physically ripped and emotionally expansive, the Haitian dance troupe Ayikodans returned to Miami and the Adrienne Arsht Center on Friday evening.

A Groundbreaking choreographer Twyla Tharp, whose love and respect for Frank Sinatra began collaboratively in 1976, continues her journey with the late musical legend in her newest creation "Come Fly Away," which dances its way, literally, into the Bushnell on Tuesday.

Mumbai, May 25 : After proving herself in Hindi films, National Award winner Vidya Balan now wants to try her luck in Marathi films.

A flight with "Peter Pan," a reprise of Twyla Tharp's high-voltage "The Golden Section" and a new work by a Czech guest are on the way from N.C. Dance Theatre next season.

Big Dance, a programme organised by the British Council in the lead-up to the London Olympics, will take place in Ha Noi today with the participation of hundreds of students.

When Hubbard Street Dance Chicago presents Alejandro Cerrudo's Malditos at their Summer Series next week, several thousand more people will have the chance to see why, after more than three decades of dance innovation and boundary defiance, the widely-respected Company made Cerrudo their first ever Resident Choreographer.

It's the off-season for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, but nine of the company's top dancers are once again serving as muses for rising choreographer Peter Quanz.

A Haitian contemporary dance company is returning to Miami to show how fundraising facilitated by a South Florida performing arts center has helped it survive during earthquake recovery efforts.

A Haitian contemporary dance company is returning to Miami to show how fundraising facilitated by a South Florida performing arts center has helped it survive during earthquake recovery efforts.

For the dancers themselves, however, the Joyce is more than just a coveted performance venue with a nearly yearlong season devoted exclusively to dance.

THE WORLD FAMOUS Hofesh Shechter Company is bringing its sought after dance performances to The Stade on Saturday, June 9, at 5.30pm and 7.30pm. The event is part of the Stade Saturdays programme, a series of free events and performances, taking place weekly until mid October.

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE: A contestant shows off his moves while he waits in line to audition on the Season Nine premiere of SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE airing Thursday, May 24 on FOX.

If you thought dancing shows were over with the crowning of the "Dancing with the Stars" winner Tuesday night, you thought wrong, friends.

The winners of the Benois de la Danse prize were announced on Tuesday , followed by a gala performance by past Benois de la Danse winners on Wednesday .

It may look like fun - which it is - but it is also much more, proving core educational skills that too often go untaught or overlooked.