SOPOT, Poland (Reuters) - When Jacek Krawczyk was growing up in then-communist Poland, the government was happy to train him in karate and acrobatics. He did not imagine that one day he would become a ...

"Contemporary Dance in Four Colleges" is a 1952 Perry-Mansfield production that captures the innovative spirit of mid-century American dance education. The film presents dynamic performances and ...

You hear it in contemporary pop songs like Missy Elliott’s “Work It” and Iconz’s “Get Crunked Up.” You see it in modern dance steps: the swirling movement of the torso, the stomping of the feet. It’s ...

SPENCER, Iowa -- Johnson Elementary School fourth-grade teacher Dianna Koppen says she's "really excited to see dancers like the ODC" in her school. "Where else are these kids going to see men and ...

In 1929 an American critic, Henry McBride, observed that “the centre of the world has shifted” from Paris to New York. America did not just have cultural capital—it was becoming the West’s cultural ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Joyful, melancholy, heroic: Paul Taylor’s “Esplanade” celebrates its 50th anniversary and the extraordinariness of ordinary movement. Joyful, melancholy, heroic: Paul Taylor’s ...

When Contemporary Dance Theater founder Jefferson James first moved to Cincinnati with her husband in 1964, there was no real dance scene in the city. “There was sort of a society of ballet studios ...

Indiana University announced Feb. 3 that Jacobs School of Music’s ballet program and the College of Arts and Science’s contemporary dance program will unite next school year to form the new Jacobs ...

Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the lively rhythms and high-flying steps of Irish dance will take center stage at two local libraries as the Flying Irish Dancers make special ...