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A blog about dance from the point of view of an avid dance lover. Maria is particularly enamored of salsa and modern dance, and loves to go to concerts, watch dance movies and TV shows, and find cool stuff on the web about dance.
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VelocityDC premieres this weekend– our very own Fall for Dance!
If you’ve always wanted to try a dance performance, but not sure what to see and on a budget, your time has come with VelocityDC. On Friday and Saturday, October 2 and 3, for only $15, come sample six of the best dance companies from DC (and beyon...
Taking Google Similar Images for a Test Drive
Google Labs keeps me entertained with its constant flow of new ideas. The newest one to catch my eye is Similar Images. It works like google images, but rather than relying on keywords to find what you need, once you find an image that approaches wha...
Summer Dance at Wolf Trap
Although the Wolf Trap is only a few miles from my home, save chaperoning a bunch of screaming kids at the International Children’s Festival, I am ashamed to say that I have never attended an even there. After spotting their summer ‘09 ca...
Bill T Jones Master Class
Tonight I took a master class with a dancer from the Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company at the Kennedy Center. The Kennedy Center has started offering these master classes just this year and it is really a wonderful opportunity to learn technique ...
25 things about Alvin Ailey at the Kennedy Center, February 4
Everyone’s doing it. So I present to you 25 things– not about me– but about Alvin Ailey’s 50th Anniversary performance at the Kennedy Center on February 4. It took me a while to get it up, but I promised I would! I prefer Ail...
I just saw Alvin Ailey…
…this evening at the Kennedy Center. It was fantastic. Tonight was all excerps from many different Ailey-choreographed workds and all of Revelations. I don’t know how they manage to keep Revelations to fresh after so many performances (I ...
Superstars of Dance a disappointment
I had such high hopes for NBC’s new show, Superstars of Dance, but in the end it was a disappointment. There were a few nice moments, but ultimately, I turned the TV off before the show ended. Superstars of Dance is billed as an international...
Archived video from Misnomer Dance Theater’s Being Together
this is an excellent and rare opportunity to see high quality videography of an evening-length show by one of today's leading modern dance companies....
post-show reflections on the Chris Elam/Misnomer Being Together UStream
Dance lovers across the world just participated in a “first.” That is, the first live webcast of an internationally-recognized dance company’s live premiere of a new, evening-length work, aptly titled “Being Together”. M...
Mark Morris theme on iGoogle
iGoogle, the personalized homepage version of Google, has rolled out a dizzying array of artist themes with which to customize your web searching experience. There is everything from Jeff Koons, to Diane von Furstenberg, to the Wiggles. Imagine my d...
Q and A with Helanius Wilkins of Edgeworks Dance Theater
I’ve been hoping to get a little more insight on his work, so I was thrilled when Helanius Wilkins, Founder and Artistic Director of Edgeworks Dance Theater, the DC-based all male dance company, agreed to answer a few of my questions. He’...
Free classes and performances this week in DC during Dance is the Answer
From Dance Metro/DC: Dance/MetroDC is proud to present our second annual Dance Is The Answer event! During National Dance Week 2008, area nonprofit dance organizations have united to introduce, energize and excite the public to the benefits of dan...
dance in advertising- what message does it send?
This ad from Glade scented candles has some nice dancing in it. But what message is this device (i.e., carefree dancing among flowers) really sending? We all know that marketing is a carefully honed science in which advertising content is carefully ...
Step It Up and Dance, episode 3
I was finally able to catch Bravo’s new dance show, Step It Up and Dance, tonight during its first showing. The nice thing about Bravo is that they rerun shows a lot, so I’ve been able to watch the first two episodes as well. This show is...
Don’t miss: Edgeworks and Teatro de Danza
Do not miss the following performances by two wonderful DC-based companies.: EDGEWORKS Dance Theater at the American Dance Insitute, May 2-3 (tickets) El Teatro de Danza Contemporanea de El Salvador at the GALA Theater at Tivoli Square, May 3-4 (tic...
One Last Dance
One Last Dance (2003) is truly a dancer’s dance movie. I’m surprised I’d never heard of it, and would have loved to see it on the big screen. I came across it when I was searching for clips of Patrick Swayze’s movie dance oev...
Contradiction Dance @ the Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, 6pm tonight (free)
Kelly Mayfield’s Contradiction Dance will be the featured artist on the Kennedy Center’s Millenium Stage this evening at 6pm. This is a free performance. If you missed Echo Park’s performance last week (which I reviewed here), you w...
Echo Park Contemporary Ballet @ Dance Place, 3/21/08
Echo Park Contemporary Ballet presented its second program at Dance Place this past Friday. It was an evening of solo works by Shylo Martinez, Oscar Hawkins, Ann Behrends, Rasta Thomas, Cedric Tillman, and Kelly Mayfield, as well as a quartet piece b...
Ticket discounts (and a plug for Echo Park’s ART tonight at Dance Place)
Tonight we’re going to see Echo Park’s Dance Place debut. Choreographed by Cedric Tillman and directed by Rasta Thomas. Featuring solo performances by Oscar Hawkins, Shallom Johnson, Kelly Mayfield, Shylo Martinez, and Rasta Thomas itR...
go see some dance
hey all…I’ve been totally off the radar for the last few days between the email account for the blog not working properly and simply not having time to write anything for the blog between work, class, rehearsals and personal obligations. ...
on dance partnering
Two contrasting experiences of late highlight the delicate balance required for good dancer partnering. Experience #1: Excessive desire for contact I recently went to Havana Village (a salsa club in DC), which is not my usual scene for salsa. There&#...
summer intensives and ballet slippers
Dear Readers, I need your advice. Two things on my to do list are buy a new pair of ballet slippers and look into the possibility of summer intensives. For the ballet slippers: I’m looking for a relatively high-quality and durable pair with a s...
Review/Reflection of Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company’s Annual Winter Show, 3/2/08 @ GALA Hispanic Theatre
Dakshina/Daniel Phoenix Singh Dance Company presented their Annual Winter Show March 1-2 at the GALA Hispanic Theater. The show was an diverse mix of Bharata Natyam, modern dance, physical theater, and a capella singing. It could have come off as too...
Cyd Charisse in Silk Stockings
I recently saw Silk Stockings again, a 1957 film starring Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. With a humorous script and countless great dance numbers, it’s one of my favorites. Since I first saw her in Singin’ in the Rain, Cyd Charisse has be...
Review/Reflection: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater at the Kennedy Center, 2/24/08
My year of concert dance exploration and discovery continues. I had the opportunity to see the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater for the first time in person this past weekend. I had seen Revelations on video before, but nothing else from the compa...
Dakshina ticket giveaway
The Washington City Paper is doing a ticket giveaway for Dakshina’s March 1-2 performance at the Gala Theater. I’m hesitant to share this info with you because it will decrease my own chances of winning, but I’m in a good mood toda...
more SYTYCD DC audition coverage: all about “fusion”
The Washingtonian’s After Hours blog reported from the So You Think You Can Dance audition line (thanks Beto for bringing this to my attention): This is better than in New York,” Michelle Turner-Goldsmith, a 21-year-old Frederick resident an...
pictures from the opening of Echo Park Contemporary Ballet’s new studio space in Takoma Park
[UPDATE: This post is new and improved. I have added some captions but I don’t know many of the people’s names. Those who told me their names I promptly forgot. Please please if you know who they are, leave a comment or email me to ID the...
Public Service Announcement
When you go to dance class, put on a fresh pair of socks. Nobody wants to smell your bad foot odor while they are breathing in deeply....
