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Jamar Roberts stands still, all six feet and four inches of him, arms quietly at his sides. As a man’s voice is heard—the first two words of text are “Black is”—Roberts steps into a wide stance, arms held out to their fullest wingspan. He fills every inch of the stage with his presence. Then he […]

Join Dance Magazine for an “Ask Me Anything” with June cover star Jamar Roberts on Monday, June 14, at 4 pm Eastern. Send us all your questions for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater standout and resident choreographer, and we’ll get to as many as possible. As a bonus: The event will also include a […]

Join Dance Magazine for an “Ask Me Anything” with June cover star Jamar Roberts on Monday, June 14, at 4 pm Eastern. Send us all your questions for the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater standout and resident choreographer, and we’ll get to as many as possible. As a bonus: The event will also include a […]

Some of my earliest memories are of being outside in the blazing heat of Miami’s eternal summer, my friends and cousins and I all gathered around a boom box, blasting the best mixtapes we could make. All it took was for that one song that everyone loved for us to start dancing like mad. And […]

The 92nd Street Y, New York is one of the most storied dance-history destinations in New York City. When people think of iconic dance spaces over the decades, they might imagine Lincoln Center or Judson Church. But 92NY was where Alvin Ailey premiered Revelations,and its studios were home to Martha Graham, Doris Humphrey, Charles Weidman, and Hanya […]

From annual staples returning with fresh surprises to thought-provoking new works, here’s what we’re excited to see this December.

A new generation of competition-kids-turned-ballet-dancers is making its mark. Madison Brown and Brady Farrar, both dancers with American Ballet Theatre Studio Company, have roots in not only dance competitions but competitive TV shows:

Summer festival season is underway, boasting a staggering number of must-see performances. Here are a handful of highlights, along with a pair of July premieres happening outside any festival umbrella. American Dance Festival DURHAM, NC  The modern dance festival’s 90th-anniversary season blazes on through July 22, with 32 performances featuring 13 festival commissions, 9 premieres, […]