Impressions of: ROYAL DANISH BALLET: Principals and Soloists by The Dance Enthusiast

"A small group of thirteen principal and soloist dancers from The Royal Danish Ballet appeared at New York City’s Joyce Theater with a selection of works by one choreographer: August B…

Dance As Empowerment: Mana Hashimoto Creates A New Vision for Dance by The Dance Enthusiast

The Joffrey Ballet School and Its Partners Rise To The Challenge of Developing Young Dancers and Growing Audiences by The Dance Enthusiast

"The Joffrey Ballet School  and Complexions have many ideas for engaging students and viewers, and video is a big part of them." Nia Austin-Edwards, New York

Impressions of The Mariinsky Ballet's "Cinderella" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Most of the audience probably doesn’t care that Cinderella is nothing more than a beautiful birdbrain. They’re here to see attractive young people in pretty costumes perform imp…

CUNY Dance Initiative Recipients 2014 Share Thoughts on The First Year of An Innovative Program by The Dance Enthusiast

"The limitations of cost and space are usually a huge obstacle in creating a piece. The CUNY residency alleviated that thought and made the focus on the creative process." Mike Esperanza of …

Impressions of Doug Elkins Choreography, Etc. by The Dance Enthusiast

"With his double-bill program at The Joyce, Elkins takes theatrical relics and adds unexpected whimsy to reframe his source material in electrifying ways." Erin Bomboy, New York.

The Dance Enthusiast Talks Empowerment- Artists Financial Health by The Dance Enthusiast

Modern dancer, actor, 'movement designer,' and financial expert, David Maurice Sharp shares his money tips for artists.

Impressions of: Tere O'Connor's "BLEED" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Ghosts of the other dances resonate through the new work and shape its form, but they are subterranean and exert their pressure on this new construction from the caves of memory. . . .&rdqu…

Impressions from London: "Currency" by The Dance Enthusiast

"The Place offers an immersive, inclusive, intimate experience...You can practically smell the sweat. Audiences become insiders who support this art form we call dance, who really want perfo…

The Dance Enthusiast Asks: The Dance Happy Project- (Dance As Empowerment) by The Dance Enthusiast

"Dance has made a huge difference in my life... I want more children to have the opportunity I have... I hope that the dance lessons will give the children confidence so that no matter where…

Meet Keo Motsepe of "Dancing with the Stars" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Dancing’s union between flesh and spirit seduced Motsepe, but he discovered that ballroom dancing offered far more than just visceral physicality." Erin Bomboy, New York.

Impressions of Afaliah Tribune's "Bigger Than Hip Hop" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Bigger Than Hip Hop was a painful pleasure... I can only hope Tribune and other artists continue to hold up the mirror so that we might see ourselves and continue to move towards change." A…

Impressions from France: Xavier Le Roy's "Sans Titre" by The Dance Enthusiast

"Xavier Le Roy has not made his new work Sans Titre for us... He has made it for himself." Ann Moradian, Paris.

Impressions of Molly Poerstel and Alex Escalante by The Dance Enthusiast

"Venado and stolen ground work in tandem, vividly illustrating the extremes of being in and out of control." Trina Mannino, New York.

Impressions of Anna Azrieli and Stuart Shugg by The Dance Enthusiast

"...both dances seemed to have inherited something, at the least, of the intellectual focus on “The Body,” original to Europe, which writers and performers in the United States b…

Impressions of Chia-Ying Kao's "Where Your Voices Are" by The Dance Enthusiast

"The piece is quiet, a whisper rather than a scream, placid rather than forceful in its handling of the trials confronting our multi-cultural society." Erin Bomboy, Brooklyn.

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Alvin Ailey's Ghrai Devore by The Dance Enthusiast

"So many great artists of the 70s and 80s perished due to the AIDS crisis. It was a whole generation lost.  I think the best we can do is remember artists like Mr. Ailey and Mr. Dove as p…

Impressions from France: The House of Hermès' "New Settings" by The Dance Enthusiast

"New Settings supports performance projects that bring visual and performing artists together in what we in the US would refer to as 'a collaboration.' " Ann Moradian, Paris.

The Dance Enthusiast Hits the Streets To Read Along with Anabella Lenzu DanceDrama by The Dance Enthusiast

"True to her bow to Barba, her choreographic excerpts possess a prime color boldness that a child could easily respond to, and an unusually classic structure that a critic might appreciate."…

Impressions of Neil Greenberg's "This" by The Dance Enthusiast

"This is a treat to be relaxed into, pleasure lurking in its dry playfulness." Erin Bomboy, New York.

Impressions of St. Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Ballet by The Dance Enthusiast

"Premiered in July 2013 with Vasily Vaynonen’s choreography from 1932, revised and staged by ballet-master-in-chief Mikhail Messerer, Flames of Paris is a guilty pleasure, wholly anach…

The Dance Enthusiast Asks Chia-Ying Kao by The Dance Enthusiast

"I feel that raising questions about cultural sustainability and social justice is a universal responsibility for an artist..." Chia-Ying Kao, New York.

Dance Up Close To "WOW" by The Dance Enthusiast

“There is a culture of laugh out loud, LOL, pointing at something, making a pun or joke, and I think it actually leaves us feeling more powerless. It is an expression of powerlessness …

The Dance Enthusiast Announces #MYFASHIONMOVES Contest Winners by The Dance Enthusiast

"This fall was one of our busiest yet. In addition to organizing our first Enthusiastic Event! at Gibney Dance on November 12th, we launched our #MYFASHIONMOVES Social Media contest encourag…

The Dance Enthusiast in California: Impressions of the San Francisco Dance Film Festival by The Dance Enthusiast

"Imbued with a sense of urgency regarding their driving concepts, the films engage the emotions and eyes with highly charged scenes and clear aesthetics." Gianna Mercandetti, San Fransico, C…

A Holiday Gift Guide for Every Dance Enthusiast by The Dance Enthusiast

From dance books to classes, The Dance Enthusiast has you covered this holiday season.

Impressions of New York City Ballet's Fall Season 2014 by The Dance Enthusiast

"As New York City Ballet enters its run of The Nutcracker (which began on November 28) it is a good time to look at the dancers who will be Sugar Plums, Dewdrops, Cavaliers, and Candy Canes …

Janet Panetta, Ballet Master Teacher, Speaks on Real Estate Costs and How They Affect the Artistry of Professional Dance in NYC by The Dance Enthusiast

"Professional training is an ongoing artistic practice. It is a necessity for performers because of the highly subjective physical and identity-based materials they deal with on a daily basi…

Doug Varone Returns to the Stage in the Solo "The Fabulist" by The Dance Enthusiast

"The dance (The Fabulist) also concerns itself with “The way we allow ourselves to see each other,” Varone says. He allows that he is most exposed when he isn’t moving. Tho…

Impressions from Las Vegas: A Choreographer's Showcase by The Dance Enthusiast

"From Tyrell V. Rolle's The Green Flamingo, to the marionette manipulation of both stilted creature and young girl in Kent Caldwell's Arratu, the night was tinted with whimsical spir…

Impressions of: Mau in "Birds of Skymirrors" by The Dance Enthusiast

"To the average person accustomed to the comfort of reaching out and turning on a lamp, this embrace of darkness makes Birds with Skymirrors a scary place to be." Robert Johnson, Brooklyn, N…