25 to Watch Live returns to New York City this spring, and you’re invited!

I teach an improvisation class called “Forget How to Dance.” In it, I ask participants to enter the unknown—to risk moving sensitively rather than sensibly. We embrace being “the worst dancer in the room”—breaking from technique, convention, and expectation to uncover what actually stirs us. Participants take a variety of approaches to this prompting. Some […]

To celebrate the 25th “25 to Watch” feature, here’s a look back at some of our favorite January covers since the list’s 2001 inception.

When Reed Tankersley was honored as one of Dance Magazine’s “25 to Watch” in 2017, he was a recent graduate from The Juilliard School who had been traveling the country as part of Twyla Tharp’s 50th Anniversary Tour. Since then, Tankersley’s career has continued to bloom, landing him in the studio with Tharp for a […]

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 […]

Mark your calendars: 25 to Watch Live is back. Artists from our 2024 list of rising stars are coming together from across the dance world for this one-of-a-kind event—and you’re invited!

On Monday, July 24, Dance Magazine’s annual “25 to Watch” feature was brought to the stage for the first time, featuring 12 of 2023’s “25 to Watch” artists. An evening of stellar performances and panel discussions kicked off at 6 pm at the Sheen Center for Thought & Culture in New York City. Maria Majors, […]

Join Dance Magazine for a master class with one of our 2022 “25 to Watch” picks, Adriana Pierce, on Friday, April 8.