Here are the latest promotions, appointments, and departures, as well as notable awards and accomplishments, from February 2026.

While Caleb Teicher says that they and Nic Gareiss “lead full artistic lives as percussive dancers in different ‘scenes,’ ” the two have also been frequent collaborators over the past 15 years. This short film captures the give-and-take of their improvisation, in which rhythm becomes both structure and language. “In our duo shows, this improvisation is […]

Audiences know to have their tickets in hand when attending a show, but at the Uptown Rhythm Dance Festival, dancing shoes are welcome too. The weeklong event, a collaboration between Works & Process at the Guggenheim and the 92nd Street Y, New York, begins on April 21 with a Lindy Hop lesson and dance party in the Guggenheim rotunda in New York City.

December brings with it a plethora of Nutcracker productions, but that’s not the only show on offer. Whether you’re looking for a memorable trip to the Land of the Sweets or would prefer something Sugarplum-free, here are 10 shows on our radar.

On any given night across the country, queer people can be found dancing hand in hand, arm in arm, cheek to cheek in bars, bowling alleys, and convention centers. From line dance classes to salsa parties to Irish dance céilís, social dance culture is becoming increasingly queer-friendly, often flipping the script on the strict gender binary these genres have traditionally upheld. And while the recent surge in LGBTQ+ social dance is undeniable, so too are the progressive—and, in some cases, queer—roots of many of these dance styles.

An American company crossing the pond for the first time, festivals centering Asian dancemakers, premieres responding to colonization, transgender identity, audience relationships, and more—the performance landscape over the next two months is overflowing with possibility. Here’s what’s at the top of our lists.

Unexpected collaborations, women-led ballets, superstar choreographers turning their talents to opera and musical theater, singular dancemakers wrestling with issues of labor, environmental justice, and more—here’s what our contributors are looking forward to most as the 2023–24 season gets underway.

I’m glad I have dance; it’s the constant. It’s the lens through which I experience everything else. It’s simply the most interesting thing I’ve ever chosen to do.