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Winners of the Dance Magazine Awards, from 1954 to the present

Paul Taylor’s Post Meridian was last performed 30 years ago, which is well before any of the company’s current dancers joined Paul Taylor Dance Company. In fact, it’s before some of the dancers were even born. Every step and extreme angle of the body in the dream-like world of the 1965 work will be fine-tuned […]

At the end of the Dance Magazine Awards last night, editor at large Wendy Perron summed up the event perfectly: “I feel so nourished,” she said. Tiler Peck in Balanchine’s “Fascinatin’ Rhythm.” PC Christopher Duggan. It was an exceptionally moving evening filled with heartfelt dances and profoundly honest speeches. What a treat it was to […]

This year we celebrate four extraordinary dance heroes: New York City Ballet principal Tiler Peck, choreographer Lar Lubovitch, activist/teacher Carolyn Adams and historian Lynn Garafola. Tiler Peck Tiler Peck transcends all preconceived notions about ballet: that it is old-fashioned or boring or mannered or quaint. To see this New York City Ballet principal dance “Fascinatin’ […]

Tiler Peck, PC Matthew Karas Is there any better treat than getting to honor the greats among us? Since 1954, the Dance Magazine Awards have celebrated dozens of dance artists who’ve made outstanding contributions to our field. Lar Lubovitch, PC Stas Levshin This year is no different. We are delighted to announce that the 2016 […]

Misty Copeland’s visibility has launched a national discussion about the lack of African American women in ballet companies. Rightly so. The ballet world needs to look at the aesthetics of the ballet stage and the availability of the training to African American families. Gia Kourlas’ feature in The New York Times titled “Push for Diversity […]

In 2017, we celebrate Rennie Harris, Marika Molnar, Linda Celeste Sims and Diana Vishneva. Join us to celebrate with live performances and special guests at New York’s Ailey Citigroup Theater on December 4. For the first time, this year’s event will donate proceeds to the Harkness Foundation for Dance to fund a newly-created award for […]

I was soaring through the air in a double-attitude jump during a rehearsal of Paul Taylor’s 1978 classic Airs—and when I landed, I immediately knew something was wrong. A searing pain tore through my lower right leg, and with nausea and fear rippling through me, I fought to breathe. A pall fell over the dancers […]