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A colorful collage of 25 images featuring the artists on Dance Magazine's 2025 "25 to Watch" list.

Introducing Our 2025 “25 to Watch”

Where is the dance field headed next? The dancers, choreographers, directors, and companies on our annual “25 to Watch” list offer heartening, imaginative, exciting possible answers to that question. Whether or not you’re already familiar with these up-and-comers, our editors and contributors from across the dance world predict that we’ll be hearing a lot more from these artists on the verge of a breakout in 2025 and beyond.

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25 to Watch Live: Connecting Talent and Highlighting Brilliance

The second annual 25 to Watch Live, on July 29, was both a compelling, one-time-only performance and a marvelous meeting of artists who might not otherwise have crossed paths. A sense of warm camaraderie suffused the Ailey Citigroup Theater in New York City during an evening of stellar performances and panel discussions that featured the […]

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Program: 25 to Watch Live 2024

Kaitlyn Sardin Fever Choreographer: Kaitlyn Sardin Music: The Bothy Band, Little Simz … Naomi Funaki Desire Choreographer: Naomi Funaki Composer: Hiromi Uehara ~ Pause ~ Danielle Swatzie Excerpt from The Fleeting Serenade Choreographer: Danielle Swatzie Music: “Angel Eyes,” performed by Ella Fitzgerald. Written by Earl K. Brent and Matt Dennis. Produced by Norman Granz. … […]

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25 To Watch Live 2025 Program

Welcome Joanna Harp, President, Dance Media Caitlin Sims, Content Director, Dance Media; Editor in Chief, Dance Magazine … Francisco Lemus Sentimientos Divididos Choreographer: Francisco Lemus Music: Adrian Alcalá, Ian Carl, Jake James, Francisco Lemus Performer: Francisco Lemus … Kayla Hamilton Untitled Choreographer: Kayla Hamilton and “the Black people who came before me, the teachers who poured […]