Patricia Delgado left last year’s Tony Awards with a trophy for Best Choreography—but until now, she’d never choreographed a work on her own. She earned the Tony alongside her husband, Justin Peck, for their work on the Broadway musical Buena Vista Social Club. The pair also collaborated on the 2021 film adaptation of West Side […]

Music and movement have been a part of me for as long as I can remember. Even before I could walk, my mother—a dancer herself—would place my hand on the speaker and say, “Feel the music.” That ignited a lifelong love affair with dance. I’m so fortunate that this passion still resonates every time I […]

A few decades ago, the choreography seen across Broadway stages looked remarkably similar. Dancers vying to be in musical theater studied the same movement techniques and perfected the same stylistic nuances—outstretched fingers, isolations, and clean, long lines. In recent years, the landscape has shifted and choreographers from all different genres of dance are bringing their […]

These days, auditioning two, three, four, or more times isn’t an anomaly—it’s often the norm. “In this industry you get told ‘no’ all the time, so auditioning is your job,” says Houston-based musical theater dancer Courtney Chilton. Depending on what corner of the dance scene you’re in, “You might spend more time auditioning than on contracts.”

For musical theater dancers, the question isn’t “if” you should join the Actors’ Equity Association—it’s “when.”

Whether you’re already a triple threat or you’re a dancer wanting to branch out, finding a college program that will help you meet your goals is a matter of asking all the right questions.

Remembering award-winning dancer, director, choreographer and teacher Chet Walker, an expert in the work of Bob Fosse.

In 2010, while playing Eppie Durall in the independent film Leave It on the Floor, James Alsop got a surprise assignment from choreographer Frank Gatson Jr., who asked her to whip up some movement for a dance sequence. Impressed, Gatson recommended Alsop for another life-changing opportunity: creating choreography for Beyoncé’s “Run the World (Girls)” video, […]