The May 1956 issue of Dance Magazine celebrated the artists receiving Dance Magazine Motion Picture Awards, recognizing outstanding dance work in films released in 1955.

In the April 1976 issue of Dance Magazine, writer Robb Baker penned a lengthy survey of his experiences watching the works of Meredith Monk, who appeared on the cover.

As the Martha Graham Dance Company celebrates its centennial, a review of its coverage in Dance Magazine reveals the scale of its influence—and how Graham’s works have resonated with dancers and audiences across generations.

In the February 1971 issue of Dance Magazine, Tobi Tobias profiled Alwin Nikolais and Murray Louis (“wizards” and “two of the most able and original people in dance today,” Tobias declared) shortly after the choreographers had moved their respective companies from their longtime residences at Henry Street Playhouse to a new home in midtown Manhattan.

The January 1961 issue of Dance Magazine included this satirical contribution from Pulitze­r Prize–winning cartoonist Jules Feiffer, then a handful of years into penning his long-running comic strip for the Village Voice, in which this unnamed dancer was a recurring character.

The cover of the December 1950 issue of Dance Magazine evoked the tradition of the English holiday pantomime.

Tell Me Where It Comes From, Emily Coates’ new commission for Works & Process, was sparked by the discovery of an archival box housed at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art in Hartford, Connecticut, chronicling George Balanchine’s brief touchdown there in 1933.

In the November 1990 issue of Dance Magazine, contributing editor David Vaughan profiled Garth Fagan Dance as the company marked its 20th anniversary.