Many people still think that contemporary dance is Swan Lake, only the ballerinas wear chitons - not tutus - and demi-pointe instead of pointe shoes. They're wrong. Nevertheless, contemporary ...

To me, modern dance came out of that, breaking the rules, just maybe more severely. It was about taking off the toe shoes and conveying the weight of the human condition, as opposed to being ethereal.

has a number of dance shoes that are historically telling. Anna Pavlova’s feet were famously arched and tapered, yet her shoes have much less pronounced blocks for the toes than any modern ...

the groundedness of Appalachian flat footing and the expressive freedom of contemporary dance. All these facets of her identity are represented by the different types of shoes she wears to execute ...

Dance facilitates creative connections, grounds dancers and provides an emotional and physical outlet. At Purdue Contemporary Dance Company (PCDC), students find refuge in the art of dance and are ...

Advanced Modern/Contemporary Dance is one of several upper division technique classes that challenge students at the highest level with advanced training in modern/contemporary dance principles of ...

Santa Monica College’s innovative and widely praised Synapse Contemporary Dance Theater, co-directed by Jae Lee and Mark Tomasic, will present a program of new repertory by award-winning faculty ...

A decade ago, anyone in Nashville who wanted to study contemporary dance had just one option: leave town. The city, for all its progress in the other arts, remained a modern dance Mojave ...

While many arts groups are pulling back from presenting full seasons this year due to Covid-19, Sarasota Contemporary Dance is forging ahead with a celebration of its 15th anniversary, naming the ...