#GetEnthused For Dance At Lincoln Center Out of Doors! Paul Taylor Dance Company, Heidi Latsky, Chloe And Maud Arnold, And More Present FREE Performan by The Dance Enthusiast

Lincoln Center Out of Doors, one of the country's longest-running free outdoor summer festivals, opens this year on July 26 and runs through August 13.

The NY Dance and Performance Awards /The Bessies Announces 2017 Nominees by The Dance Enthusiast

The 33rd annual Bessie Awards will take place on Monday, October 9, 2017, at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts. Tickets will go on sale August 1.

The Summer Season Is The Perfect Time To Connect With The Dance Enthusiast! LISTINGS, POSTCARDS, PRESS RELEASES, AUDIENCE REVIEWS. EMAIL. SOCIAL MEDIA by The Dance Enthusiast

Don't be a stranger " Stay in touch via listings, audience reviews, postcards, press releases and email and/or social media!

IMPRESSIONS: Laura Peterson's "FAILURE" at Judson Memorial Church by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Laura Peterson's FAILURE at Judson Memorial Church, "In a rigorous, aerobics class-like challenge, the dancers run, leap, and repeat full-bodied movement phrases. It becom…

Eryc Taylor Dance Will Utilize Dance As A Healing Modality through an Expanded Outreach Programs and Movement Expression Workshops by The Dance Enthusiast

The Workshop programs use dance as a tool to inspire, heal, and build communities, while serving to improve participants' physical and mental health.

IMPRESSIONS: Jody Oberfelder Projects' The Brain Piece At New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Jody Oberfelder Projects' The Brain Piece At New York Live Arts, "Oberfelder takes a fanciful approach to the brain. Forget gray matter and hard-to-pronounce anatomical st…

IMPRESSIONS: Sean Donovan and Sebastián Calderón Bentin's "The Reception" at HERE with Jane Comfort, Leslie Cuyjet, Hannah Heller and Ishm by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Sean Donovan and Sebastián Calderón Bentin's "The Reception" at HERE with Jane Comfort, Leslie Cuyjet, Hannah Heller and Ishmael Houston-Jones, "Each participant add…

IMPRESSIONS: Sean Donovan and Sebastián Calderón Bentin's "The Reception" at HERE with Jane Comfort, Leslie Cuyjet, Hannah Heller and Ishm by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Sean Donovan and Sebastián Calderón Bentin's "The Reception" at HERE with Jane Comfort, Leslie Cuyjet, Hannah Heller and Ishmael Houston-Jones, "Each participant add…

IMPRESSIONS: MOMIX in OPUS CACTUS at The Joyce by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: MOMIX in OPUS CACTUS at The Joyce, "We willingly suspend our disbelief because we crave the refreshment of this type of sorcery." Christine Jowers, New York

The Bessies Announce Nominees for 2017 Outstanding Emerging Choreographer Award and Juried Bessie Award Recipient by The Dance Enthusiast

The 2017 Outstanding Emerging Choreographer Award are Lela Aisha Jones, Niall Jones, Will Rawls, and Kate Skarpetowska. The Bessies are also thrilled to announce that Abby Zbikowski will rec…

Calling all Dancers: Audition for Gibney Dance Company by The Dance Enthusiast

Calling All Dancers : Audition for Gibney Dance Company: Perform the work of Artistic Director Gina Gibney and renowned guest choreographers, facilitate hundreds of movement workshops each y…

IMPRESSIONS: American Ballet Theatre in Alexei Ratmansky's Whipped Cream by The Dance Enthusiast

"Mellifluous and lively, the dances unfurl as if frosting edging a cake. A coy hip twist or a saucy shoulder wiggle add sparkle to the traditional features of a full-length ballet." Erin Bom…

TDE Asks Moses Pendleton, Founder & Artistic Director of MOMIX, about the Return of "Opus Cactus" to The Joyce Theater After 12 Years by The Dance Enthusiast

"You may not have a 'modern dance' experience with MOMIX, but hopefully you will have an experience." " Moses Pendleton, Founder of MOMIX.

