Have you always dreamed of being one of the dancers in a Cirque du Soleil performance? Guess what? If you have what it takes, you could be… [Read more…]
PURE: Public Urban Ritual Experiment
Have you ever heard of PURE? Those who are into belly dance probably have, but it may be new to other members of the dance community. PURE stands for Public Urban Ritual Experiment, and according to the organization, it is a “collective of dancers and drummers who take music and dance out to the community for the purposes of healing and peace”.
You can find groups of dancers and musicians performing in many communities nationwide. New York has a very strong PURE presence, as does the Chicagoland area, but there are also groups in Michigan, Florida, California, Texas, Virginia and more. To find a PURE group near you, visit their website. If there is no group close by you can always get in touch with them to see about starting a branch of your own… [Read more…]
The Dance Notation Bureau
The Dance Notation Bureau is a membership organization that seeks “to advance the art of dance through the use of a system of notation”. The Bureau uses Labanotation as the method that they employ to record dances. The notation process itself is interesting. A “notator” comes out to the rehursals for the dance and records the steps, but the documentation doesn’t stop there. Other things that are recorded include historical information, production information and marked musical scores. The cost for this service can vary widely, and it is based on things such as how many dancers are involved, how long the work is and the complexity of the movements.
Understanding The Feis
If you are interested in Irish dance, you probably are already aware of what a Feis is, and you may have even attended or competed in a Feiseanna yourself. For the uninitiated, a Feis is basically an Irish culture festival. The dance competitions are one of the main components, and they are organized by level. Categories include beginner, novice and even adult, but they can be called by different names depending on where they are held… [Read more…]
The Dance Critics Association (DCA)
The Dance Critics Association (DCA) has been around since 1973 and its primary focus is to serve dance writers. It has approximately 300 members and they stretch across the United States, Europe and Asia. Each year the organization holds a conference in the spring or summer. Something interesting is the fact that the DCA has a scholarship fund that was created to help fund new writers who might not be able to attend the conference otherwise… [Read more…]
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