Dance

Physiotherapist Jane Johnson Assesses Posture in Her New Book

Physiotherapist Jane Johnson's book 'Postural Assessment' analyzes posture problems

Kansas City's Veteran Ballerina Kimberly Cowen Retires After a 20-Year Career

Kimberly Cowen ends a two-decade career of dancing Balanchine, Tharp, Cunningham, and Robbins at Kansas City Ballet.

Company C Director Charles Anderson Celebrates 10 Years

Company C Contemporary Ballet, the Walnut Creek, Calif.–based company, celebrates 10 years and makes plans for another 20.

An Inside Look at Rehearsing a Pina Bausch Dance-Theater Piece

Amid all the brouhaha generated by Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated "Pina," neither dancers nor actors should overlook "Dancing Dreams."

Choreographer Doug Elkins on Building His 'Mo(or)town/Redux'

Choreographer Doug Elkins, known for his "Fräulein Maria," reworks his 1990 piece "Mo9or)town" to create "Mo(or)town/Redux."

A Quick Quiz to Determine If You Are a Dance Insider

It's not in the employment of specialized terminology but rather in the use of the tiny, ordinary words that one's level of dance expertise is often more accurately revealed.

Agrippina Vaganova and Janet Collins Play Starring Roles in New Dance Books

Two outstanding women from ballet's past have been contrastingly honored in two new books that serious balletomanes will want to investigate.

Ethel Kessler on Her Postage Stamps Honoring Four Choreographers

The Postal Service will be issuing a commemorative series titled "Innovative Choreographers," honoring Isadora Duncan, José Limón, Katherine Dunham, and Bob Fosse.

Cathy Rigby Talks About Playing Peter Pan at 59

On Dec. 12, former Olympic gymnast Cathy Rigby turned 59. Two days later, she began a two-week run at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, where she is performing the title role in "Peter Pan."

Sophie Flack Reveals What It's Really Like to Dance in a Corps de Ballet

Her book begins by setting the record straight on the term "ballerina." Flack emphasizes that the word is properly used only to describe mature dancers who have achieved star status.