The Dance Enthusiast Hits The Streets for Amy Jordan's The Victory Dance Project's Opening Night Celebrating Jordan and legendary, Chita Rivera by The Dance Enthusiast

In Amy Jordan's The Victory Dance Project's Opening Night -"Dancers," says Chita Rivera,"are from a world all their own," meaning, they don't understand the word "quit."-Christine Jowers, Ne…

A Postcard from Karisma Jay, Founder and Artistic Director of AbunDance Academy of Dance, about "Sister Act, AbunDantly" at Kings Theatre by The Dance Enthusiast

In A Postcard from Karisma Jay, Founder and Artistic Director of AbunDance Academy of Dance, about Sister Act, AbunDantly at Kings Theatre, she shares that the upcoming show will fe…

New Exhibit "Let's Dance!" Opens At The Children's Museum of Manhattan July 1st by The Dance Enthusiast

The new exhibit, "Let's Dance!" at The Children's Museum of Manhattan ( CMOM) opens on July 1st ! Families  will encounter dance in a fresh immersive way. From ballet to Bollywood, fro…

A POSTCARD: Catlin Cobb on Dance as Ritual/Dance as Performance at the Jardin d'Alice in Bordeaux by The Dance Enthusiast

IMPRESSIONS: Armitage Gone! Dance, Buglisi Dance Theater, Elisa Monte Dance and Jennifer Muller/The Works Together at New York Live Arts by The Dance Enthusiast

"While the hallmarks of a festival " diversity, brevity " are on display, as a whole, the show acts as a testament to the power and ingenuity of female artists." Erin Bomboy, New York.

IMPRESSIONS: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg in Boris Eifman's "Tchaikovsky: Pro et Contra" at New York City Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Eifman Ballet of St. Petersburg in Boris Eifman's Tchaikovsky: Pro et Contra at New York City Center, "What could be more poignant than the scene in Eifman's work in which…

A Postcard from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Danica Paulos on the Company's Lincoln Center Engagement by The Dance Enthusiast

In A Postcard from Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater's Danica Paulos on the Company's Lincoln Center Engagement, "Whenever I get to perform one of Mr. Battle's works, something magical h…

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Sally Silvers as she Unveils Three Premieres at Roulette by The Dance Enthusiast

"With three new pieces performed by three separate casts on the horizon, the choreographer Sally Silvers, who has been making work since the 1980s, shows no signs of slowing down." Trina Man…

The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets: "New York Meets Havana" at the Museum of the City of New York by The Dance Enthusiast

In The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets: New York Meets Havana at the Museum of the City of New York, " Couples swirl and twirl while those without a partner swivel and slither, lost …

Dance At The 2017 River To River Festival From June 14-25 by The Dance Enthusiast

For audiences of one to crowds of thousands, River To River provides an intense and rewarding way to experience and discover Lower Manhattan and Governors Island's waterfronts, parks, plazas…

Bryant Park Presents FREE Contemporary Dance from June 16-July 14 Every Friday at 6PM by The Dance Enthusiast

Bryant Park Presents delights dance enthusiasts with its upcoming Contemporary Dance series highlighting some of New York City's premiere ballet and modern dance companies from…

Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival's 85th Anniversary Season by The Dance Enthusiast

The momentous 85th Anniversary Festival Season includes powerhouse ballet company Miami City Ballet, legendary modern dance ensemble Paul Taylor Dance Company, UK-based artist Aakas…

IMPRESSIONS: Ivy Baldwin Dance's "Keen [No.2]" at Abrons Art Center by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Ivy Baldwin Dance's Keen [No.2] at Abrons Art Center, "A behemoth sculpture suspends from the theater's fly system like a shrine, evoking billowy peonies, dripping stal…

IMPRESSIONS: "Radical Bodies" - An Evening of Dances by Anna Halprin, Simone Forti and Yvonne Rainer at Hunter College by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: "Radical Bodies" - An Evening of Dances by Anna Halprin, Simone Forti and Yvonne Rainer at Hunter College, "When 'The Paper Dance' was performed at Hunter College in 1967,…

The Second Annual LUMBERYARD in the City Festival Presents Vicky Shick and Raja Feather Kelly's the feath3r theory by The Dance Enthusiast

Vicky Shick's "Let It Linger" and Raja Feather Kelly's "the feath3r theory in: Another Fucking Warhol Production, or Who's Afraid of Andy Warhol?" will premiere at the second annual LUMBE…

Eliot Feld on Ballet Tech and the Annual "Kids Dance" Program at The Joyce by The Dance Enthusiast

"In the '70s, a subway ride with a carful of children sparked Feld's imagination...He suspected some might have an aptitude for ballet, which requires its practitioners to start young. Thus,…

A Postcard from Famed Martha Graham Dancer Stuart Hodes on Choreographing for Naomi Haas Goldberg's Dances for a Variable Population by The Dance Enthusiast

In A Postcard from Famed Martha Graham Dancer Stuart Hodes on Choreographing for Naomi Haas Goldberg's Dances for a Variable Population, the dance legend says, "I was transported beyond a…

IMPRESSIONS: Parsons Dance at The Joyce Theater in Work by David Parsons, Omar Roman De Jesus and Ephrat Asherie by The Dance Enthusiast

In IMPRESSIONS: Parsons Dance at The Joyce Theater in Work by David Parsons, Omar Roman De Jesus and Ephrat Asherie, "Parsons uses clever tricks to create thrilling illusions that appeal to …