Dance

5 Top Dance Schools Across the Country

Skidmore, Mason Gross, Juilliard, Oberlin, and U.C. Berkeley offer worthwhile programs for aspiring dancers.

Ryan Kasprzak Brings His Many Talents to Bear in 'I Love Bob'

Ryan Kasprzak, assistant choreographer on "Smash," performs in Parallel Exit's "I Love Bob" at Joyce SoHo and teaches at the company's intensive at DANY.

Thodos Dance Chicago Creates a Space for New Dance Makers

Melissa Thodos' troupe presents dancer-choreographed "New Dances," followed by a summer intensive for budding artists.

Three Steps to Better Finance for Artists

Bailie Slevin, of Forest Hills Financial Group, explains the three basics of freelance finance for artists.

Jamie Scott's New, Free-Flowing Direction

Dancer Jamie Scott makes her Trisha Brown Dance Company debut in John Cage and Robert Rauschenberg's "Astral Converted."

Steven Sofia Leaps From Broadway to Pilates

Steven Sofia, a teacher and dancer in "Chicago" and "Beauty and the Beast," leaves NYC behind for a new chapter in San Francisco.

Kyle Abraham Is Honored With the Jacob's Pillow Dance Award

Wunderkind choreographer Kyle Abraham, founder of Abraham.in.Motion, talks about his unlikely path to Jacob's Pillow honoree.

Misty Copeland Breaks Ground at American Ballet Theatre

A soloist at ABT, Misty Copeland will tackle "Firebird" for Alexei Ratmansky while serving as a role model for young African-American ballerinas.

Get Down With Dance Cartel at the Ace Hotel

Ani Taj Niemann and her Dance Cartel group try to erase the lines between highbrow dance and popular culture with "OnTheFloor" at the Ace Hotel in June.

Balanchine and Ashton Take Shakespeare's 'Midsummer' to the Dance

NYCB and ABT perform different adaptations of "A Midsummer Night's Dream," one from George Balanchine and one from Frederick Ashton.